American bully XL dogs to be banned, Sunak says
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Re: American bully XL dogs to be banned, Sunak says
#2As the saying goes, better late than never. I hope the rest of the world follows suit soon.
Re: American bully XL dogs to be banned, Sunak says
#3Small dogs are more aggressive, big dogs can do more damage. Ultimately, it’s a matter of training - how are they raised? - and a matter of the owner maintaining control. I really don’t believe in the whole “some breeds are inherently evil” thing.
Re: American bully XL dogs to be banned, Sunak says
#4Small dogs are more aggressive, big dogs can do more damage. Ultimately, it’s a matter of training - how are they raised? - and a matter of the owner maintaining control. I really don’t believe in the whole “some breeds are inherently evil” thing.
I used to think this, but then I talked to a doctor friend and they explained that most of the dog bites they see in their hospital come from pit bulls with good owners. The dogs had never acted out in the past and were loving family dogs, until something snapped and out of seemingly nowhere the dog attacked someone.
The statistics on dog bites in many countries are also pretty clear that some breeds, like pit bulls and German shepherds are responsible for a disproportionate amount of attacks on humans.
So while the great majority of pit bulls are loving dogs without any aggression, I would never take the risk of owning one.
Re: American bully XL dogs to be banned, Sunak says
#5Small dogs are more aggressive, big dogs can do more damage. Ultimately, it’s a matter of training - how are they raised? - and a matter of the owner maintaining control. I really don’t believe in the whole “some breeds are inherently evil” thing.
Stop with this nonsense already; some people believe the earth is flat but that doesn't make it correct. This exact mindset contributed to unnecessary deaths. There are many other strong and big breeds and yet pit bulls and their derivatives are responsible for overwhelming majority of serious incidents.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in...
Re: American bully XL dogs to be banned, Sunak says
#6As the saying goes, better late than never. I hope the rest of the world follows suit soon.
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Re: American bully XL dogs to be banned, Sunak says
#7Im not a fan of the premise that a small percentage of a population being responsible for an outsized percentage of violence is a result of their breeding. It's the environment and socialization factors that drive this.
Re: American bully XL dogs to be banned, Sunak says
#8Re: American bully XL dogs to be banned, Sunak says
#9Small dogs are more aggressive, big dogs can do more damage. Ultimately, it’s a matter of training - how are they raised? - and a matter of the owner maintaining control. I really don’t believe in the whole “some breeds are inherently evil” thing.
Let's skip the emotionally charged words like "evil". Do you believe some breads are more likely (statistically speaking) to kill a human than others?
Re: American bully XL dogs to be banned, Sunak says
#10Im not a fan of the premise that a small percentage of a population being responsible for an outsized percentage of violence is a result of their breeding. It's the environment and socialization factors that drive this.
It's time to stop spreading this false narrative. It's genuinely baffling how many people will disregard hard evidence and statistics simply because it doesn't fit their world view.