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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you for starting a new thread. I posted this article yesterday near the end of the thread where somebody asked if pit mixes were safer. I thought the article was relevant since this is a pit mix.  There are so many deaths and disfigurement caused by pit bulls. [b]But boy do they have a vocal advocacy group behind them.[/b] I would never own a pit or a pit mix. Easy to avoid. There are so many other breeds to choose from that I cannot understand why anyone, especially someone with a child or plan to have a child, would own one.[/quote]

I believe this probably started from the right place, which was wanting to re-home the tons and tons of pitbulls that are basically clogging the shelters, but it was really misguided. In an effort to save these dogs you have them going into homes that have NO business owning a dog like this. And talking them up like they're such amazing family pets? Unconscionable. The Pitbull PR machine acts like it is a totally normal, rational thing to adopt them, but it really, really is not. In a world without mutts and shelters, would anyone in their right mind be like, "oh, no. Forget the Golden Retriever, a much better choice for you and your 3 young kids would probably be a Pitbull," conveniently ignoring that the propensity to maul without warning is a genetic feature not a bug? Of course not. Honestly, so what that there are a lot of them in shelters. When you're bringing a dog into your home, you need to think about what is going to be the best choice in bringing in a new member for hopefully the rest of its life. For mine? That will never, ever be a pit or pit mix. [/quote]

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