Two children killed by family pet

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Anonymous wrote:Shelters are also clearly pushing dangerous dogs on people too. I know these dogs were purchased but I did some looking st shelters snd they were pushing all these sketchy dogs, often pit mixes

I think the no kill movement was a mistake. Not all dogs can be saved and putting dangerous dogs in homes is crazy, especially since younb children tend to be most at risk. People over dogs, always.

The no kill shelters that I have volunteered at will still put a dog with behavioral issues down. The no kill part means they do not put down dogs if they run out of space.

The thing that would help most is (a) requiring that all dogs be licensed and (b) requiring that a licensed dog be spayed or neutered unless it is a working or sporting dog that is owned by a responsible breeder. No more pitts, no more doodles.

All dogs are required to be licensed, at least where I live. In my county it is also more expensive to license your dog if it is not spayed or neutered. The other thing to consider for male dogs is that recent studies are suggesting that neutering increases the risk of fear based aggression in some dogs. They believe this is because testosterone plays a role in a dog's confidence. Fear based aggression is the most dangerous form of aggression that results in the most attacks, especially around children. More research definitely needs to be done on this though.

Yes, but not everyone lives where you do. That's the point. If you want to get rid of the supply of unwanted dogs, you need to stop backyard breeders of animals that aren't going to be well cared for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shelters are also clearly pushing dangerous dogs on people too. I know these dogs were purchased but I did some looking st shelters snd they were pushing all these sketchy dogs, often pit mixes

I think the no kill movement was a mistake. Not all dogs can be saved and putting dangerous dogs in homes is crazy, especially since younb children tend to be most at risk. People over dogs, always.

The no kill shelters that I have volunteered at will still put a dog with behavioral issues down. The no kill part means they do not put down dogs if they run out of space.

The thing that would help most is (a) requiring that all dogs be licensed and (b) requiring that a licensed dog be spayed or neutered unless it is a working or sporting dog that is owned by a responsible breeder. No more pitts, no more doodles.

All dogs are required to be licensed, at least where I live. In my county it is also more expensive to license your dog if it is not spayed or neutered. The other thing to consider for male dogs is that recent studies are suggesting that neutering increases the risk of fear based aggression in some dogs. They believe this is because testosterone plays a role in a dog's confidence. Fear based aggression is the most dangerous form of aggression that results in the most attacks, especially around children. More research definitely needs to be done on this though.

Yes, but not everyone lives where you do. That's the point. If you want to get rid of the supply of unwanted dogs, you need to stop backyard breeders of animals that aren't going to be well cared for.

+1 My city requires licensing. I don’t think anyone actually does that.