Bite victim wants state pit-bull ban

Denver Post ^ | 1/12/04 | Cindy Rodriguez

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[Maceman]

Pit bulls don't kill people -- people kill . . .

Oh wait. Nevermind.

[mict42]

These dogs have serious genetic problems. They should be banned and relegated to zoos.

[Snowy]

I'll bump this for the "Breed of Peace" people.

[KantianBurke]

I'd sign his peitition if I lived in his neighborhood. If someone were to market a pit bull free community I, and plenty of others, would flock there. Those dogs need to be exterminated.

[RoughDobermann]

Yeah, sure, as if I could train my Pomeranian-mix puppy to become an attack dog

Actually, you could. However, its bite wouldn't do much to an adult. On the other hand, a Pom once killed an infant in her crib.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

They're of little value in a civilized society.

[Snowy]

They're of little value in a civilized society.

I wonder where the defenders are?

[Snowy]

I wonder where the defenders are?

I guess the mounting evidence has caused them to change their minds.

[RoughDobermann]

I wonder where the defenders are?

They'll be around directly.

[EGPWS]

"I had one guy who called me and said he had a killer pit bull, and he's trying to change it. I asked him how many kids he had. He said two or three.

Now there lays most the problem, this fine upstanding gentleman is attempting to train an animal and he doesn't even know how many kid's he has. Geesh!!

[realpatriot71]

Two words: Isolated incident

Think how many people have pit bulls, or even dogs that have been tradionally labeled "dengerous" and how many of these dogs are NOT attacking or biting people. This guy was an idiot, when a dog starts to show agressive behavior it's time to start training again. He got bit because he could not read the "writing on the wall".

I'm tired of this hysterical, reactionary response what happens very rarely.

[Redcloak]

Actually, you could. However, [a Pomeranian's] bite wouldn't do much to an adult.

That's why you need to train more than one as an attack dog. An even dozen will usually work quite nicely.

[GovernmentShrinker]

I wonder where the defenders are?

Been mauled?

[RoughDobermann]

While I agree with you to a certain extent, some Pits have been and are being bred for attack purposes. Are there some out there from reputable breeders that aren't psycho? Sure. But it only takes a few rotten apples to ruin the bunch.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Pit bulls are a loaded gun, pointed in the direction of anyone who crosses their path.

[Modernman]

I wonder where the defenders are?

Their pit bulls ate them.

[RoughDobermann]

Pit bulls are a loaded gun, pointed in the direction of anyone who crosses their path.

Not all of them, although I admit I'm considerably more cautious around them than any other breed.

[Looking for Diogenes]

Between 1979 and 1996, 60 people were killed by pit bulls, more than any other breed. And more than were killed by sharks, mountain lions, bears, or any other wild animal.

Dog bites are a big problem in this country (800,000 annually are bitten badly enough to require medical attention) and pit bulls are at the top of the list.

CDC. Dog-Bite-Related Fatalities (PDF)