BSL just won't go away

If I hear one more "expert" politician call for the ban of a particular breed of dog I think I will just scream. This argument goes back and forth several times a year and it riles people to the point of extreme anger. http://www.mandjshow.com/videos/banning-pit-bulls/

I have said this before and I will say it again. Pit Bulldogs are not the problem. The problem is the hysteria which surrounds any injury to a child or adult by a dog. The media, which I was a part of for many years will run an inflamatory story about a pit bulldog before they will run a story about a labrador because it sells papers and television views.

If a Labrador, which by the way, has the highest incidence of bites in the state of Florida, it is not the fault of the dog. I love Labradors but I also love pit bulls. The reason the bite statistics are so high in Florida for Labradors is it is the most popular dog in the state.

Because of bite statistics, some insurance companies ban some very popular breeds. Huskys, Malamutes, Boxers, Rottweilers, German Shepherds, and the list goes on and on. What would happen if these bite statistics on Labradors made it to the insurance companies and they said, "Okay, no more Labradors."? People would begin screaming.

8% of all puppies born in this country have dominance aggression according to some studies. That is a percentage of all the puppies, from chihuahuas, to poodles, to labs, to pit bulls. This is not rocket science. Big dogs have big mouths. Big mouths can cause more damage than small mouths. Dogs are animals. They do not think or reason the way a human can.

Can't we all just try and use some common sense in the issue and stop all the inflammatory discussion? Eradicating a breed of dog because of hysteria won't solve the problem. It will just move on to the next breed that becomes popular. Why not have a discussion about mandatory spay/neuter to eliminate the euthanization of millions of animals in this country each year.

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