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Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts) Mon Sep 30, 2013, 08:20 AM Sep 2013

"How do you prove it's a pitbull?" [View all]

I see this line of argument quite a bit from folks defending their beloved breed from municipalities that are proposing breed bans. The argument, if I understand correctly, centers on there being no clear DNA or lineage to prove animal X is breed Y.

But then many of these same folks are speaking in defense of animals they own and love. So how do they know what they have is what they love?

BTW -- I'm thoroughly ambivalent on the pitbull issue vis-a-vis the breed, though I'm inclined to oppose blanket banning.

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"How do you prove it's a pitbull?" [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 OP

Similar or same dna test that is used to to determine dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #1

There are. Which is why if a report of a "pit bull" mauling someone has no DNA proof, ignore it Recursion Sep 2013 #2

I saw mention that Boxers were a breed sometimes mistaken for a PB Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #4

Here PD Turk Sep 2013 #6

^^ That (nt) Recursion Sep 2013 #8

You don't PD Turk Sep 2013 #3

+1 truebluegreen Sep 2013 #5

I made sure my poodle was AKC - couldn't take a chance on mixed breed because of my allergies. I patricia92243 Sep 2013 #7

BSLs seek to ban specific breeds, but neglect the necessary DNA testing to identify those breeds. baldguy Sep 2013 #9

Who pays for it? Who has the right to extract from my personal property? Decaffeinated Sep 2013 #10

And the RWTPs just keep coming. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #12

Simply put,you don't easychoice Sep 2013 #11