"I wish those vicious creatures could be banned." ***WARNING: GRAPHIC***

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221. Do you honestly believe your own

drivel? If no humans were on earth and only animals, they can't be bred to be a certain way, that's the intervention of PEOPLE. Their development and evolution would be completely natural. Not to mention the fact there would be no "domesticated" animals (also a human intervention only situation), they would all be wild and the natural food chain would commence with them all killing each other. And for the sake of argument, say we weren't here - we just all magically disappeared leaving dog breeds as they are now. You would worry about pit bulls eating all those other sweet dog breeds? They, and pit bulls alike, would more likely be eaten by bears, wildcats, wolves and host of other wild animals higher on the food chain. Do you even know what the hell you're talking about? Good grief.

And an ethical vegetarian? Give me a break, if you had any understanding of animals, you wouldn't speak like this about a breed of dog - calling them monsters. Animals aren't monsters nor are they evil, they are animals. They don't know what's "right" and "wrong". All they know is their instincts and what kind of environment they were raised in that shapes their temperament. You can't hold them to the same intellectual standards as people, oh but that's only pit bulls right? Pit bulls are the only creature who kills people because they are monsters. What a load of bollocks you speak. I've never in my life met an "ethical" vegetarian that would call for the culling of an entire breed based on the actions of a tiny percentage of them - and you do realize, it is a tiny percentage based on the population of them? In countries that have banned pit bulls, and I used to live in one so I know what I'm talking about, Dobermans and Rottweilers are in the top slots for mauling and killing people, should they be slaughtered too? Why do you think that happens? Are Dobermans and Rottweilers just dangerous monsters? No, it's called being a product of their environment. They were trained to be aggressive, maybe not in all circumstances necessarily to kill people, but ultimately in any circumstance where you train a dog to be aggressive, that can have unintended results and that can happen with any dog. There are also those that abuse dogs or not properly socialize them because they are tied up in their backyard most of the time. Again, that is a dangerous thing to do with any animal large enough to maul or kill a person. People have created this problem, not the dogs themselves and someone like you should know that. When I was a kid, Dobies and Rotties were the "dangerous monsters". Now it's pit bulls. The more things change, the more they stay the same. The only difference is the breed of dog, the bullshit still runs rampant.

So pit bulls are "assault" dogs now? Is that like an "assault rifle" or "assault weapon"? Any gun can be used to assault somebody, and any dog can be used to assault people, the damage varies depending on the size and strength of the dog just like the type of gun used. Nobody ever talks about how dangerous pellet guns are, that's because a pellet gun is rarely, if ever, fatal - handguns, AR-15's, whichever you like, are often fatal. Same with dogs. Chihuahuas are one of the most reported to bite people, but we don't consider that an issue because they don't have the capacity to kill. However any medium to large size dog can have much worse consequences. This is why only responsible people should own them.

Pit bulls aren't natural? Well if we're going to go down that road, neither are most (if not all) breeds of dog because their characteristics and breed standards were developed by .... PEOPLE. Not the natural order of things.

When you spend all your free time rescuing pit bulls, or working in a shelter, vet's office, kennel or any other capacity where you are around high numbers of pit bulls - and you still think they are monsters, I'd take you or anyone else with this bigotry more seriously, but none of you have. I've never come across a single person with vast EXPERIENCE with pit bulls, including myself, that shared your opinion. These same people, except for the rare exception, also know what end of the leash to blame for any problem dog, including pit bulls. You evidently don't get that concept either. Before you call for the slaughter of entire breeds of dog, you better know what the fuck you're talking about.