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MeganS · 01-01-2009, 10:59 PM

WONDERFUL post! I'm with you 100%.

I understand that pitbulls have a bad rep, but that is no excuse to ban all of them. To take someone's family pet - BABY - and kill it because of it's BREED - there is NO excuse. I don't care if every other pit in that dog's city has attacked someone, unless that specific dog ITSELF does something, there is just no reason to kill it. I can't even *imagine* what pitbull owners must go through...wondering if their baby will be next to be unjustly killed.

I *love* pitbulls. I always have. They are beautiful dogs. I've only met a few. This past Christmas eve, I was going to Midnight Mass with my cousin, so I went with her to a family friend's house for a party, and one of the guys that was there brought his "son" (as he called him) with him, and he was a pitbull named Papi. I spent the whole time on the floor with him, as did my 6 year old second cousin. Papi was the perfect gentleman with my cousin, and he was the sweetest big guy with me. He spent the majority of the time sitting in my lap rubbing his head against my hand.

There ARE good pitbulls out there. there are *more* good pitts than there are bad. The news has corrupted the view of pitbulls. Just because they are Pits does not mean they are bad dogs and it does NOT mean they deserve to be killed.

People on here get so offended - and rightly so - when someone refers to our yorkies as "ankle biters" "yappers" "rats" and so on. But we can then turn around and say that someone else's baby deserves to be KILLED and they should ALL be outlawed? I don't *think* so! These dogs are peoples' "children" "babies" "furkids" - they love their dogs JUST as much as we love ours. One innocent dog's life is not more important than other's.

PUNISH THE DEED, NOT THE BREED!

01-01-2009, 10:59 PM	#2
MeganS Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 12,016 Blog Entries: 1	WONDERFUL post! I'm with you 100%. I understand that pitbulls have a bad rep, but that is no excuse to ban all of them. To take someone's family pet - BABY - and kill it because of it's BREED - there is NO excuse. I don't care if every other pit in that dog's city has attacked someone, unless that specific dog ITSELF does something, there is just no reason to kill it. I can't even imagine what pitbull owners must go through...wondering if their baby will be next to be unjustly killed. I love pitbulls. I always have. They are beautiful dogs. I've only met a few. This past Christmas eve, I was going to Midnight Mass with my cousin, so I went with her to a family friend's house for a party, and one of the guys that was there brought his "son" (as he called him) with him, and he was a pitbull named Papi. I spent the whole time on the floor with him, as did my 6 year old second cousin. Papi was the perfect gentleman with my cousin, and he was the sweetest big guy with me. He spent the majority of the time sitting in my lap rubbing his head against my hand. There ARE good pitbulls out there. there are more good pitts than there are bad. The news has corrupted the view of pitbulls. Just because they are Pits does not mean they are bad dogs and it does NOT mean they deserve to be killed. People on here get so offended - and rightly so - when someone refers to our yorkies as "ankle biters" "yappers" "rats" and so on. But we can then turn around and say that someone else's baby deserves to be KILLED and they should ALL be outlawed? I don't think so! These dogs are peoples' "children" "babies" "furkids" - they love their dogs JUST as much as we love ours. One innocent dog's life is not more important than other's. PUNISH THE DEED, NOT THE BREED! __________________ Megan "I have my dreams, I have made plans." - The Pirate Queen All Gave Some; Some Gave All Last edited by MeganS; 01-01-2009 at 11:03 PM.