[QUOTE=omnibus2;2234950]Hey, thanks for your well written and courteous response. Let me start off by telling you that I have worked with pitbulls and have never had a problem with them. It doesn't matter how many times you can say "My pitbull is so nice and caring", the bottom line is that there are pitbulls that kill people.
They are dangerous animals though, just like venomous snakes. But how often do you hear about somebody's pet venomous snake biting and killing another innocent person? Pretty much never. Why? Because most of them require permits and you have to go through a set of laws in order to keep one. I am merely suggesting that pitbull owners should go through the same hoops, not that they should be banned. I hate pets getting banned. """"
The problem is they are NOT dangerous animals but because every story about them gets slanted,,, people actually believe they are.
The leader on the dog bite list is not the pit bull.
Far more people kill other people than dogs. Guns in the hands of idiots, drunks behind the wheel, horse riding accidents, smoking, I could go all day here.
Why on earth should I or anybody else who is responsible enough to own a dog have to be regulated, hit with more insurance, and forced to say MY dog is dangerous? I've done nothing wrong and neither have the dogs I've owned or own.
That report left out so much it's unbelievable. Dog behavior is quite complex and rule #1 is NEVER leave a small child unattended with ANY dog.
Pit bulls are just dogs. They don't have a "locking jaw", they aren't able to fly or anything else much different than other dogs, they actually were first bred to NOT in any way be aggressive toward people.
I understand what point you were trying to make, but it comes at the expense of another animal.
Big government is out of control and sometimes stupid people do stupid things. We can't babysit everybody by making rules each time something goes wrong.
Eventually there will be nothing left.
I also respect the way you replied to me, so thank you for that.
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