Keep up the good work.

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Hello, thanks for posting this, you have alot of idiots like Casca7 who is so misinform, but i won’t even bother getting into this. I have a question, the pitbull you have on that picture what kind of pitbull is it? Couple days ago i was able to play with this same type of pitbull and it was a sweetheart, i never met it before and it treated me with nothing but kindness and my younger brother who is 9 years old and my cousins who is also young. I fell in love with that dog and i want to get my own. So if you can help me out with some information i would greatly appreciate it. The only question i have is the type of pitbull you have and what gender is better to get females or males?

Xriq, I provided you with one link with HUNDREDS of stories of pitbull attacks, maulings, killings over a period of just a couple of years.
http://pit-bulls.christianfunfair.org/attacks.htm

That is NOT a ‘rambling’ web site; the links to the stories are real. The deaths, the maulings, the children injured are real. You cannot defend or explain away these stories except the old tired excuses such as: “it’s the owner’s fault, not the dog’s”, or “the ones who attacked were mistreated or abused”.
ANYONE who goes to that page with verified links can see how dangerous these dogs are, despite how cuddly some may seem.
If these dogs DO require special training or special care different than other dogs, is there not some official warning or requirements to owning them called for?
Pitbull rescue centers and some responsible breeders ADMIT they require special care and training.
Pitbull owners seem to be just as stubborn and determined as pitbulls themselves when they attack.
You can NOT say it’s just some huge mistake that some countries and quite a few American cities have banned or placed severe restrictions on owning these dogs. There IS something about these dogs that require special care and diligence in owning them. Why ANYONE would own a dog where they have to lock them up when small children come to the house is befuddling. It’s all about the ‘status symbol’ I suspect.

With all due respect (i.e., none) I don’t need your permission for anything. I can and most certainly will say it is a huge mistake for any city, state or country to adopt your inherent hysteria and codify it into law. If you had a rational bone in your body, which you obviously don’t, it would now be up to you to explain how much bigger of a mistake it must be that for every city, state or country that has chosen to buy into your hysteria, hundreds of others have chosen not to.

That is NOT a ‘rambling’ web site; the links to the stories are real. The deaths, the maulings, the children injured are real. You cannot defend or explain away these stories except the old tired excuses such as: “it’s the owner’s fault, not the dog’s”, or “the ones who attacked were mistreated or abused”.
ANYONE who goes to that page with verified links can see how dangerous these dogs are, despite how cuddly some may seem.
If these dogs DO require special training or special care different than other dogs, is there not some official warning or requirements to owning them called for?
Pitbull rescue centers and some responsible breeders ADMIT they require special care and training.
Pitbull owners seem to be just as stubborn and determined as pitbulls themselves when they attack.
You can NOT say it’s just some huge mistake that some countries and quite a few American cities have banned or placed severe restrictions on owning these dogs. There IS something about these dogs that require special care and diligence in owning them. Why ANYONE would own a dog where they have to lock them up when small children come to the house is befuddling. It’s all about the ‘status symbol’ I suspect.

That some countries and even a few American cities have bought into your hysteria is no more evidence that your hysteria is legit than the Salem Witch Trials are evidence that there really was witchcraft in Salem, MA back in the 17th Century. For every city that tries to ban pit bulls, a gazillion don’t. Just a big conspiracy, right? What of the insurers that do write homeowners’ policies for anyone whose dog hasn’t bitten anyone? Just another big mistake, of course. The real kicker is the fact that while some insurers refuse to cover pit bull risks while others do not, very few, if any, surcharge for that risk. Surely they all would, if pit bulls posed a real, tangible, measurable risk different in kind from that of owning any dog. But if it’s all hysteria, with zero substance, of course no carrier can come up with a coherent formula for pricing that made-up risk!

Jonathan: The pit was indeed bred for fighting other dogs, originally. That doesn’t mean they’re not suitable pets now, but it does mean you have to be careful with them, especially around other dogs.