Why am I fighting breed specif legislation?

Question

The biggest reason is I own a American staffordshire terrier, pit bull. But they are not the only breeds being banned boxers, bull terriers, all mastiffs, chows, dobermans, great danes, rotts, sanit bernard, akita, all husky. If you give up freedom for safety you will get or desever ether. Pit bull owners are not the only pet owners losing thier loved dogs, open your eyes big brother is trying to control our lifes.

Answer 1

I own german shepherds and I happily sign every petition I see against the breed ban on pitbulls and give whatever money I can to help pay for the fight because I'm fully aware that once legislation is passed against the pitbull it won't be long before another breed will be targeted.
Thanx for your posting.Maybe it'll help make a few more people aware and some may evan be motivated to help with the cause.
I have to tell you -I thought nothing of the breed ban against pitbulls until I heard on the news that some city out west had imposed a breed ban and at that reporting 13,000 pitbulls had been euthanized already.
It sickened me.That was and is nothing more than a doggie halocaust.It was wrong when the germans did it to the Jews.If we allow our law makers to impose breed bans now how long will it be before they're banning people from having more than a certain number of children?

Answer 2

Stop blaming a breed for what a human as made it. Are we to only be able to own small dogs, more people are attacked by cats than dogs should we let the government tell us we can't have cats. 56 people were killed last year by dogs,all breeds put together only 3 by pit bulls. 43,000 was killed in cars and 30,000 by guns and if anyone would try to ban those wellll I think you know what would happen. Even try to make cerrtian types of guns illegal will have people protesting. Yet there are people who are willing for what they think is safety are willing to give up some freedom. When a people do that they will not have freedom or safety and deserve ether.

Answer 3

To all those who have agreed with breed specific legislation or dangerous dog laws.. consider the fact that the breed with the highest number of reported bite cases for the last several years running is...
the Cocker Spaniel!

Yes, smaller dogs do less damage, but that doesn't mean that they're any less aggressive. In fact, it's often just the opposite.

Consider also, that the widely-feared "pit bull" breeds' original purpose was to be a babysitter. They had to be agile and fast enough and have enough stamina to keep up with the children. They also had to appear intimidating enough to keep anyone from wanting to hurt the kids. If needed to, they also needed to be able to fend off predators - human or otherwise.

Is that the kind of dog you want to ban? of course not. What we need to ban is the owners who have fought dogs in the past, from owning dogs ever again. We need to regulate who these highly-trainable dogs go to. Really, who ANY dog goes to. As anyone who knows the breeds being fought against will tell you, it's the TRAINING, not the BREED that makes a dog who he is.

Answer 4

Unfortunately, disreputable breeders and bad owners have given these dogs a bad name. I have a problem with banning them, but I don't have a problem with forced sterilization of all non-showing dogs in the 'agressive' group. This would prevent the bad breeders from making more puppies with bad genetics and would allow reputable breeders the chance to find out more about the potential owner.

True bully breeds are the ones most commonly on the 'chopping' block. It really is a shame that out of control breeding has come down to this.

If you disagree with the legislation, lobby for some sort of a compromise - like the spaying/neutering agreement. It may take a few years to see results, but it would happen.

Answer 5

How would those of you would like if they tried to ban the breed your dog is. Any breed is just one bite away from being baned. There are people out there that hate whatever bree you own. There are some who want to bann any dog breed that gets over 30lbs banned say any large dog is dangerous. WE keep giving up our freedoms a little at a time to feel SAFE. We are no safer and we are now less free. Open up your eyes make the people who as caused the problem to take responsibility for the misery they are causing.

Answer 6

Well from personal experience I know that I have met about 10 different dog that were "pit bull breeds" and 10 cocker spaniels all of the dogs had responsible loving owners who lavished attention and toys and walks on thier dogs and the dogs were all well trained. Of the Cocker spaniels I met 9 out of 10 were quite vicious and would lash out and bite you after coming up with thier tail wagging and licking your hand but when you started petting them they would try to bite viciously and without provocation. Now are you ready..??Out of all 10 of the "pit bull breed" dogs I have met, not a single one of them ever tried to bite me or acted in anyway aggressive even with other dogs. In fact, all of them had to be the most gentle and goofy dogs I have ever met, and they were all more likely to lick you to death before attacking you. They all were the most sociable easy going dogs, that always greeted every stranger with ecstatic kisses and affection, and especially loved children so much that they could barely stop licking them for more than 5 miutes.

Answer 7

And Keeshonds, Frenchies, malamutes...

ANY breed is a bite away from being on a list. Many times banned/regulated from a single bite incident.

I hope you are fighting more than BSL, that is only part of it. There are also the DDLs, MS/N, breeder licensing, not to mention the mess in Albuquerque.

I think you know all this though, so I am posting to educate others.



castaway - how can you be speaking out against BSL and then, in the same post, say it should be regulated as to "who ANY dog goes to". Anti-dog law is anti-dog law.

Answer 8

I totally agree with you . All it takes is for a few irresposible pet owners to spoil it for everyone who actually love and care for thier pitbulls. They can be very tempermental dogs and if they arnt treated properly they can turn dangerous here in australia I havent herd about any other breeds other than some mastiffs being banned it is totally ridiculous and people should stand up to stupid outragous laws like these fight them and fight them hard may the force be with you.

Answer 9

People none of these breeds are basically dangerous dogs it is the way the dogs are handle that makes them that way. Little dogs can be as dangerous as large, Paris Hilton is being sued because tinker bell bit a cop. My next door neighbor two little poodles killed the litter of kittens your cat had. Dog are wolf from the biggest to the smallest. They all need to be trained and handle with that in mind. Stop letting the government tell us how to run our life.

Answer 10

It is not necessary to have a pit bull. They are known to turn on their master. I know the deep love an owner has for their pet. But WHY do you choose a pit bull, for the family pet? I don't understand. What are you going to do if your dog maims someone or kills them? I'm sure the focus is on vicious and/or potentially vicious dogs.