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

[DirkGently]

231. No, Boud. It's vicious dog culture that is cruel.

You've almost got it. You have seemingly locked in on the idea that there are people who cherish the idea of raising and keeping a savage dog. That's good -- that's the problem. What you are missing entirely is the fact that a lot of said people choose dogs they -- as often inaccurately as not -- call pit bulls.

Plenty of other breeds have the same type of "breeding" you seem to think condemns pit bulls. Bull dogs, for starters. Every type of sheep dog. Every dog commonly used in police work.

What you're missing is that there is nothing magic about the term "pit bull" other than the fact it appeals to some of the worst dog owners. You also incorrectly assume that every pit bull in the world comes from a line of dog fighting.

You apparently don't understand that plenty of normal, responsible dog fanciers have pit bulls that -- surprise! behave just any other well-bred, well socialized dog.

You know these things, right?

You also understand that there are plenty of other powerful breeds that bad owners can and do use in exactly the same way, and who would be utterly undeterred in their dog-fighting / junkyard guarding, irresponsible animal keeping habits if large terriers -- which is all 'pit bulls' are -- were somehow made unavailable to them.

What you mean to target is the practice of abusing and socializing large dogs to be vicious. That's a human problem, not a dog problem, and thus you can only address it through the humans.