Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Pit Bulls from N.Y. City
East News • December 29, 2006
Regarded as dangerous pets by their detractors but loved for their assertive nature by their owners, pit bulls may find themselves banned from New York City.
City Councilman Peter Vallone Junior ...
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Subject: RE: why?
Posted On: December 29, 2006, 4:33 pm CST
Posted By: caveat emptor
Comment:
Don't want to OWN one, just don't want to see them banned as it infringes on rights that are already eroding away.
Also, chihuahuas were originally bred to be skinned, tanned and used as water gourds...does that mean we should be using them for that now?
My stupid little dachshund was originally bred to flush mean little badgers out of their holes...MY dog is afraid of butterflies and refuses to go under the couch because it's dark under there.
Dogs are NOT their ancestry, they are their training and they are their owner's attitudes. Period.
Subject: RE: why?
Also, chihuahuas were originally bred to be skinned, tanned and used as water gourds...does that mean we should be using them for that now?
My stupid little dachshund was originally bred to flush mean little badgers out of their holes...MY dog is afraid of butterflies and refuses to go under the couch because it's dark under there.
Dogs are NOT their ancestry, they are their training and they are their owner's attitudes. Period.