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It has been proven, that a pit bull's jaw does not, and is physically incapable of "locking." They do have... [MORE] |
Monica |
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Pitbulls have done nothing wrong. Why are we blaming the breed, they are like any other dog. They reflect the... [MORE] |
LaWanna Holiday |
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My little girl is a great dog. I have a toy poodle and the pit and they get alone well.... [MORE] |
Julius Moore |
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I will say it: Peter Vallone is right.. impossible; but there it is. And this for real, they, pit bulls... [MORE] |
Peter Anthony Reale |
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In today's society, we see pitbulls "mauling" and "targeting" children and other people. All we see within the media is... [MORE] |
Angela |
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I have a chihuahua and a pittbull.The Pitt is the most docile canine i have ever had the honor of... [MORE] |
Ally |
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actually you are soooooooo wrong!!!!!! In 1995 and 1996, a list of dog bites included ten Rottweilers, four pit bulls,... [MORE] |
giocondo |
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first of all if the only kind of dog you know is a Bichon Frise than why are you even... [MORE] |
giocondo |
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I'm not sure about all that I just no they are fearless dogs and are very mean. pittbulls are okay... [MORE] |
Brytani Anderson |
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I think its soo wrong to even think about a ban of a breed, a beautiful dog that god created... [MORE] |
Jessie |
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i lived in america all my life and they always say its a free country....with all the pit bull bans... [MORE] |
Sawsha |
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Pitbulls are sweet and docile creatures- I know I sleep next to a 100 lb. pitbull everynight. The problem isn't... [MORE] |
brittany |
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My dog got bit by pitbull last night. Just ran up to us and bit my dog on her chest... [MORE] |
jinny |
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My dog is a mix and she plays with other dogs and children at the dog park. My dog has... [MORE] |
Melanie Pirozzi |
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You know, i have loved pit bulls all my life and i was never able to get one because my... [MORE] |
Chris Duke |
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i think people are overreacting, my sister has a pure pit bull she adopted from a local town shelter about... [MORE] |
Linda H. |
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jinny says: "You may say no, I understand, but you know Pitbulls are bad." The ignorance of some people. I've got... [MORE] |
Jeff D |
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I own a pitbull...his name is Zeus he came into our home when he was six weeks old and has... [MORE] |
Giovanna Gambino |
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I am constantly shocked at the ignorance of people when it comes to this issue. I am sorry that your... [MORE] |
katie |
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Your dog may have been attacked by a pitbull, but can we place all of the blame on the dog?... [MORE] |
Sam Dangerfield |
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I think there are few bad people in this world who make it a diffcult place to live for everyone... [MORE] |
Melanie Pirozzi |
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For everyone who argues that pit bulls are worse than any other type of dog, I would direct you... [MORE] |
DenverGirl |
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After calling and emailing my local Councilwoman Melinda Katz, I am happy to say that I was told via email... [MORE] |
Peter.Kefalas. |
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Local Councilwoman Melinda Katz sadly doesnt think pitbulls are a danger to kids as actions speak for themselves and she... [MORE] |
Lia Ferrari |
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As a veterinary student and an owner of a pit bull I am extremely offended by your statement against pit... [MORE] |
Lindsey Martell |
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yes its not a problem for her because she has no children for if she did she surly would ban... [MORE] |
dawn |
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I've just been reading through a number of posts, the responses to those posts and of course the article that... [MORE] |
Jon Bozak |
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In response to "just a thought about the obvious", anyone who has watched Cesar Milan of the "Dog Whisperer" on... [MORE] |
J. Lii |
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You are spot on in your comments and I agree whole heartedly that we need to get respected and recognized... [MORE] |
jon bozak |
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I would like to see what Vallone has done to curb dog fighting all over the five boros, strange isn't... [MORE] |
J. Lii |
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pit bulls are only weapons if you make them. [MORE] |
brooke |
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Any dog can be aggressive, including a Bichon Frise. Laws should be enacted to limit time that a dog of... [MORE] |
Terri L Young |
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anonymous |
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No law can completely shield us from harm. In the case of responsible owner's pets breaking away and harming or... [MORE] |
Mark |
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Okay... If we make laws like that, there will still be countless accidents- because the most fatal attacks from pit... [MORE] |
anonymous |
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I heartily agree with Mark's response to this message. But I want to point out another pitbull myth in the... [MORE] |
Danita |
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We blame pit bulls and other large, strong, and loveable pets that are neglected, abused, and trained to be aggressive... [MORE] |
Mark |
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Any dog bite can be dangerous and people breed the dogs and train them. It is very similar to dogs... [MORE] |
Mark |
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With all the problems facing NYC I find it sad,crazy and stupid to go after Pit bulls!!! We have... [MORE] |
Peter.Kefalas. |
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After emailing several NYC Council members and asking them not to support Councilman Vallone Jr's push to ban Pit... [MORE] |
Peter.Kefalas. |
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Any unsocialized dog has the ability to do serious do harm. Most dog bites happen to children who would be... [MORE] |
Terri |
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As I said before, a pomeranian won't kill you! A pit bull will. I know that many ae wonderful pets,... [MORE] |
anonymous |
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But anyone, in turn, that has to resort to criticization of something like a person being anonymous, is hard to... [MORE] |
anonymous |
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pomeranians have killed. there was an incident not too long ago where a child was killed by the family's pomeranian.... [MORE] |
Erika McCormick |
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Your solution is to ban a breed that for many years has been kept as loving pets, companions and workers... [MORE] |
irene mcdonnell |
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if thats the case take away guns. they serve more deaths each year in america then the big bites combined... [MORE] |
patrick |
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Actually, your "fact" about a Pomeranian not killing you, is incorrect! About 5 years ago, 2 pomeranians mauled a small... [MORE] |
Toni |
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Dear NY SUN, I beg you to spend some time in local animal shelters and with pit-bull rescue organizations in... [MORE] |
Andrea Lynn |
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Pit bull bites are one of the most dangerous, and they have been bred for fighting and aggressiveness, more than... [MORE] |
anonymous |
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Andrea Lynn |
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I agree that it starts with the owner. It was about the summer of 1993, I was 7 years old and... [MORE] |
Jessica |
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The humane society told us the puppy we adopted was a beagle/hound mix, but our vet says she has a... [MORE] |
Mary |
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I have 3 pure bread pit bulls that i rescued from shelters and i trust them playing with my infant... [MORE] |
justin silver |
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I do not own a pit bull, and my dog only took a small amount of training to be loving... [MORE] |
anonymous |
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Annon. |
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We also brought home a "lab mix" from the shelter, only to have everyone tell us that "she definitely has... [MORE] |
Laura |
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If we are going to ban the various things in this country that are so called weapons - we would... [MORE] |
K. H |
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I recently came into ownership of a pit bull/basset hound mix, approx. 1 year old. She is the sweetest, most... [MORE] |
Joe Mayfield |
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BSL has been proven unconstitutional in Ohio and Alabama, and will be proven the same in CA (San Francisco)....Why? Because... [MORE] |
Attorney in California--American Canine Foundation |
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I live in the City of Canton and the pit bulls here are everywhere. Young kids are walking these dog... [MORE] |
Patty |
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I have owned Staffordshire Bull Terriers for a long time now and they are often classified as "pitbulls" although there... [MORE] |
Robert Fleming |
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pitbull are the best dogs anyone can ever own .people just make stupid laws and i can say none if... [MORE] |
king t |
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no they arent they are just like any other breed of dog. humans just train them to kill. [MORE] |
jenny |
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I HAD TWO PIT BULLS YEARS AGO, I GAVE THESE DOG LOTS OF EFFECTION AND LOVE, THEY WERE AS GENTLE... [MORE] |
RITA BATTAGLIA |
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Okay, but if pit bulls were banned, they would not continually be placed in the hands of drug dealers and... [MORE] |
anonymous |
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Numerous studies have shown that Pit Bull type dogs cause over half of dog bite related deaths and injuries each... [MORE] |
Karol Briggs |
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For years people like yourself have been quoting stats about the Pit Bull, but I'm sure you don't even know... [MORE] |
J. Lii |
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People have been stereotyping the Pit Bull for years. First, you are wrong when you state that they were bred... [MORE] |
slj |
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Just so Kim, Ed (btw I don't own a bully breed, I simply fight bad legislation) and anyone else that... [MORE] |
Marla |
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Give me A BREAK! seriously, what are you trying to prove? [MORE] |
anonymous |
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I love dogs. I've had three dogs in my 24 years of life and all of them lived to be... [MORE] |
Kim |
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the poor girl who was mauled to death in S.F. was not killed by "Pitbull's", if you ban Bully breeds... [MORE] |
rich |
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wow you could'nt be more ignorant,this ban will probably include german shepperds.i'm from ohio where the general assembly just overturned... [MORE] |
james tanner |
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It's not ignorance it's fact. If you google Pit bull attacks it's like hundreds of responses. I took this page... [MORE] |
Kim |
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Go to this website please http://www.atts.org/about.html. You will see that pit bulls have tested better in temperament testing than... [MORE] |
Toni |
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So you think it would be better to just kill all of them when the majority of them are sweet... [MORE] |
katie |
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Oh my goodness lady, what a perfect example of a useless fallacious argument. The fact that pit bulls pass temperament... [MORE] |
Humanitarian |
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Of course with the proper upbringing and training a pit bull can be a loving, loyal and non-agressive pet....but you... [MORE] |
Westie Lover |
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Doesn't councilman Vallone have anything better to do with his time? While we, the taxpayers, are out working hard to... [MORE] |
Joshua Rosenthal |
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Please, Lawmakers.Enforce leash laws that are most likely already there. ANY dog can bite, but the wrong people, looking for... [MORE] |
sandi stephenson |
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Let me tell you. I own the most wonderful pitbull in the world. Her name is Faith and she will... [MORE] |
Ashley |
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yes i completely agree, pit bulls are given a bad reputation, just because these powerful dogs are getting into the... [MORE] |
giocondo |
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I work in an anima hospital on Long Island and the pitts that come in are all wagging their tails... [MORE] |
Toni Columbo |
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I KNOW PEOPLE THAT OWN PIT BULLS AND THEY ARE THE MOST LOVEABLE AND GENTLE DOGS .THEY GIVE KISSES AND... [MORE] |
Frank Geraci |
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Dear Sir, I just want to say that I own a Staffordshire bull terrier,better known as a Pit bull. My... [MORE] |
Angel Gonzalez |
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The problem is not the breed. The problem is that many pit bulls are trained to be attack dogs, which... [MORE] |
Cheyne |
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I happen to own a rescued German Shepard-Rottweiler who at the time that I rescued her, was more aggressive than... [MORE] |
Corinna Testo |
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First of all, you aren't even spelling his name right- so much for having "all the facts" on something. It's... [MORE] |
anonymous |
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I just have such a hard time understanding how the majority of US citizens can sit back and watch "government"... [MORE] |
Bambi Neville |
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It is difficult to understand how a person (or persons) entrusted with legislating for the common good can be so... [MORE] |
R L Smith |
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I thought this was America the land of the FREE? I guess it must not be if government agencies are... [MORE] |
Sherry |
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What exactly, would be an effecient way of punishing owners with pit bulls who attack? Would we just put everyone... [MORE] |
anonymous |
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i walk my dogs often and have had endless problems with pit bulls, akitas, and german shepherds, so i've had... [MORE] |
ed |
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Ed, I don't know if you have kids but I do, my "PIT" lives with another dog and 2 cat's,... [MORE] |
Anne |
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People who "know" all about "pit bulls" are frightening. There is no such breed. American Pit Bull Terriers are a... [MORE] |
Rebecca Shaw |
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Hey Ed, if your dog is getting attacked so often, your dog is CLEARLY the one starting the fights. TELL... [MORE] |
Lydia |
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The article states, " the breed is "often a weapon of choice of drug dealers and gangs seeking to intimidate... [MORE] |
Nikole |
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...and if you've got the nerve to approach the thing -- it lunges up at you and covers you in... [MORE] |
Mike E. B. |
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In Toledo v. Tellings, the Ohio Court found that the "pit bull" was no more or less dangerous that any... [MORE] |
Eric Johnson |
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Councilman Vallone seems to have acquired his erroneous beliefs about dogs from the Urban Myth Handbook of Lies and Distortions.... [MORE] |
Cherie Graves |
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Wait a second, tigers are banned as pets aren't they? Is that, also, going against individual rights? This is an... [MORE] |
anonymous |
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How, exactly, did the Bichon Frise owner Peter Vallone Jr. become such an expert on pit bulls? If he is... [MORE] |
Lynn |
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I am pleased to read how many people have written in defense of such a wonderful "breed", as there are... [MORE] |
Amy-Lou |
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I'm gald I don't live in New York. I am sorry this man does not have the mental capacity to run... [MORE] |
Tracy |
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To the comment: "Instead of trying to outlaw such a great "breed" (pits are usually extremely loving and loyal), Mr.... [MORE] |
Lynn |
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Okay, first of all, no one cares if a bichon frise bites you- you won't die! With almost any other... [MORE] |
anonymous |
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I would like to know how this law is magically going to 'assure us' that the drug dealers and gangs,... [MORE] |
Lynn |
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You, whoever you are, are obviously listening to people who are completely uneducated and ignorant about what these dogs are.... [MORE] |
Toni |
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Good grief! When will our legislators finally 'get it'? The locking jaw theory is a myth. These breeds of dog... [MORE] |
Ann Nagy |
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You know, people really need to get all the information on the bill before attacking it! Okay, this law is not... [MORE] |
anonymous |
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Yes, I know it's the owner's fault, and yes I know it's wrong to punish the dogs. In a perfect... [MORE] |
Aaron |
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Breed profiling is just as unfair as racial profiling. I want to know how many pit bulls Mr. Vallone knows... [MORE] |
Sharon Sullivan |
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Our son has two lovable pitbulls. I could hug them lay on them. They are friendler than my adopted Dachshund.... [MORE] |
Jill Cohen |
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our pit is our child. he sleeps with us even...he loves our kids and knows to be gentle with little... [MORE] |
marie |
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Are you people crazy? Pit bulls for weapons. You are out your mind. You could use as a guard dog... [MORE] |
Barry Bonds |
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Are you people crazy? Pit bulls for weapons. You are out your mind. You could use as a guard dog... [MORE] |
Barry |
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A pit bull can be a very kind and loving dog if it is raised properly. they should not be... [MORE] |
hank hill |
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It is not about the PitBull...all this BSL Legislation, it's about CONTROL of the Human Masss, thru the use of... [MORE] |
Dean A. Ayers |
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Banning Pit Bulls does not solve the problem. Criminals do not obey the law and, to them, dogs are a... [MORE] |
Rose Norkus |
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By simply unleashing the pit bulls in NYC parks, they will become socialized and no longer bite. The Department of... [MORE] |
Matt Parker |
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Banning Pit Bulls is not the answer. I have had Pit Bulls and have been around Pit Bulls my entire... [MORE] |
Peter.Kefalas. |
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it doesn't matter if its "the owner, not the dog", it doesn't change the fact that pit bulls have the... [MORE] |
anonymous |
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did you know that many dogs in fairfield IA are banned just because of their weight? if they weigh over... [MORE] |
brittany |
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I work as a groomer and trainer, and I have to say in ALL the time that I've worked. I... [MORE] |
KANDI |
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In response to your claim that we should just unleash all pits and let them roam through the parks, which... [MORE] |
Jessi |
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Readers should be aware that the entry "Unleash all Pit Bulls" attributed to Matt Parker and pointing to the link... [MORE] |
Matthew Parker |
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Heavens, lets not turn fanatic, you are not doing your more reasonable PIB supporters any favours by putting up such... |
Humanitarian |
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i dont live in nyc but i do live in ny i own a3 yr old pitbull and have 2... [MORE] |
nancy |
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