Vigilance is the answer
With all the strides made to educate people on the breed commonly known as a pit bull, it can be discouraging to read yet another news story about the potential of the breed becoming banned in another state. This time it is Mashpee, Massachusetts. With the freedoms we possess in this country, many of them started by the upstart revolutionaries in Massachusetts, how far has this state fallen?
What is so scary about a ban such as the one I am speaking of, is the ability of the press to scare people into believing this is what is best for their children. This sentence, "“a strong instinct for dominance” and a prey drive that results in “aggressive pursuit of . . . human children.” simply scares the hell out of me. Pardon me if I am wrong, but do we have alien children running around, or stick children, or fake children. How do they know this? Are they kidding me? Someone actually wrote that in a legal document? The preponderance of many politicians, especially small town ones, to believe humans are basically stupid and cannot make educated decisions without using scary wording to sway the vote, makes me glad I don't live there. The story was on the Best Friends site, you can read it here and then you can write to the politicians and tell them this is a witch hunt at its' best.
If we truly believed all breed character assassination was the way to go, we would all be cheering Michael Vick's induction back into society. But to call for the destruction and death of puppies, who are brought into this world because of humans who refuse to spay and neuter their pets, when they have no one to speak for them is simply atrocious and reeks of discrimination in the highest order.
Please write to these politicians and let them know how you feel.
What is so scary about a ban such as the one I am speaking of, is the ability of the press to scare people into believing this is what is best for their children. This sentence, "“a strong instinct for dominance” and a prey drive that results in “aggressive pursuit of . . . human children.” simply scares the hell out of me. Pardon me if I am wrong, but do we have alien children running around, or stick children, or fake children. How do they know this? Are they kidding me? Someone actually wrote that in a legal document? The preponderance of many politicians, especially small town ones, to believe humans are basically stupid and cannot make educated decisions without using scary wording to sway the vote, makes me glad I don't live there. The story was on the Best Friends site, you can read it here and then you can write to the politicians and tell them this is a witch hunt at its' best.
If we truly believed all breed character assassination was the way to go, we would all be cheering Michael Vick's induction back into society. But to call for the destruction and death of puppies, who are brought into this world because of humans who refuse to spay and neuter their pets, when they have no one to speak for them is simply atrocious and reeks of discrimination in the highest order.
Please write to these politicians and let them know how you feel.
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