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Why Pit Bulls Should Be Banned

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Over 700 US cities have created breed specific legislation to restrict pet owner from owning certain breeds of dogs. Pit Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Terriers, and Rottweilers are the top three restricted breeds across the country. Pit Bulls are the number one restricted breed due to their high dog-bite related deaths. Most people believe them to be the most dangerous dogs and advocate for them to be completely banned from the US. Rottweilers are the second most restricted because of their dog bite-related fatalities. Combined with the Pit Bull, these two dogs are the cause of 60% of all dog-related deaths. Breed restrictions do not allow pet owners to own certain breeds of dogs. There are 20 states that have anti-breed specific law restrictions. …show more content…

“ There is no credible evidence that breed determines or predicts dangerousness. Dangerous dog laws should be narrowly drawn to define dangerous dogs as those who have either attacked a person or another animal without justification..” ("Position Statement). Dogs have the potential to be whatever their owner wants them to be. Depending what they are exposed to throughout their life determines what the dog will become. Will it be vicious? Or will it be a potential therapy dog? This all depends on the owner and the type of training the dog receives. With the proper training, every dog can be a good dog. They need socialization with other animals, adults, and children. Without it, they will become intolerant of all others except their owner. Training is a crucial part of owning a dog. If all owners took preventative steps, such as training, there would be no problem with vicious dogs. Unfortunately, this doesn’t happen and some dogs become vicious. In this scenario, the owner of the dog should be punished instead of the animal, who was only doing what felt natural to …show more content…

In the article “Arguments for and Against Breed Specific Laws”, Kenneth Phillips states, “ It is undisputed that Pit Bulls in particular are the most abused dog in the USA; created for the specific purpose of violence, the dogs are treated cruelly to make them as dangerous as possible, and are routinely abandoned when they are not vicious enough for their evil masters.” This points out how many Pit Bulls become stray dogs and end up in shelters. Bad ownership is the leading cause to vicious Pit Bulls. When they are trained to fight other dogs for their lives, it becomes hardwired in them and they become a hazard to society. These dogs are often released in the streets when they become too injured or are not strong enough to fight anymore. Although it cannot be proven that these dogs are naturally more aggressive, there are countless cases per year of these dogs acting

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: A) pit bulls are naturally more aggressive than other dogs B) Some dogs are socialized to be aggressive, but pit bulls are no more susceptible than other dogs C) Not sure, and the final question asked is do you think that owning a pit bull should be legal or illegal?"(Yougov,

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Many people have been led to believe Pit Bulls are more likely to show aggressive behavior towards other dogs and humans, than any other dog breed. Behavioral consultants and obedience instructors have claimed to see multiple Pit Bulls with beyond dangerous temperaments. Pit Bulls have been described as obstinate and dominant meaning they do not want to follow your commands (yourpurebredpuppy.com). However, this website did not include the possible poor behaviors of other breeds these specialist work with. When a dog owner is looking for additional help training their pet, it is most likely because they cannot handle the training process themselves.

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In the United States twenty-nine states are enforcing breed specific legislation since there is no state level law prohibiting the enforcement of the specific laws. There are four states that prohibit the enforcement of breed specific laws on a state level but some cases have slipped through the cracks of the state law due to being grandfathered in or finding a loophole through home-rule exemption. However, some states have begun enforcing more laws that identify, track, and regulate dangerous dogs not matter what the breed

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Across the nation animal shelters are flooded with unwanted or homeless dogs, 74% of them being pitbulls. It is strongly believed, by some, that animals are not born mean they are made mean. Many people like to jump to the conclusion that Pitbulls and similar dogs, are naturally mean, but in reality they make the best family pets if treated

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Pit Bulls are not vicious animals. Why are pitbulls feared? These poor animals are beaten, sometimes they are beaten to death. These human beings are making these animals vicious and mean, it’s not the breed that makes them this way, it’s people, humankind destroying these poor animals lives, putting fear and danger in the minds. Dogs are also used as bait for fights, and used for fighting only.

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But so are every breed. Pitbulls aren’t even at the top of the list for most likely to bite. Pomeranians are, but Pomeranians aren’t thought to be aggressive or scary because of how small they are, but Pomeranians were bred as guard dogs ("The Truth about Pitbull Aggression.”). Dobermans, Great Dane, and german shepherds are also all breeds who bite more preferentially than pit bulls. A Labrador retriever attacked a woman so badly that she needed a face transplant and there are always one or two deaths caused by huskies every year but no one has tried to ban either of those breeds.

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Pit bulls owners and potential owners of this amazing breed are in awe of this controversy, because we see no wrong in our pets. Although, there have been numerous attacks on humans and other animals by

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Breed-Specific Legislation (BSL) is a law that bans or restricts certain types of dogs based on their appearance, usually because they are perceived as “dangerous” breeds or types of dogs. BSL has targeted pit bulls for many years trying to ban them and will not address the fact that a dog of any breed can become dangerous when bred or trained to be aggressive. Some states have actually enacted BSL specifically to the owners of pit bulls in Denver (Pit). To this day, Denver still has the law, however, it continues to have significantly higher dog bite-related hospitalization rates than other counties (Pit). Ironic, right?

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From a movie it was stated “Good dragons under control of bad people do bad things” (Time). That is the same thing for pit bulls they just need to be trained the right way. Being trained properly is what causes them to be so great with children (Melanie). People say that “pain and fear” are the two main causes of pit bulls attacking and biting (Time). Some have heard of pit bulls that are “as gentle as lambs” and that just shows how easy they would be to work with.

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The law states that owning a pit bull is considered a third degree felony. Pit bulls also have the highest bite rate percentage. These types of issues cause a fear of pit bulls. When some people are scared of something they act strange around it. Acting strange around pit bulls might cause them to react in bad ways toward you.

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All dogs can be mean and vicious, not just pit bulls. Most people think that as soon as they see a pit bull it 's going to attack you for no reason. But really pit bulls are born very nice and efficient to people. Other people train dogs to fight not just pit bulls. In fact, the top ten dog breeds have dogs, you wouldn 't think would be on it, Pitbull, Rottweiler, Husky, German Shepherd, Alaskan malamute, Doberman, chow chow, great dane many more.

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There is a negative stigma which follows certain breeds of dogs. Pit bulls for instance, are considered as a dangerous breed. In some cities such as Miami, they are banned and in many shelters, pit bull breeds are amongst the first to get euthanized. What people fail to realize is that dogs’ temperament is indicative of their owner and the care and training they are given.

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More than likely the people that get this type of dog would just train a different breed of dog such as german shepherds to do the same thing therefore, “banning pit bulls would make no progress”. http://www.opposingviews.com/i/should-pit-bulls-be-banned. “If it was determined that pit bulls were 5 times more likely to attack than any other dogs, that could mean that 5 out of 1 million pit bulls will attack in their lifetime instead of 1 out of 1 million. The point is the evidence that shows pit bulls are more likely to attack than other dogs is misinterpreted to mean that they are likely to attack”. http://www.opposingviews.com/i/should-pit-bulls-be-banned.

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Now people want to ban the all Pit Bull mixes or any dog that could be mistaken for a Pit Bull. But by using breed specific legislation would be wrong because you would be taking innocent dogs away from their loving family. So I say Pit bulls should not be banned for their behavior when they are trained to be aggressive and short tempered. The American Pit Bull Terrier is well known for superior intelligence,strength and loyalty. in recent years this breed has been mis advertised as violent and vicious.

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