These dogs are banned or restricted in so many countries, in many places in the United States and on ALL US MILITARY BASES for a REASON. Pit and other dangerous breed owners like to say that a dog is only bad because of it's owner, but statistics and testimonies prove otherwise. As a support team member with the National Victims of Canine Attacks Support Network I work with victims of all Canine Attacks. All of the people who contact us are family members of severely Or fatally attacked victims. The majority of the Canine perpetrators were/are pit bull terriers. Am Staffordshire Terriers, Am Bulldogs and their mixes. There are occasional Rottweiler, Bull Mastiff, German Shepherd, Husky or Wolf Hybrids but very few comparatively. Also telling is the fact that most all of the attacks came from well raised family pets, not abused, neglected or fought dogs.
While supporters of these breeds blame the owners, they cannot control the people who do or will own them. In fact, the most vocal of supporters, and likely those who will speak out about any type of legislation, are oftentimes involved in "saving" rescue pits that they have no background on and sending them into homes with children and other animals, which is not responsible and causing much of the mayhem. NONE of the pit bull rescues or major pit supporting organizations such as Best Friends Animal Society, HSUS, or the Canine Research Center have EVER reached out to ANY OF OUR VICTIMS organizations. In fact, most statements that come from these groups, which benefit $$ heavily from the proliferation of dangerous breeds, are in defense of the attacking dogs and inappropriate and insulting to those already suffering.
Injuries from these breeds are not like those that come from normal dog attacks where there may be bite marks and or bruising. Injuries from these breeds that have been sustained by hundreds of victims include: scalping, dismemberment, degloving, disembowelment and death.
ONE MISTAKE on the part of the owners and someone (often the owners themselves) pays the price. The price for irresponsibly owning and handling one of these dogs is JUST TOO HIGH. Pit and other dangerous dog owners will tell you that not all of the dogs from these breeds are attacking and that they don't feel that anyone should be allowed to discriminate based on the breed of an animal. Well we certainly don't allow tigers and lions as pets in our neighborhoods, and they do far less damage to their victims. We must use COMMON SENSE and prohibit these dogs from having access to further victims. We can ONLY ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH LEGISLATION. Until we can cull all of the inherent?aggression genes from dangerous breeds and come up with a FOOLPROOF way to tell the dangerous dogs from the dogs that will not attack to kill, we must be vigilant in protecting our most helpless and innocent in society. We must stop pandering to the loud and often self important pit bull advocacy who DO NOT PLACE HUMAN LIVES FIRST. It's up to City Councils and legislators across the country to stand up and say "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! We will no longer accept thousands of attacks, mutilations, mailings and deaths!"
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While supporters of these breeds blame the owners, they cannot control the people who do or will own them. In fact, the most vocal of supporters, and likely those who will speak out about any type of legislation, are oftentimes involved in "saving" rescue pits that they have no background on and sending them into homes with children and other animals, which is not responsible and causing much of the mayhem. NONE of the pit bull rescues or major pit supporting organizations such as Best Friends Animal Society, HSUS, or the Canine Research Center have EVER reached out to ANY OF OUR VICTIMS organizations. In fact, most statements that come from these groups, which benefit $$ heavily from the proliferation of dangerous breeds, are in defense of the attacking dogs and inappropriate and insulting to those already suffering.
Injuries from these breeds are not like those that come from normal dog attacks where there may be bite marks and or bruising. Injuries from these breeds that have been sustained by hundreds of victims include: scalping, dismemberment, degloving, disembowelment and death.
ONE MISTAKE on the part of the owners and someone (often the owners themselves) pays the price. The price for irresponsibly owning and handling one of these dogs is JUST TOO HIGH. Pit and other dangerous dog owners will tell you that not all of the dogs from these breeds are attacking and that they don't feel that anyone should be allowed to discriminate based on the breed of an animal. Well we certainly don't allow tigers and lions as pets in our neighborhoods, and they do far less damage to their victims. We must use COMMON SENSE and prohibit these dogs from having access to further victims. We can ONLY ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH LEGISLATION. Until we can cull all of the inherent?aggression genes from dangerous breeds and come up with a FOOLPROOF way to tell the dangerous dogs from the dogs that will not attack to kill, we must be vigilant in protecting our most helpless and innocent in society. We must stop pandering to the loud and often self important pit bull advocacy who DO NOT PLACE HUMAN LIVES FIRST. It's up to City Councils and legislators across the country to stand up and say "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! We will no longer accept thousands of attacks, mutilations, mailings and deaths!"
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