Pit Bull Debate Heats Up In Sulphur
We have all heard about the many serious and sometimes even deadly pit bull dog attacks that take place every year across the country. Just last week a young boy in Sulphur was attacked by one of the dogs. The young boy is recovering in the hospital, but the attack prompted the Sulphur City Council to consider banning the dog breed from the city altogether. The proposal sparked a huge debate at Monday night's Sulphur City Council meeting, leaving many people on opposite sides of the fence. Is it the breed of dog itself, or the owner that gives pit bulls a bad name?One Sulphur man who owns a pit bull said, "They are not just pets. They are not just something I can through away. If y'all ban pit bulls I have to leave this city that I have lived in my whole life." Be that as it may, some folks in Sulphur want to see pit bulls a thing of the past, especially people like Charles King. King's grandson was attacked by a pit bull last week. King said, "From one dog bite to the face from an American pit bull, one bite, over 100 stitches. One bite."
Pit bull advocates say not so fast when it comes to generalizing the breed. A number of pit bull owners at Monday night's Sulphur City Council meeting argued that the public perception of the breed has been falsely portrayed by the media. One pit bull owner said, "The problem we have here is that we have certain people out there that are giving the breed a bad name." That is a point that city council members considered, they also listened to other points. Some Sulphur residents even augured that a pit bull ban would punish innocent tax paying citizens.
At the end of the night, city leaders decided a pit bull ban in Sulphur was not the right direction to go. Sulphur City Council members are now vowing to work with those that love the breed and those that want them banned. They hope to reach some kind of middle ground that will keep the public safe, while still giving pit bull lovers the right to keep their dogs.
kanawa,
Thanks for the ping. It is unfortunate that a young boy was attacked but it is good news that a ban was not put in place. Common sense prevailed for a change. I absolutely refuse to argue with the ignorant people on this forum who haven't a clue and pull statistics out of their ass to try to prove a point. If I go on any futher I feel I will get banned and having been on this forum for many years I would prefer that not to happen.
As I spend my days caring for 17 pit bulls in my dog rescue I haven't much time to take the bait these fools attempt to put out as fact.
kanawa, keep up the good work. I'm off to take care of 17 pits and that is something these wussies couldn't or wouldn't do. Fools, flame away.