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Originally posted by aggieAXO
Blaine,
I understand where you are coming from, but... I see WAY more pit bulls than G.Shep. or dobermans combined. This is a hot topic in the vet community b/c many clients are looking to us to put in the dogs record that their dog is not a pit of any kind nor does it contain any mixture of a pit-which in many cases cannot be determined. It puts us in an awkward position. I do not see this becoming a law in Austin at any point thank goodness!
So does anyone have any suggestions. How do we punish the irresponsible owners? How do we prevent these attacks from happening? I would love to get any ideas from y'all and pass it along to the veterinarians I chat with who live in these cities.
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Don't get me wrong, I see where you are coming from as well. Pits are the only dogs I truly can't trust to be around because like many have said, they are bred to be more or less mean. But it's more about not knowing the owner and how responsible they have been with their dog.
I guess I just find it sad that some people could be losing a well-trained, loveable house pet from this. It's just hard to understand because my father and uncle once bred and trained dogs.
I think owners who are not responsible should be punised accordingly. I think there is a guy somewhere in the bay area who is being charged with attempted murder because he had his pit attack someone. And another case where a mother left her son home alone with two pits (one was in heat), is being charged but I'm not sure what for exactly. I think harsh penalties should be put in place for people that are irresponsible pet owners. I'm talking serious jail time among other things...