Do you favour banning pitbulls?

Answer 1

I don't approve of banning any breed, but I do think penalties should be higher for the owner of any dog that attacks people or other PETS..Right now, there are no penalties for attacking other's pets or dogs, but only if the dog bites people.. anything else must be settled in small claims court..I think imposing LARGE financial penalties would promote more responsible owners, of any breed.

Answer 2

BSL is a flawed concept from the moment it is conceived. In most cases the dogs are targeted leaving the owner, which is the responsible, rational thinking party, out of it.

Some impose fines along with their laws but are often not enforced to the maximum so the owner gets away with a slap on the wrist.
Dogs are not the problem and BSL does not reconize this. People are the problem and until we find a way to punish people for their neglectful actions which allow dogs to bite and terrorize the public we will never stop the problem.

First problem is, take one breed away, these people will find another breed to replace it.

Since the APBT bans the Rottweiler is now on the rise as the most popular breed.

Now these dogs are taking heat from the general public and the BSL supporters. Again they are restricting the dogs and not the people.
BSL can be compared to gender profiling or racial profiling. Simply because a dog appears to be a dog on the restricted list it is treated as one.

What if you were driving down the road and the police took you to jail, sentenced you, and placed you on death row just for looking like a certain ethnic group? BSL does exactly that to dogs.

So why is it then that more BSL laws are implemented daily? God forbid a person have to take responsibility for their irresponsible actions and BSL supports these people by not placing very harsh punishments on them.
Any dog, regardless of breed, is only as dangerous as his/her owner allows it to be.
Addressing the issue of severe and fatal dog attacks as a breed specific problem is akin to treating the symptom and not the disease. Severe and fatal attacks will continue until we come to the realization that allowing a toddler to wander off to a chained dog is more of a critical factor in a fatal dog attack than which breed of dog is at the end of the chain.
Only when we become more knowledgeable, humane and responsible in our treatment of dogs can we hope to prevent future tragedies.
If things keep going the way they are it will so be the only breeds we can own will be the ones under 10lbs. If you own a large breed of dog it is only a matter of time that the breed you love will come under fire and banned. Stop it now

Answer 3

I totally don't favor banning pits! Thats so crazy to me. I don't care what people say...its not the dogs fault. It is the owner! Dogs are like people, each has their own personality and whatever personality flaws they have, such as agressiveness, should be controled by the owner. I have had several different breeds of dogs and some have been more aggressive than others. Once I saw the signs of aggression, I did what a responsible owner should do, I controlled it. Just because a dog is a certain breed does not mean that its going to be mean. Friends of mine have had pits and they were the biggest babies I have ever seen. So, like I say...its crazy to ban a dog just because the owner did not take the responsiblity to stop the negative behavior.

Answer 4

It's not the breed that's bad, it is all in how they are raised. I thought pits were "bad" until I got my first one 5 years ago and I can tell you I don't want any other breed now. They are sweet, loyal, caring and gentle animals when treated right. I think OWNERS should be punished...not the breed. The media needs to back off too, you never hear about that German Shepard down the road that attacked another dog or the poodle that attacked the little boy across town, it's always "another pit bull attack". This is the reason people have the "bad dog" opinions about pits...
So, no, I don't think the entire breed should be banned, nor do I think making them "disappear" as someone else said is an appropriate answer. People who breed/sale pits should research future homes BEFORE selling to ANYONE, demand vet information, drop in on them a couple of times before they get the puppy/dog.. Go the extra mile to help the bad reputation disappear, not the breed.....

Answer 5

No way!!! They are the same as any other dogs. Some humans are mean and they poor dogs get brought up in the wrong situation. Pit bulls can actually be nice dogs if brought up in the right household or situation. They're just like every other breed of dogs out there and have just as much right to exist as they do.

Answer 6

No. Pit bulls are my favorite dog breed. It is the owners that need to be monitored.

Answer 7

No! I was terrified of pit bulls, and furious when my husband brought one home. All I knew of them was what I saw on the news. I can now say I have never met a more loving, loyal, sillier dog than a pit bull... and I have no fear of them. There are 14 of them in my neighborhood (pittie paradise!) and all of them are as sweet as sweet can be. Heck, my T-Bone plays with *pugs* and doesn't leave a mark on em... I think they amuse him, they attack his ears and he plays keepaway...

Answer 8

Pit Bull dogs are gentle somewhat introverted and loyal. I favor execution by the Saddam Husein methods of those who mistreat and fight them for so called sport.

Answer 9

No. I favor banning bad pet owners.

Answer 10

It's not the dog, it's the owners.