Here in Ontario they have decided that Pitbulls need to be banned. People who own them already can keep them, but if they bite anyone there is a huge fine and an immediate death for the dog. All other pitbulls are to die.. just because they are pitbulls.

A friend of mine had made a video up to help people understand this breed. Please watch it. I warn you though, there are some pictures in it that are not suitable for children. (abuse pictures) Please, whether you like the breed or not.. please watch it. This is a very controversial issue, but I think it needs to be addressed. It won't be long before the whole breed is gone and I would hate to see that happen.

Here is the link, and feel free to share it with others.
Pitbull Education (http://www.deviantart.com/view/11337184/?offset=10)

Thanks for the post. I can't watch the video because my computer is S-L-O-W, but I hope it can open someone's eyes.

When I was in highschool I volunteered at the city animal shelter (read pound), and at that time there was a city ordinance against the adoption of pitbulls. Most all of the animal control techs hated it. Even at the counter if someone brought in a pitbull, they'd let them know that the dog would inevitably be euthenised unless they took it out of the city to the SPCA. (Which is really still in Sacramento, just city lines haven't been updated in ages.) If they could they'd always put boxer/terrier cross, or anything similar that they could get away with. The reason?
Yes, pit bulls are potentially violent dogs. Infact, most of the dogs they had in quarentine were pitbulls. And if you asked any of the ACTs about it, they'd tell you the truth. Most all (about 90%) of the pitbulls were there for attacking...... other animals.

What about other dogs? (the ones that made it into quarentine.)
They told me that easily half of all Sharpeis, Chows, Rotts, Akitas, and ???? (there was another one but I can't remember it) were in quarentine for attacking a human. With a couple of these breeds they'd tell you that they were most commonly family members even.

Funny how pitbulls went from being one of the most popular family dogs in the 30's (because of the lil rascal's Petey) to one of the most feared today.

That being said, Pitbulls are not for everybody. They are very highstrung and determined. This can make them very distructive without propper attention. They can be dangerous to your other animals, this is more likely to happen if you have more than one. (The more than one rule pretty much goes for any med-large breed dog. My cousin's pair of rotts have killed 4 cats so far. Why they keep replacing them is beyond me :confused: ) We've had one, he was very lovable and sweet. He never chased our cats, but we had him from a puppy. He was distructive though, and not well suited for an apartment. He took out the front window one day climbing behind the speaker to sneak out the door. My mother's friend has had many. He did have one bad seed, but he kept her and prevented problems from happening. (kenneled her when people came over or when he was not home, under lock and key even. ) She was a great dog. He'd give her commands from outside the kennel and she'd listen. He just wouldn't let her out when we were there, because she very commonly perceived people ready to harm him. The one he had before her, Pappy, had terrible arthritis. He was such a lover and so eager to please. He could hardly walk but to his last days he'd still dive four feet down in the river to pull up the EXACT rock you threw in. :heart: He was the greatest dog.

Very cool video. :) I will admit to having a predisposed fear of pitbulls for no other reason than the negative rap they have. That being said, I have known a couple of Pits and they're wonderful dogs.

Thanks for making me think twice about these beasties :)

~Ashley~

thanks for the video. dh and i love pits, the only reason we don' have one is because we are afraid of breed legislation...so sad. now we havea boxer cattle dog mix that every one thinks is a pit bull...lol..she is aobut as much pit as my mom's jack russle terrier...oh but she is muscular and has a square muzzle so she MUST be a pitbull right? :rolleyes:

I used to have a pit/ border collie cross and she was a fabulous dog..absolutly fabulous...the best dog i have ever had. she had longish hair but was built exactly likea pitbull. lol people would stop on the street to pet her and when they hsked me what breed she was would gasp and yank there hands away :mad:

ot there was the kid (think 18 or 19) who had a male rottie pup aroudn My Raja's age (six months). no matter how many times i explained to him that a male and female pair of pups were nto going to fight he jsut didnt' get it. and even if they would ...that was disgusting..but everytime he saw me he asked again... "hey want to roll your dog with my rottie"


i feel so sorry for "baddass" dogs sad sad sad...and now presa's are getting the same rap as pitbulls. makes me so sad.

I love big dogs but iwill probably notever get one unless we live out in the wilderness cause of people's prejiduces..makes me too nervous

Very cool video. Thank you for sharing!