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yet another media hype story about the dangerous pit bull...

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Media Hype? A six year old girl was mauled to death.

[rattrap]

The hype is the fact that if this was a another breed this story wouldn't have gotten any coverage. Pitbulls, assault rifles and SUVs all fall under the same media category of bad or not fit for public consumption. That the girl was killed is a tragedy but if it was a doberman, chow, akita or some other breed that killed her it would be an unprinted tragedy. Learn about the breed before you demonize it.

Should we ban Pomeranians?

The most horrifying example of the lack of breed predictibility is the October 2000 death of a 6-week-old baby, which was killed by her family's Pomeranian dog. The average weight of a Pomeranian is about 4 pounds, and they are not thought of as a dangerous breed. Note, however, that they were bred to be watchdogs! The baby's uncle left the infant and the dog on a bed while the uncle prepared her bottle in the kitchen. Upon his return, the dog was mauling the baby, who died shortly afterwards. ("Baby Girl Killed by Family Dog," Los Angeles Times, Monday, October 9, 2000, Home Edition, Metro Section, Page B-5.)