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Wouldn’t this be something to see?

Out of all the family owned pets, horses, snakes, rodents, cats, dogs, birds, etc. Wouldn’t it be something if they too were put to sleep for aggressive behavior? I mean, what happens when a parrot bites your finger and it is nearly taken off? Or when a rat nips your hand, and draws some blood? How about a boa or python that struggles to take down a domestic cat, dog, or even a child? A cat whom scratches at a child for pulling on it’s tail? A horse whom trampled or kicked someone?

Great point, I agree 100%! It is all on the owner! Alot of people will say that it isnt all the owner, they will say that some dogs are born mean…. I dont believe that any dog is born mean, I believe that it is made mean either by what the owner has done to it or by what the owner has not done for it! But, even if the dog was born mean, its still all on the owner!.. First of all, I believe that you shouldnt get a dog that you wouldnt be able to control at all times! No matter how well trained your dog is, there is always the posibility that it could want to go after someone or something one day and if you wouldnt be able to control the dog, thats not a breed that you should own! It is the owners responsiblity to properly train and socalized their dog. It is the owners responsiblity to have their dog under control at all times! No dog, no matter what breed, how well behavied or how nice the dog is, should ever be outside with out being in a fence or without having a leash on! If the dog doesnt like people, animals or both, that is fine but, the owner needs to know their dog and know how to control their dog! Its the owners responsiblity make sure that their dog is safe and everyone around their dog is safe! If the dog is a mean dog, it shouldnt be in a situation where anyone or anything can get hurt! If the dog does end up hurting someone thats not the dogs fault! Dogs are animals and they will always act like animals! The owner chose to get that dog so it is their responsibility to do what a responsible, respectful owner has to do! If a dog attacks a person or another animal the owner should be held resopsible and should be properly punished! If they were doing what a responsible, respectful owner has to do their dog wouldnt have attacked anyone! If they had their dog under control their dog wouldnt have attacked anyone! If that person cant control their dog and be a responsile, respectful owner, they should be punsihed and shouldnt be allowd to own a dog! Banning a breed wont do anything! There will still be bad people. There will still be irresponsible, disrespectful owners and they will just move on to another breed! I have said this before and I am sure I will say again but, banning a whole breed or even 50 whole breeds will do nothing but cause a false sense of security and break the heart of all of the good owners that will have their good dogs taken away simply because of their breed! The owners need to be held responsible because they are responsible for their dog! Untill people open their eyes and see that, nothing will change! Instead of banning breeds, we need to do thing like…
-Put a stop to leash law violations…Higher penalties for owners who violate the leash law will dissuade more people from slacking on their duties to contain their dog
-Strengthen and enforce penalties for dangerous owners (and their dangerous dogs)
-Crack down on dog fighting
-Strengthen animal abuse laws
-Prevent criminals from owning dogs…The following people should not be allowed to own dogs: drug dealers, human or animal abusers, and anyone convicted of a violent offense (assault, rape, robbery, etc.)
-Regulate breeders
-Fund public spay/neuter initiatives…These programs are important, especially low-cost ones. Unneutered dogs, particularly males, are far more likely to attack a human than either neutered males or spayed females.
-Educate about dog behavior (http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/dog_care/stay_dog_bite_free/)
-Encourage responsible dog ownership
-Provide low-cost obedience training classes and behavior help hotlines for dog owners

I have said all of that before also but, it cannot be said enough! BSL isnt the answer! It wont work, it has been proven not to work! As soon as we ban all of the “pit bulls” and other so called “dangerous” breeds the bad, irresponsible owners will move on to the next breeds! Then what? We will ban all of those breeds.. and then the next and the next untill there are no more dogs left to ban! We need to stop running away from the problem and really fix it and untill that happens, nothing will change!

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