I believe people who have pitt bulls should have them registered and pay fees for having them. This will put them in the hands of people who really care about them and are responsible. Right now they are one of the cheapest and worst bred dogs readily available. If people had to pay $100 to get the dog registered then only responsible owners would have them and it would weed out the poorly bred dogs.
Yes, other dogs do bite. But the difference is the pitt bull has the CAPABILITY to kill an adult. A yorkie and a lab can not. As for the lab and the face transplant lady: she had taken some drugs which numbed her face and fell asleep when her dog had started chewing her face. She didn't even notice until she went to smoke a cigarette. I think she even kept the dog. Almost any animal with teeth could have done that, but again, it did not even come close to killing her nor do I really think it was trying kill her. Labs are known to chew on things and maybe it kept chewing because she did not push him off because she could not feel him.
Laws are created to protect our people. I don't really believe the story about the government just wanting to take away our rights. We should have the right to our own safety. I should have the right to walk around the block without fear. Man created Pitt Bulls to kill, so I believe it is hard wired in them just like how our yorkies are bred to chase. I think that we hear about pitt bulls in the news more because those dogs attack to kill and are capable of it. You won't hear in the news of a real lab or a yorkie "attack" because people can fight those dogs off and those dogs will usually stop but pitt bulls keep coming back and it usually takes many people to stop them when they do go nuts. I even read a story where a pitt bull killed it's owner in her apartment for no reason, it was an older lady. I do not blame the people attacked. The pitt bull that attacked my Bailey was very well loved and even had 3 young children in the family. I blame the people who created such a vicious dog so many years ago.
I would never own one the way I would never own a poisonous snake. Someone in your family is likely to get bit at one time or another. IMO it's playing with fire. Sorry if I offended anyone in this post. I know that everyone here loves their dogs. But these are just my opinions because I love my dogs and my family and I'm concerned whenever I see a pitt bull. |