tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post3076454090439135905..comments2024-03-10T10:40:12.454-07:00Comments on craven desires: GUEST VIEWPOINT: With pit bulls, it’s time to blame the breed, not just the deedscurrilous amateur bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00575387156203723911noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-61523915733074302822009-12-22T23:37:12.023-08:002009-12-22T23:37:12.023-08:00My dog (not a Pit Bull) would readily attack and p...My dog (not a Pit Bull) would readily attack and probably kill any cat or other prey animal it might come accross if he was loose and I was not there to call him off (being a responsible owner, this would never happen.)<br />I'm tired of owners of prey animals (cats) letting their animals loose outside to fend for themselves and then crying foul when another animal behaves like it should by killing prey. The dog should not have been loose and neither should the cat. This has nothing to do with the breed of dog. Do you really think a GSD or a lab or a mutt would react any differently to an exciting chase and kill?Dog Nerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14552032286187843745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-64298859317786135062009-12-22T21:21:59.988-08:002009-12-22T21:21:59.988-08:00classic victim blaming pit nutter response. no whe...classic victim blaming pit nutter response. no where in betty's editorial does it state that her cat was roaming the neighborhood.<br /><br />given the writer's use of the word MARAUDING (to roam in search of things to steal or attack) to describe the pit bulls, i will go out on a limb here and say that her cat was in her yard and so were the pit bulls, like so many pit bull attacks.scurrilous amateur bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575387156203723911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-88840306990167050682009-12-22T19:17:01.691-08:002009-12-22T19:17:01.691-08:00I let my pet mice play in the streets and GASP, my...I let my pet mice play in the streets and GASP, my neighbors cat viciously mauled them to death. I'm amazed it didn't turn on me next. Sound ridiculous? So does this story. <br /><br /> Loose cats kill small prey in mass numbers because they are predators, as are dogs. Prey drive is hardly a new thing when it comes to animals. In this case both owners are to blame, why was either running loose? Outside cats are frequently killed by dogs, cars, other cats and wild animals, it's the owners job to keep them safe. <br /><br /> When I was a child my family had outside cats, one never came back, the other was attacked by a dog (not a pit bull, btw). Both situations were OUR fault and we learned from them. Place blame where it belongs.TiffanyHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-91527730151719431062009-12-20T16:39:00.911-08:002009-12-20T16:39:00.911-08:00Pit bull attacks create strong public safety advoc...Pit bull attacks create strong public safety advocates like Mrs. Kang. These advocates use their shock, anger, and grief to forge new laws regulating the proven danger of pit bulls. Pit bull owners use the same tired tactics to diffuse the building trend toward regulation. We hear the mindless "it's all in how you raise them", "no one can identify a pit bull", "nanny dog", "Petey was a pit bull", "canine racism" arguments. The worst excuse of the lot is "any dog will bite". This particular excuse attempts to change the relationship between Americans and their dogs. In their hurry to spread blame, pit bull lovers also attempt to change the image of dogs in our society and blur the distinction between a bite and a mauling. When ordinary people begin to accept this as true, we can look for regulation like none of us have ever even considered. Beagles and Poodles do not roam the streets in packs, mauling children and the elderly, killing pets and livestock.flickanoreply@blogger.com