With all the discussion over which breed of dog the Obama family should get as their White House dog, they should visit a local shelter, and adopt one of the "pit bull" breeds.

If anyone can change the way America looks at pit bulls, then the President ought to be able to do so.

Maybe Obama can use his "star power" to finally get people to stop persecuting what has emerged as America's most discriminated dog.

Labels: Pit Bull Bans

The Seattle Times ran an article about a local woman who started an organization called, "Families and Dogs Against Fighting Breeds". She wants the city to either ban pit bulls or at least a mandatory sterilization of them.

Colleen Lynn, who was attacked by a pit bull, said the following...

"I have to prepare myself to be massively intimidated. But we need to recognize the problem. Our community is suffering."

Are we looking at another Denver, another Windsor, another fascist state where hundreds of well-tempered dogs are ripped from their homes and put down like Jews in a concentration camp, just because a few dog owners weren't acting responsibly?

Like I've said countless times here, we already have laws and remedies against irresponsible dog owners, the problem is that local governments don't want to go after the bad apples. It costs money. They'd rather take the easy road by burdening everyone.

The irony of that approach is that only the law-abiding citizen abide by laws. The irresponsible citizens, who don't abide by laws, are the problem.

How will another law address the people who don't abide by laws?

You've heard the old saying, "If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns". It's the same principle.

Read the full article...
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/..../2004112928_brodeur08m.html

Labels: Pit Bull Bans