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i have to deal with this everyday in my work. ohio has a ban on county shelters adopting out pits, pit mixes, am staffs, AND am bulldogs. i work at a non county shelter, but we still are not allowed to adopt them out. you are also required to have a $100K insurance policy on this breed.
most crazy thing is that the american pit bull terrier represented the united states for many many years. you can see this in old political cartoons from ww2. to this day they are still considered the best family dog by the american kennel club. the reason these beautiful dogs have been given such a bad name is b/c of how they have been used in recent years. they are used for fighting b/c they are so good at it. a pit bull's bite is extremely damaging. more so than most other breeds. they lock down when they bite and usually bite to the bone.
regardless of how vicious or sweet they are, they should not be banned and they should not force owners to 'dispose' of their dogs like that. it's outrageous!
shelley j
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