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quote user="Denarky"

* Pit Bulls (originally bred to fight these are particularly deadly) and widely kept as "pets." Read More on these Deadly Dogs >>   . . . . . . . .

Perhaps your screen name should be MALARKY, instead of Denarky;)

This video is AWSOME!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EJc2oznsqg

Check out the statistics from the American Temperment Test Society, don't just take MY word;). . . . . . (a goldren retriever has a lower rating than a pit!  And everyone thinks they are one of the ultimate family dogs, guess it's WORTH researching IF you truly want to be informed)

http://www.atts.org/stats1.html

Perhaps an open mind and some time researching would do you some good.  Have a wonderful day Mister!

 

not a ban but how about requireing a BOND to be held by the owners, maybe even Dog School to aid in ensuring they are less likley to attack.

U.S govenment ruled Proabiton as illegal!

In this case it seems justified. A family pet should be safe in the privacy of thier own back yard. What if this was that family's child or grandchild. I am going to tell you this... the police would not have had to put those killers down in my yard. They both would have been killed on the spot. Our dogs are like family and for that to occur, I would take it as if my son had been attacked. They would be digging lead out of those monsters.

 

A bond does not bring back a life

Any animal can be dangerous, it is all in how you treat them and raise them. I do not believe that Pit Bulls should be banned, I do believe that people who fight the dogs should be charged with Capitol Murder, as if they killed a human. I have owned pit bulls and they were as tame as kittens, in fact they played with our cats and kittens. Do not prosecute the animal, but the owner. If not charging them with capitol murder, microchip them so that they can never own another dog of any breed.

 

Just Me:

quote user="Denarky"

* Pit Bulls (originally bred to fight these are particularly deadly) and widely kept as "pets." Read More on these Deadly Dogs >>   . . . . . . . .

Perhaps your screen name should be MALARKY, instead of Denarky;)

Perhaps an open mind and some time researching would do you some good.  Have a wonderful day Mister!

 Maybe your screen name should be "Just a Meathead"  in case you don't read well or follow directions; I didn't write that piece, but was researched on the world wide web. Someone way smarter than I wrote that article! Thank you very much! ~Denarky

dgcg40:

I THINK THIS IS SO REDICULOUS ANIMALS ARE ONLY WHAT PEOPLE MAKE OF THEM...SO IN OTHER WORDS PEOPLE SHOULD BE BANNED...

YES!!! All vicious,aggressive and dangerous animals should be banned and the breed done away with. I have heard of so many children being mauled by these monsters and then the owners say they never acted like that before.Well once is to much!! Get rid of them and any one who raises a vicious dog and an innocent person is hurt or KILLED should face murder charges.GET REAL,BE RESPONSIBLE!!!

I live in Bryant, but i don't think pittbulls should be allowed to just roam around free..my sons have both had pittbulls and they were gentle,but my sons were always on the watchout for changes in attitudes.and now they do not own any pittbulls at all...my youngest daughter lives in Magnolia and was keeping her golden retriever in Waldo at a friends house,and it  was brutally attacked by two pittbulls about 2 months ago that were  roaming the neighborhood freely...my daughters dog was on her leash and the pittbulls brutally attacked her...so badly she was literally just bout torn into from one end to the other..my daughter  took her to a vet and the her dog lived overnight, but the vet said due to the severnous of the  injuries the pitts did..he was amazed she had  lived that long.They had literally ripped her apart..and was trying to rip her throat apart but a heavyduty collar saved her from that he said..the animal control found out who the dogs belonged to but to this day they have not done anything about it..or paid the veternarian bill caused from their dogs attack..any dog can be mean ,but i know from experience the pittbull can be very dangerous..once it attacks something its very hard to get them to break lose..they are determined to hang onto and destroy whatever they attack..yes,people sometimes train them to fight and that makes them mean, but no dog or human should have to live in fear of wondering if they walk buy a pitt bull, if they are gonna be safe or  attacked..now in Magnolia the law is -all pittbulls are to be kept in a chainlink fence that is atleast 6ft-8ft tall..by so many ft. wide..and if they are walked they have to be on a sturdy leash and a muzzle covering their mouths..it nearly destroyed my daughter when she lost her dog by this cruel attack from pittbulls..i don't want to even think of what they would do to a small child..and the owners stupidity..

I certainly do, and here is one reason why:

RUBIDOUX, Calif.  —  A 60-year-old man was mauled to death by a pair of pit bulls Friday in the backyard of his rural Southern California home.

The man was taking a cigarette break when the male and female pit bulls attacked him shortly after noon, said Sgt. Dennis Gutierrez of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

The man, who was the grandfather of the dogs' owner, died at the scene. His name was not released.

County Animal Services spokesman John Welsh said the dogs were euthanized later in the afternoon. The male dog weighed 107 pounds and was about 3 years old, while the female weighed 52 pounds and was about 6 years old.

Welsh said it was unclear why the dogs suddenly attacked the man, who was familiar with them and had played with them before. But he noted that neither dog had been spayed.

"Unaltered dogs are always more aggressive," Welsh said. "We always recommend that for family pets, people spay or neuter their dogs."

Gutierrez called the incident a "vicious attack and very tragic for the family right before the holidays

Treehugger; I am in total agreement with your posting here.

Pit Bulls are killers, and no matter how otherwise their owners or care-keepers try to portray them....it remains true....they are viscious, deadly and will kill at the blink of an eye.

The other post I put on here shows this to be true. The elderly man was minding his own business, taking a rest, and the two pits attacked and killed him in a horrible, painful manner.  

I LOVE MY PIT BULL  SHE IS SWEET AND LOVING.  MY CAT LOVES HER TOO.  MY OTHER DOG A BOSTON TERRIER LOVES HER LIKE YOU WOULD YOUR MOTHER.  SHE IS  11 YEARS OLD NOW AND PLAYS LIKE A PUPPY.  I KEEP HER INSIDE AND HIDE HER FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE STUPID AND THINK THAT ALL PIT BULLS ARE MEAN.  NO DO NOT BAN THEM  THEY ARE WONDERFUL.

Treehugger,

Get real, get responsible, yea, sure. Blame the breed. Not long ago it was the Doberman, before that, the Rottweiler, even the German Shepherd has received scorn due to irresponsible owners. We have not heard much about these breeds lately other than their contribution in positive ways (Law enforcement) and as family pets. Maybe bad owners found the next breed to abuse.

I agree that there should be a closer look at the the people who say that the dog never acted like that before (you expect them to admit guilt?). I would tend to believe that they are full of it and they should be held responsible for the animals actions and receive something more than a slap on the wrist.

If you believe that the breed is responsible and should be banned, then maybe the nice guy next door should be banned or put down as well. We have all heard news stories that the serial killer next door was such a good neighbor and they would never have believed that he could have done such things.

Take your statement, substitute the word 'people' for animals and breed, 'parents' for owners, 'son/daughter' for dog and you have the answer.

NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT!

Banning pit bulls is simply ANIMAL RACISM, discrimination against a particular type of dog.

Because 'pit bulls' are not a single breed, but a variety of breeds based on a 'look' determined by whoever wants to harass any dog with the 'look' of a pit bull.  One officer in NLR ordered a friend of mine out of a NLR park. She was walking what he decided was a pit bull. Truth was, this dog was a purebred, registered, papered BOXER, called a pit bull by an officer who is an idiot about dogs. And I've had a dog in that same park that was half staffordshire, but doesn't have the 'look' so nothing was said to me. So, WHO determines which dogs are pit bulls and HOW? DNA doesn't work. There are many dogs classified as pit bulls that are not aggressive. Many big babies; I have one staffordshire mama who allows kittens to nurse her -- such an aggressive pit bull?!?!?.

Pit bulls are killers is a STEREOTYPE.  Some dogs are abused by bad people, but the dog should not be blamed for the actions of bad people.  Ban the bad people and give the pit bull to those with knowledge and skill to turn the dog around -- give a dog a chance to be a good dog. Better yet, put a little NO PET notice on a drivers license if someone is convicted of abusing animals so they cannot  buy or have any animal. Then both officers and animal sellers will know if someone should not have an animal by the drivers license. Problem solved without killing innocent dogs.

Having done rescue and rehab work with dogs for 14 years, I've placed many dogs and have yet to find any dog that cannot be turned around, given sufficient time and patience. Recently, I took in a papered staffordshire terrier (one of the pit bull breeds) who was called a 'cat killer' by her previous owner.  Now, I have several cats, so I was understandably cautious.  Tho this dog is not yet 'safe' with cats, after just a few months with me, she now watches them with no effort to go after them.  I do not yet trust her not to hurt them at all, but, in time, she'll come around like others before her.

Indeed there are problem dogs, so have a DANGEROUS DOG ordinance, that specifically spells out what behavior determines any dog to be dangerous and the process to remove a dangerous dog if that becomes the only way to resolve a specific problem situation.  If the human owners are willing, there should be classes available to modify dangerous dog behavior, to re-classify the dog as a GOOD CITIZEN upon completion of training.

Solve the real problem, don't just destroy the lives of good dogs.

That video is wonderful!