Banning Pitbulls - Right Or WRONG?

Question

Before you say your answer tell me this.

Should an animal be banned/exterminated because or is rep?

If you were mean would I ban you?

Don't you think its the owners fault?

This can be stopped.
But only if you help


Now tell me your answer.

Answer 1

There are no bad dogs, only bad owners.

Answer 2

I believe it is the owners' fault, but that's because I know several pitbull owners who have the sweetest (although slobbery) and most loving dogs I've ever seen. The dogs are treated and trained well and humanely, and the owners feel comfortable taking them anywhere and even letting small children on the street pet the dogs.

The dogs that maul and kill people are that way because their owners force them to be violent (through training or just their own treatment of the animal), and I believe that treating an animal that way is inhumane.

So I don't think the breeds should be banned -- bad owners should be banned. As far as exterminated, I think that has to be determined on an individual basis, and when it is, the deciding factors need to be the tendency of the dog toward violence, and the reasons he or she is so violent.

Answer 3

I have worked with a lot of SPCA shelters and go to their facilities regularly. One thing that concerns me with pit bulls is the number of them up for adoption compared to other breeds.... most of these were strays (who were obviously once owned because they were socialized) or relinquished. I am also concerned by the type of people who look at these dogs, young men in their early twenties that will go straight to the pit bulls and not giving a look at the shepherd/border/retriever mixes.

I am usually not for banning a breed but maybe banning them will actually protect them. I used to think that organied dog fighting was a rare occurence but the SPCA officers have told me otherwise. I personally own border collies, rescue dogs with aggressive tendencies (this breed tends to be aggressive too but they are defensive as opposed to offensive like terriers)... there is something to a dog's breed that determine their temperments. A dog owner should be aware of these tendencies and should be in control over any dog in a social situation. I fear that most pit bull owners are ignorant of their breed's temperment and rely too much on the pet's temperment... Fluffy can be a killer and can easily revert to what his/her breed's temperment when he/she is anxious or scared. I just don't think that most owners (as good intended as they are) really know what their dog can be capable of... a nice owner can have a very anxious dog who will bite given the situation and the problem with pit bulls are that their jaws are phenomenally strong and they have a tendency to lock their jaws doing some serious damage.

Answer 4

I am a victim of a dog attack (Rottweiler) but I know for a fact that Pitbulls can be wonderful pets. It's the owners that do them wrong. I think Pitbulls like most other dogs are territorial and protective, and they don't realize how strong they are sometimes.

Answer 5

Of course it's wrong. I've owned two pits' and they were both sweet, loving dogs. The behavior of any animal depends on how it's raised. Banning pit bulls because some are trained to fight is like banning matches to prevent arson.

Answer 6

it depends on the situation. if you're talking about baning them from living in certain places, like an apartment community, that's the landlords decision. they can't trust every owner out there to be good to their pets, so they can only do what they can to proctect themselves from legal action. but if you are saying ban them from personal ownership, NO! these dogs can be very sweet animals.

Answer 7

Unfortunately I would have to say yes they should. Don't get me wrong, I know lots of really nice pit bulls. The problem is that pit bulls are fighting and killing dogs and for generations they have been inbred so the bloodlines that are left are vicious. So even a really nice dog can't be completely trusted. How else do you explain when someone's pet, who has been mellow all its life, suddenly snaps and attacks the grandkids?

Answer 8

I agree it is the owner's fault.