Another pitbull kills, this time a little girl

[omnibus2]

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.

But they are dangerous animals. It scares me how some people-not necessarily you-refuse to accept this.
For example, I accept that reticulated pythons are dangerous animals. I am not stupid, nor am I ignorant. I listen to the facts and the biology. I also know that pitbulls are dangerous. This doesn't mean you can't love your python or pitbull! It just means that just like any potentially dangerous animal, there need to be regulations-perhaps a license and a competency test.

Don't you agree with that? That way we can prevent idiots from buying and mishandling pitbulls and pythons-because if they do, things like this happen and you get a bad rap! And that leads to a full ban! Just like tigers and lions-should everyone and anyone be able to buy a lion, a tiger, or even, a gabon viper? No, that's silly. Only people who prove they are able to handle these animals should.

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.

I agree with you very much here. I am tired of the babying and micromanagement that our government does.

First though your comparison to humans being dangerous is not a right one. Yes of course humans are more dangerous but that is irrelevant-it still stands that pitbulls are dangerous and have killed many people.

Pet owners all over the world are facing bans on their favorite pets-ferrets, piranhas, arowanas, snakes, lizards, dogs! I think it's ridiculous. But I also am a man who listens to logic and reason-I understand that there have been multiple attacks by pitbulls on people and once again, they should be regulated but not necessarily banned. What's worse is reptile and fish owners face worse discrimination (bills such as HR669) simply because of the fact that their pets are not as "cute" and people who own reptiles/fish are seen as "creeps" or "weirdos".

It makes me happy to see people on this forum defending their right to care for their pets. Unfortunately the reality that you will find is that most pitbull extremists (not you guys) are just as supportive as anyone else to ban snakes. They only care about their own dogs and they will turn the blind cheek when it comes to reptile owners. They are hypocrites and will not hesitate to support a ban on any reptile or fish-these are people who will not listen to reason and will always support their dogs no matter what they do-even if it was the killing of an innocent child. It comforts me that people on this forum do not fall into the spectrum of such extremists.

I know, for one thing, a majority of pit bull attacks that are reported are actually not pit bulls at all. It's either a mutt or a dog that isn't a pit bull at all, most notably because police officers are not certified dog breed experts. (Or anywhere near being one.) The term 'pit bulls' is essentially thrown around as 'cover-all' for just saying killer dog.

Thank you for bringing this to my attention as it is a valid point. Then, perhaps, whichever dog encompasses the "pitbull" should be regulated-whichever mix of breeds these are, that have been recorded attacking people, should be regulated.