Comments | treeling_75: Forget the dog, shoot the owner.

treeling_75

Forget the dog, shoot the owner.

Jul 28, 2006 10:44

So last night, just before bed, I saw this article

It describes how a 71 y/o woman out doing her gardening was mauled to death in her own yard by the neighbor's dog. The article says pit bull, but now they're saying they aren't sure what breed it is.

Does it MATTER what breed it is (except to good staffordshire owners who are sick to death of these ( Read more... )

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canutius July 28 2006, 17:27:49 UTC

Well, I pretty much agree with you. The owner needs to be the one punished. Unfortunately, a dog like that has to be put down because you're never going to find a place that could afford him quality of life while keeping people safe ( ... )

treeling_75 July 28 2006, 18:32:22 UTC

Yeah, actually, I was thinking that if you need a license to drive a truck loaded with hazardous materials, and you need a license to own a gun, you should need a license to own certain potentially (very) dangerous breeds. 10 bucks and a written test isn't going to be a dealbreaker for someone who's paid a grand for a puppy. It's true that any dog could suddenly turn on a person for some random reason (i.e. the lady who got her face bitten off by a LAB), but there are certain breeds that are so physically powerful that even a little "mistake" could have terrible consequences. But that's the risk of animal ownership-- you'll always be held responsible for your pet's actions whether it's just financially or legally (I doubt anyone could make much of a legal case against a nonaggressive breed with no history of behavior problems. You'd still get the pants sued off of you, though ( ... )

aoife_ife July 28 2006, 20:21:59 UTC

Gah, don't even get me started on this - I could go on for hours, the whole thing just makes me so mad on so many different levels ( ... )

canutius July 29 2006, 17:28:06 UTC

the owners who have the dogs as a status symbol and train for agression aren't typically people who would follow correct legal channels anyhow, I don't think, so what good would it do?Well, you're right, but the Swiss not only do beurocracy (sp?) well, but they are natural born policemen, so it works over here. Hell, I've had the police on my doorstep because I put my newspapers out a day early (anal wankers). So over here, it does work. It would also give the police another reason to harrass people who need harrassing. At least if you could go remove a drug dealer's pit bull/dog, you get the satisfaction of removing his dick extension, even if you couldn't jail him for something else ( ... )

catz_me July 29 2006, 10:33:06 UTC

hi Tree, Catz here. Hmm it's weird, I friended you a long time ago and was able to see your entries, and now it's weird but they don't seem to show?! Maybe you took me off, and I don't mind if you want your entries private but just let me know.

*hugs*

treeling_75 July 29 2006, 17:54:20 UTC

No, Miss Pants. I did NOT take you off deliberately... and most of my journal entries aren't f-locked or meant to be private, so I'm not sure what's going on! I'll go investigate and make sure you're added.

treeling_75 July 29 2006, 17:59:03 UTC

Ok, you've been added. I think the issue is that you don't show up in the list of people who have "friended" me and since I'm lazy that's how I friend people-- I just look at the list and click on whatever names have a checkbox next to them indicating I need to friend them back. Sorry about that :(

catz_me July 30 2006, 08:20:02 UTC

hey no problem :)
I do that too actually :p

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