Should Pit Bulls be banned

Originally posted by Imperial_Samura
Still, all out ban? Why not do something a bit less over the top, like making muzzling compulsory or something if the dog is out in public? Or making it a more restricted kind of animal - which would mean an official recognised controls, like how they were contained (to stop the risk of them getting out of a back yard), muzzling and the like?

We have a ban in Ontario on Pit Bulls as of recently. I am not a huge fan of the idea. They are supposed to have muzzles on at all times and no breeding is allowed. Current dog owners do not have to get rid of their dogs, but the provincial government doesn't want any new ones.

That being said, having often been in downtown Toronto I have seen multiple pit bulls with no muzzles, others with no leashes and almost immediately after the ban some poor girl had her face mangled by, you guessed it, a pit bull.

I don't know what the solution is, people are crappy dog owners and other people use a dog to show what a bad ass they are. That makes it a dangerous situation with dogs like Pit Bulls or Presa Canerios or the like. Different approaches were taken, and the owners of these dogs did not step up to the plate.

Originally posted by Ken Kenobi
Pit Bulls are actually not agressive when in the right hands. My friend has a pit bull who is the sweetest dog I know.

It is the owner of the dog who is usually to blame for how aggressive the pet becomes.

Banning them is stupid.

i say that too its what their owners make them they are only agressive when they are antagonised(sp) ....like any other animal

*tease a cat it scrathes you /bites you .....how many cats get put down for that

No. It's the dog's owners that should be banned.

Originally posted by ladygrim
i say that too its what their owners make them they are only agressive when they are antagonised(sp) ....like any other animal

Why can't people accept that some dogs are more aggresive than others? I agree that owner responsibility is also to blame, but come on folks, why all the denial?

Greyhounds were bred to be fast.
Chihuahuas were bred to be small.
Bloodhounds were bred to be great scent trackers.
Great Pyrenees were bred to be shepards.
Pit Bulls were bred to be aggresive.

Looking in a book of dog breeds called "the ultimate dog book" they even say," although it can be a reliable, and affectionate pet, it still enjoys a good fight.

It's how owners train their dogs honestly...I've seen friendly pit bulls and have seen people try to make their dogs aggressive by awful means...

Originally posted by debbiejo
It's how owners train their dogs honestly...I've seen friendly pit bulls and have seen people try to make their dogs aggressive by awful means...

Well there you have it, many people have met pit bulls that were friendly. This totally nullifies the fact that for generations (up until very recently) Staffordshire Bull Terriers were brought across the Atlantic and bred and interbred to result in a heavier more aggressive fighting dog known as the American Pit Bull Terrier. Generations of breeders work is all moot because it isn't breeding that made these dogs aggressive, just their handling. What a waste of 100 years for those people.
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I have an aquantance who trains bears and other animals for movies. He has one grizz that I had the pleasure to meet and actually get up and close to. This bear was friendly and gentle. I guess that means that all grizzly bears (or even most) are equally gentle and approachable. That only makes sense right?

Did you stick your head in its mouth? I don't think you can really tell if a grizzly is friendly until you pull this one off.

Originally posted by botankus
Did you stick your head in its mouth? I don't think you can really tell if a grizzly is friendly until you pull this one off.

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You kill me! Thank god you brought some levity to this thread.

This bear appears friendly:

it appears scared shittless 😂

In Missisppi where I grew up Pit Bulls were bred to be fight dogs, but there's nothing being done about it... 😬

Originally posted by Darth_Erebus
Recently there have been several high profile pit bull attacks where people have been killed or seriously injured. Miami and Denver have banned them. San Francisco requires that they be neutered or spayed. I also know Ontario Canada bans them. As does the Netherlands and the UK (I think).

Is banning them valid or just a knee jerk reaction?

I say banning them is crap. While you do hear about a few highly publicized incidents 99.999% of Pit Bulls are not dangerous to people. The vast majority are not dangerous to other dogs either (I regularly encounter Pit Bulls when I take my dogs to the dog park and there has never been a problem).
Those pits that are dangerous have been trained to be. To be sure some will argue they were bred to be agressive but so have a number of other breeds. Rottwieliers, Dobermans, German Sheperds, just to name a few, have been bred to be aggressive. It's $%$#@ to single out one breed.

I DO think owners of any animal, not just pit bulls, who injure another person, or their pet, should be held accountable.

Zing on anecdotal evidence.

Originally posted by JacopeX
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What a well thought out retort.

Originally posted by botankus
This bear appears friendly:

Originally posted by KharmaDog
What a well thought out retort.

Pit Bulls are indeed potentially agressive. It does take training to bring it out usually. People who do so should be nailed to the cross.

Having said that the vast majority of Pit Bulls aren't dangerous. The title of the thread is "Should Pit Bulls be banned". Acknowledging they can be dangerous my answer is still NO.

Some facts on pit bulls

I agree on the paragraph: Are 'Pit Bulls' More Likely To Bite?

Originally posted by Storm
I agree on the paragraph: Are 'Pit Bulls' More Likely To Bite?