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Originally posted by valkyrie
Personally, I don't think that anybody should be allowed to breed ANY animal until all of the homeless dogs and cats have homes. There is absolutely no good reason to be creating more animals when too many exist already. That said, I think that calling for a ban of a specific breed is completely out of line, especially the part about giving owners 30 days to "dispose" of their dogs. I would prefer it if police would do more to crack down on people involved in dogfighting and other forms of animal abuse.
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Exactly! valkyrie gets it...I don't know why some people are having difficulty with this concept. The problem is not the breed, it's what people do with/to the breed.
What there needs to be a harsher punishments for those involved in dogfighting or those convicted of animal abuse.
Also, many dog bites are not random attacks. No one ever hears if the victim was in any way provoking the dog.
My uncle when he lived in Virgina has a beautiful Sharpei. One of the sweetest move loveable dogs ever. Wouldn't hurt a fly. All he ever did was slobber on you. Well one day the dog bit their nextdoor neighbours 5 year old son. This was no random attack. The stupid little kid (yes he was stupid for behaving like and so were the parents for letting their kid do this to the dog) was pulling the dogs tail, poking him in the eye, throwing rocks at him, teasing him, etc, etc. The poor dog put up with a lot of crap before he felt he needed to defend himself. So the dog bit the child. Well this family was in uproar. Threatening to sue my uncle, threatening to have the dog put down. In the end to avoid litigation and the death of the dog, the sent the dog back to the breeder in Canada.
My point is, not all dog attacks are random. You have to wonder if the "victim" was mistreating the dog in anyway. And I always wonder about this when the victim is a child, because some children (and parents) are stupid.