of course it has, I'd be a fool to deny it, any dog can do damage to a person. Just that pits as well as other so called dangerous dogs can do much more damage than most.
There's this black moron that lives near me, he has a rottweiler and he likes to think he's a badass by walking around with this dog not kept on a lead. You should see him with his chest puffed out as he walks, it's almost as if the dog gives him super human powers.
It's only a matter of time before the dog goes for someone and when it does it will get put down. It's not the dogs fault, it's the fucking pricks fault but the dog will pay for it. In a ideal world they'd put him down along with the dog.
Here is my solution. If I had some sort of political position this is what I would do.
1.) First I would hold a meeting or press conference on the subject. I would tackle both sides of the issue. Good and bad. I would educate people on the myths about pitbulls and other "dangerous" breeds. I would also go into the business of news and how they sensationalize things to sell a story. I would show statistics and temperament studies. I would dive into the facts. not myths about dogs. Light would be shed on the irresponsible acts leading to 90 percent of these attacks. Those would include leaving children alone with dogs, leaving dogs to roam free, abuse, Mal nutrition, not socializing a dog and lastly dog fighters.
I am a reasonable person. To say a pitbull, Doberman American bulldog or any other large working breed is not more dangerous than say a tea cup terrier is foolish. I would try to compromise. No matter how much you educate people you would have people who will not listen to the facts and want extreme action, IE banning a breed totally.
Here are some points on how I would handle this.
1.) All dogs of all breeds over 40 lbs have to be registered at your local vet. No expense or fine if one does not obey this condition. BUT if a dog that was not register attacked and killed/severely maimed a person the owner would automatically be held responsible no matter the circumstance. 90 percent of these children who die are left alone with dogs much larger than them. BAD IDEA.
2.) If a dog whom is registered was to attack a person and severely maim or kill them there would be an investigation into the circumstances. If the owner was found to have been negligent, abusive, or facilitated the attack itself they would be held criminally responsible. The dog would be uthanized humanly and the owner would face some serious jail time. None of this pussy shit you see now. JAIL TIME. Jail time would obviously only apply if the situation showed the owner to be clearly at fault for the attack. If the dog did this out of the blue while on lead or had mental issues the circumstances would not be criminal. Remember the point of this is to punish the owners not the tool they use to be irresponsible.
3.) If your animal attacks or harms a person of a non serious nature and the victim feels they where unjustly attacked the animal will be temperament tested By the local vet. if the animal passes the test and is stable the owner and animal have to complete a K9 training and education course. There would obviously be an investigation into this to stop people from antagonizing animals to attack and then wrongly blaming the owner.
4.) The pitbull, Doberman etc owners would get rights to. if a person was to antagonize an animal. or proof could be provided of other foul play the person responsible would be punished with hefty fines.
5.) I would hold meeting for dog lovers and also critics to attend and raise issues. People just do not take dogs serious.
Most people jusy need to be educated on the subject. The media is a business. The more sensational the story the better. Obvious with dog attacks. Time after time I watch these when they occur and most all the facts are myths or plain ignorant.
This is America you cannot tell me I can own a gun but not a breed of DOG. especially when that animal is 5000 times less likely to attack you than you being struck by a rouge car out on a walk. It is about time the idiots who let there animals get to these stages be punished. Not little pitbull puppies who haven't done a damn thing.
