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Pit bulls are innocent
State proposals to ban pit bulls reflect society's worst fears and prejudices. As the Michael Vick scandal has made clear, it is humans and not the dogs who are the criminals.
By Ken Foster [2007-08-20]

  • from the American Pit Bull website

    Here's a quote from the American Pit Bull website:

    "The American Dog Breeders Assoc's goal is the same now is at was then: to register, promote and preserve the original American Pit Bull Terrier ***FIGHTING-TYPE DOG***" (emphasis added)

    Great!

    Next time I cross the street while I'm walking my 10-pound, completely docile Havanese, I'll keep that in mind, rather than the author's advice to hope for the best. I've owned gentle German Shepherds and pushy spaniels, you name it, but the facts are these: the "American Pit Bull" is the only dog bred for a century now to attack and kill other dogs. It's a genetic component of the breed. I live in NYC and as far as the author's contention that poor people "deserve" them is completely condescending. Do they also deserve AK47's?

    With other dogs of course it's about how they're raised, but can you take the "retrieve" gene out of a Retriever? Can you take the "dig" gene out of Dachsund? No. The question is: can you take the "kill" gene out of a pit bull? I'm not waiting to find out. I'll cross the street with my dog.

    -- willnyc
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    Monday, August 20, 2007 04:32 PM
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