deoxys121
White Kyurem Cometh
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- Flat Rock, MI, United States
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About a month ago, there was a proposed bill to ban pitbulls in Michigan, where I live. The reasoning behind it was the fact that pitbulls are 1. used in illegal dog fights, and 2. have been shown to have occasional incidents involving death or serious injury.
Thankfully, this bill did not get a hearing. This page states more details about the proposed ban.
I personally do not believe that any sort of dog breed should be banned. First of all, if pitbulls were banned, then dog fighters would just find another breed to use. And my counter to the occasional incident is this: they are a few isolated incidents and should not be used to make a generalization about the breed as a whole.
I have been around pitbulls on many occasions, and none of them have been mean at all. One family I used to babysit for had a pitbull named Scooby, who was one of the sweetest dogs I ever saw and the worst thing she would do is lick you to death.
A dog's behavior depends on how you raise it; it is not dependent solely on the breed.
What are your opinions on this?
Thankfully, this bill did not get a hearing. This page states more details about the proposed ban.
I personally do not believe that any sort of dog breed should be banned. First of all, if pitbulls were banned, then dog fighters would just find another breed to use. And my counter to the occasional incident is this: they are a few isolated incidents and should not be used to make a generalization about the breed as a whole.
I have been around pitbulls on many occasions, and none of them have been mean at all. One family I used to babysit for had a pitbull named Scooby, who was one of the sweetest dogs I ever saw and the worst thing she would do is lick you to death.
A dog's behavior depends on how you raise it; it is not dependent solely on the breed.
What are your opinions on this?