Another responsible dog owner: Boy dies after pit bull attack in Wisconsin

[dairydog91]

49. So, their historical value to human development justifies continued ownership?

The same thing could be said about you-know-whats.

the one species that has allowed human kind to develop agriculture and civilization
Cows? Horses?

appropriate justification to defend unfettered profits from the machinery of death.
Why do you continue to defend large-dog proliferation? The average person, particularly one living in the suburbs or an urban area, has no need for a dog larger than 60 pounds. What, are they suddenly going to dump the house and adopt a hunter-gatherer lifestyle where a large dog is a necessary companion? Large dogs pose a risk that reasonably-sized dogs do not, and since very few people can demonstrate an actual need for large dogs, ownership of large dogs should be restricted to this small group of people.

Plus then we could just get rid of herding dogs
Special licensing for herding dogs.