Pit Bulls

[javasaurus]

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?

Comments

[javasaurus.livejournal.com]

Do you remember this famous "pit bull"?

[javasaurus.livejournal.com]

Forgot to mention why I brought this up. Hagerstown is trying to pass a "no pit bull" law, and several insurance companies have recently been dropping clients who have pit bulls.

no pit bull law

insurance companies (it's about 2/3 of the way down the article)

[xpioti.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Michigan, I think it is, has a zero-tolerance law for pit bulls; any that are reclaimed by animal control must be destroyed. There is enough of a problem with dogfights that to do otherwise would be unsafe. Unfortunately, what they're not taking into account is that a psychotic Chihuahua can do a lot of damage as well, even without the double-hung jaw that's so distinctively "pit bull".

If you really want dangerous, though, look at kids who haven't been raised to know respect, discipline, and caution. :(

Legislatin'

[madwriter.livejournal.com]

Congressmen always like a good scare--because then they can "do" something about it and point to their "doings" at election time.

My favorite was the Alar-in-apples scare a few years ago. You heard a lot about that. You didn't hear the later findings that there was so little (to no) Alar in them that apples had less Alar than cyanide.