Pit Bull Ban Misguided
Here is a decent article on problems with Pit Bull bans:
“Many people believe that pit bulls and Rottweilers are dangerous dogs. In law, the general rule in the United States is that no dog is dangerous because of its breed. Rather, it is dangerous only as a result of its actions.”
After all, ANY dog — for that matter, any animal, including a human — can be “trained” to become a vicious, anti-social beast. Violent tendencies are not necessarily inherent to a particular breed, they are learned behaviors.
And that is where the focus should rightly be placed: on the owner who trains the dog to be a threat to unsuspecting passers-by.
We hope city commissioners will not fall victim to that peculiar brand of groupthink in which an entire breed is condemned due to the unfortunate actions of a few unpenitent outlaws.
There are laws already on the books concerning animal behavior; those laws simply must be enforced, because they were intended to guarantee public safety.
This also ignores the fact that when Breed Specific Legislation is passed, owners of dogs who teach those dogs to be vicious just switch to another breed.
