Many cities are outlawing pit bull dogs because of a lack of understanding about the breed. Incidents of pit bulls attacking people reported in the media are because the owners did not raise them in loving homes and socialize them. As a result of these stories in the media, many fear them and don’t adopt them. My parents had a loving pit bull when I was growing up, and it pains me to see people misunderstand the breed. Pit bulls must not be banned.
Nearly one million pit bulls are killed annually by shelters, which means 2,700 are killed each day due to shelters not having enough money to keep the dogs since no one will adopt these dogs. People don’t know that there are over four breeds of pit bull, out of which only one was used as a fighting breed. Others are to hunt small rodents away from farms or sewers. And even the most dangerous breed of the pit bull wasn’t bred to be dangerous; it was bred to hunt animals.
Pit bulls can be loyal and kind pets. I’ve met many pit bulls in my life, and I haven’t met a single one that would seem menacing. When I was born, my parents had a pit bull, and it protected me every day of my life until it died. The dog would lay with me whenever it sensed I felt sad or angry. And it even saved me from walking into the street when I was young. So if you just give pit bulls a chance, you will see that they can be your friends.
Cities must not band pit bulls because of bias. Most incidents involving them are because the owners were at fault. Any dog raised in a loving home with people socializing with it when young will not attack others. Thousands of pit bulls are being abandoned daily and even killed. I urge everyone to help with this issue — try adopting a pit bull or write to your city officials to support these much-misunderstood outlawed dogs.
- United States of America