Should Pit Bulls Be Banned?

There are several articles on Associated Content defending Put Bulls. The Truth about Pit Bull Terriers by Kate Schum is a good example. Schum obviously loves pit bulls and makes a good case for them. Her basic argument is that bad owners can turn pit bulls bad but that they are basically a good, loving and loyal breed. I am going to argue that while owners have something to do with pit bull behavior, the breed is fundamentally dangerous. There is a very real question: should pit bulls be banned or is this an extreme reaction?

The Pasadena Humane Society bans pit bulls. We found a large stray dog and took him to the Humane Society. They said he was part pit bull and told us he would be put down if they took him. They said they had had many problems with pit bulls and had banned them. Fortunately for the dog, our neighbor immediately found a home for him and his owners have had no problems with him.

I have a secret vice: I am addicted to “People’s Court.” Many cases of dogs biting people or attacking other dogs come up and many of the culprits are pit bulls. Judge Millian believes that pit bulls are bad news.

Should pit bulls be banned? In studies of dog bites, pit bulls are overrepresetned among dogs that have seriously injured or killed human beings. Pit bulls have been banned in several Western European countries, many towns and cities in the United States, and in China. Most pit bulls don’t bite anyone but they have a statistically higher probability of doing so than most other breeds.