I never said I was for breed-specific legislation (BSL).
I sympathize with it, but it is impossible, because they are animals who vary, not guns which have absolute features with blueprints.
Many people screw up IDs of dogs (much less other animals). One of our FReepers who was a Labrador nut had people mistake her dogs for PBTs.
I’m largely against that because a) people don’t know what they’re talking about, and even when we do, we can’t verify except AKC papers if a dog is a pure this or that and b) it might be abused to expand to dogs people are just always scared of, though they have much less history of atrocities.
If people would be logical and immediately deal with individual dogs who have proven tenaciously vicious (not just a provoked attack on a criminal, e.g.), that would be much more logical.
But no, we have to “shelter” them and PC woke try to send them to some other sucker.
Bring back kill impounds.
I have no illusions about animals anymore. I got rid of that childish, impractical view some time ago. I love them, but will not sacrifice human safety for them. Nor much else - I do not cast aspersions upon people just for having a hard time dealing with animals and “giving up”, etc. Nope. We don’t all have that luxury of sacrificing our families and neighbors to save 1 stupid dog.
“I never said I was for breed-specific legislation (BSL).”
Good.
“I sympathize with it...”
Not so good. Because it is a short walk from sympathy to support.
You go on to mention purebreds and AKC papers. I suggest that the better dogs are the hybrids, or mutts, as the more viable genes are passed on; thus, the mixed breed dogs generally exhibit the better traits of both parents. But training — no matter the breed or the mixture — is absolutely essential. Anyone who does not train and socialize his or her dog should not have one. Dogs are pack animals, and their owners MUST be the alpha.
“If people would be logical and immediately deal with individual dogs who have proven tenaciously vicious (not just a provoked attack on a criminal, e.g.), that would be much more logical.”
We are in agreement on this. But that does not mean summarily killing them.
“Bring back kill impounds.”
Absolutely not.