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javasaurus) wrote2003-07-17 10:47 am
javasaurus) wrote2003-07-17 10:47 am
Pit Bulls
The world is really getting stupid. Again.
How many of you have heard the horror stories of pit bulls killing, maiming, and just plain scaring people? Because of such stories, congressmen (and other law-makers) have been trying to ban pit bulls. There's a problem. There is no such breed as a "pit bull." The American Kennel Club recognizes two breeds that are often considered pit bulls. The first is the Staffordshire Bull Terrier and the second is the American Staffordshire Terrier. Both are considered to be excellent family pets.
Another group, the United Kennel Club recognizes a breed called the American Pit Bull Terrier, which again is typically friendly and good with people. But even this dog, with its name, is not what most people and legislators think of when they say "pit bull."
Can you identify a pit bull?
How many of you have heard the horror stories of pit bulls killing, maiming, and just plain scaring people? Because of such stories, congressmen (and other law-makers) have been trying to ban pit bulls. There's a problem. There is no such breed as a "pit bull." The American Kennel Club recognizes two breeds that are often considered pit bulls. The first is the Staffordshire Bull Terrier and the second is the American Staffordshire Terrier. Both are considered to be excellent family pets.
Another group, the United Kennel Club recognizes a breed called the American Pit Bull Terrier, which again is typically friendly and good with people. But even this dog, with its name, is not what most people and legislators think of when they say "pit bull."
Can you identify a pit bull?
Re: Legislatin'
I won't even get too started on the regs that keep coming up about horses, rodeos, slaughter, etc.