| According to the CDC - pit bills kill/injure more people. Should they be banned like in Germany? |
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Asked 4 years ago
by votergal1122  United States |
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Does the CDC differentiate between attacks by dogs trained to fight and attacks by plain ol' pets?
Do they just lump a bunch of breeds together and label them as "pit bulls," or do they gather information by breed?
they separate the breeds in the report
The one's that are trained at Michael Vick's house should be.
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[4 points] 4 years ago by deleted user ReplyWell in the U.S. we have a thing called freedom, Germany is one of those Countries that makes any minute nuisance illegal.... Like this law that only lets cars with very high emission standards to enter the city centers... That kinda of shit would never happen in the United States....
Nothing like that happens in the United States? Oops, I guess California isn't a state, huh?
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Where da fuck does it say "we ban particular cars from entering in the city center..." Do you not understand, you car has to have a special sticker to go in downtown.... and you can only get the sticker if you have a very low emission car.... as in a new car...
They ban them from being registered in the whole state.
Nope, in Germany you have a sticker that says if you can go in the city or not.... And according to this article, i guess in London you have to pay to go into the City Center....
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/01/15/germany-bans-polluting-cars-from-city-centre/
They are trying to do the same thing in NYC.
Dog breeds excluded from Aust.
American Pit Bull Terrier and Pitt Bull Terrier
Dogo Argentina
Fila Brasileipo (Brazillian Mastif)
Japanese Tosa
Presa Canario
Is there really something called a "japanese Tosa"? I thought that was a term you only heard on ANZAC day :)
So many people reckon that they don't ill treat their Pit Bull or train them to fight so they won't harm a fly. It totally frustrates me - a Pit Bull is aggressive by nature which is why people use them for fighting.
The following excerpt from "The Crying Game" comes to mind...
While Fergus guards Jody, they develop a bond. Jody, in particular, tells him the story about the frog and the scorpion: the scorpion, wishing to cross a stream, asked the frog to let him ride his back over the stream. When the frog asked the scorpion how he could be sure that the scorpion would not sting him, the scorpion replied that if he did sting him, it would mean death by drowning for both of them. The frog complies, carrying the scorpion on its back across the stream. Before they reach the other side, however, the frog feels pain and realizes that the scorpion has stung him. He protests, "Why did you sting me, Mr. Scorpion? For now we both will drown!" The scorpion replies, "I can't help it, it's in my nature."
The original story is an Aesop's fable, I think.
"Why did the chicken cross the road? Because not to do so, would be to deny its chicken-nature" - Buddha, 500 BCE
I think I would need to see a lot of very clear evidence before I could vote for the extinction of a whole breed of animal.
I am sure there are many people who have them as loyal and devoted pets.
If there is concrete evidence that they are prone to random attacks without provocation, then my thoughts would be towards compulsory sterilisation and let them die out in time, with heavy fines for anyone still breeding them.
In general the law (at least here) seems very soft on all forms of animal abuse. There is romm for great improvement here.
I saw an interesting idea on another blog...charging owners of certain breeds insurance to own their dogs. hmmmmm. Would be almost impossible to enforce, though.
Why would anyone want a dog that was bred for fighting as a pet?
Most likely they do not believe they were bred for fighting, and feel all dogs are well tempered if you raise them right.
I am undecided on this myself, but would like to see clear evidence one way or another.
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