i live in sf where we have a city law requiring the spaying and neutering of pit bulls and pit bull mixes. there's a misconception that the city passed a law to ban pit bulls and pit bull mixes and it's absolutely untrue. the city ordinance requires the neutering and spaying of pit bulls and pit bull mixes. but this is not without exception. show breeders can acquire a breeding permit from the city and be exempted from the requirements.
the city does not say say you're not allowed to own one. it does not say they ought to be exterminated. in sf, a majority of all vicious and dangerous dog cases handled by the authorities are pit bull related and a majority of the shelter population being pit bull and pit bull mixes. on any given day, there's dozens of posts on craigslist from people trying to give away their pitbull/pitbull mix puppies because their pet was "accidently bred". i don't see anything wrong with stricter regulation about who should breed a pit bull.
the way i see it, PETS of any breed should be neutered or spayed anyways. it would reduce the number of irresponsible owners from randomly or accidentally breeding their dogs without regards to breed standards, health and welfare. by limiting the breeding, the breed population could be better controled and we can reduce the number of dogs winding up in shelters and in need of being euthanized because they are not adoptable for one reason or another. in the big picture, isn't that better for the breed? i don't quite understand the objection to a law that's out to promote more responsible pet ownership and reduce the number of dogs that wind up in shelters and are subject to euthanization? |