tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post1180704646897931019..comments2023-10-24T05:49:04.269-04:00Comments on The Chaliceblog: Pit bull mix owner has mixed feelings about this storyChalicechickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-48777522703746803612009-07-02T14:39:04.606-04:002009-07-02T14:39:04.606-04:00The issue with pits is simple. They have been bred...<i>The issue with pits is simple. They have been bred to fight other pits in a fashion that is amusing to many humans.</i><br /><br />Maybe we should just ban people who are amused by this?<br />(or give them a lot of therapy....)kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-32323020932392090502009-07-02T12:16:11.316-04:002009-07-02T12:16:11.316-04:00Um... Thomas, I have to disagree. Dog fighting is ...Um... Thomas, I have to disagree. Dog fighting is already illegal. Making any particular breed illegal is not going to eliminate dog fighting. It will eliminate, however, reputable breeders and owners who train and socialize their dogs and instead perpetuate backyard breeders that have no regard for temperament, congenital defects, or concern as to who the dog is placed with.<br /><br />One of the things dog fighters often do is mixing different breeds (like a pitt/dane mix, or ridgeback/dogo argentino, or rottweiler/doberman, or any variation of dogs known for excellence in chomping, quickness, and general tenacity). These guys are already under the radar with their operations and I'm sure they can get various dogs of indeterminate "aggressive breed" background through all kinds of channels, just as people managed to get alcohol during prohibition, and seem to manage to get weed, crack, meth, coke, and heroin without much problem despite the victorious war on drugs.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036498839611400536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-82269755341790010922009-07-02T04:53:32.611-04:002009-07-02T04:53:32.611-04:00The issue with pits is simple. They have been bre...The issue with pits is simple. They have been bred to fight other pits in a fashion that is amusing to many humans. In particular, they don't end their fights by submissing. They kill each other. This makes them the favored dog of the dogfighting industry.<br /><br />So the logic is that if we make it illegal for people to own pits, we make it hard for dogfighting to exist. Groups like PETA are strongly opposed to dogfighting so they support the pit bans. If dogfighters can't have pits , they can't have fights. They will have to just shoot craps instead. PETA thinks that is much better.<br /><br />This desire to suppress dogfighting has nothing to do with the moral character of pits. Pits are generally pretty nice dogs, especially compared to, say, intact male dachshunds.<br /><br />If dogfighting were a tiny institution in America this wouldn't be an issue. But the fact that so many shelter dogs are pits is a direct reflection of the reality that dogfighting is a pretty big deal.<br /><br />I don't really see how you can ignore this argument.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04800662820617989321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-24861909347371783002009-07-01T21:33:47.361-04:002009-07-01T21:33:47.361-04:00A couple of days ago, I saw a woman walking her lo...A couple of days ago, I saw a woman walking her lovely well-behaved dog - a Doberman, another so-called "killer breed".<br /><br />IMHO if PETA really supported animal rights, then they would <i>oppose</i> laws and ordinances like this, and instead support efforts to protect <i>all</i> dogs from the abusive treatment which makes them dangerous.<br /><br />And kudos for linking to Gladwell's exellent and informative article. Should be sent to every municipal official who is considering any proposal to ban specific breeds.Desmond Ravenstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731355272768955344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-72460097288534309182009-07-01T19:58:22.438-04:002009-07-01T19:58:22.438-04:00In my experience, labrador retrievers are among th...In my experience, labrador retrievers are among the most gentle and affectionate of dogs, supporting your guess about what happened.LinguistFriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02695715246663202212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-8768346703937687562009-07-01T17:18:34.556-04:002009-07-01T17:18:34.556-04:00Like always, it's easy to demonize an entire b...Like always, it's easy to demonize an entire breed of animal or people, without all the facts being presented alongside it.Comrade Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393718048145784837noreply@blogger.com