San Antonio, Texas girl killed......

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[dball]

As the point was made before, how many drug dealing bag homies from the hood do you think have their american staffordshire terrier, american pitbull terrier, or staffordshire bull terrier registered? Most don't even have a valid drivers license. Yet take a drive into your local hood and see how many of the "thugs" in the area have not one but 5,6,7 pits roaming in their yard.

And another thing. If anyone wants to be so ignorant as to think pits aren't the current media target then let me give you something to think about. As I have stated earlier (which you can easily find in a couple minutes of research) alot of pitbull attacks aren't 100% pitbulls. Rather they are mixed breeds. Mixed with what? Well anything some idiot sees fit. But even though its mixed the headline doesn't say "part pit,part .." or "mutt" it says Pitbull. Sounds like they are being targeted to me.

And as for sensitivity towards the child killed. My condolences. But normally, as much as I hate to say it. I disregard the so called mauling. When I was growning up we owned a rott. During that time some young kid in Ohio got brutally (very brutally) ripped to pieces by a Rott. The child lived but will look seriously deformed the rest of his life. Well you can guess what it led to, "ban rottweilers". Well as it turns out one of the kids friends admitted they would jab at the Rottweiler through its' fence with a sharpened stick and throw rocks at the thing, on much more than one occasion. The child got what was coming to him. On the flipside so did the pitt JS talked about.

And Gus. Are you serious? Really? You have been a member here for a while. Do you not see the numerous "snake attack" threads where everyone blames the owner no matter what. What makes you think on a forum dedicated to keeping reptiles as pets that the reaction would be any different with any other type of pet? Although the direction this thread went might not be where you intended, it shouldn't come as a shock.

I am not a "save the pitbull" person. If a pitbull kills a human, a bullet or 2 should be waiting. Imo that applies to any animal or for that matter any person that kills another human. But the owner should have severe punishment as well.

There are responsible pitbull owners that have owned pitbulls longer than I have been alive without one single problem. They should not be punished because drug dealing turds or other irresponsible pet owners cannot raise a pet properly.

	In My Opinon IMO = In My Opinion and IMHO = In My Honest Opinion

[MED04]

Originally Posted by dball

When I was growning up we owned a rott. During that time some young kid in Ohio got brutally (very brutally) ripped to pieces by a Rott. The child lived but will look seriously deformed the rest of his life. Well you can guess what it led to, "ban rottweilers". Well as it turns out one of the kids friends admitted they would jab at the Rottweiler through its' fence with a sharpened stick and throw rocks at the thing, on much more than one occasion. The child got what was coming to him.

Wow. The child got what was coming to him. Wow. I can't believe that a human being would wish another human being disfigurement...permanent disfigurement...for the rest of his life without a second thought.

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Originally Posted by boafiend

except how many more people do pitbulls kill a year than burmese pythons(in america), look im not saying you shouldnt be able to own a pitbull, all im saying is if we own an animal with the ability to kill someone very easily than we need to be responsible about it, and if that means making regulations thats fine, if they made rules i had to follow to keep my burmese python that are in the interest of others safety there shouldnt be problem. thats all i am really trying to say here, i was just trying to point out, one animal can cause more danger to someone than another can

I agree; animal owners are obligated to keep their animals under control. To answer your post though, a lot more people are killed by drunk drivers AND sober drivers in this country. Should we outlaw alcohol and ban any vehicle with the potential to kill? Sometimes cars go berzerk and the brakes or steering just go out. They don’t have a mind of their own, but they can get out of control. (The potential is there.) The idea of new legislation just comes too easy as a knee-jerk reaction. There seems to be a double standard here. If it’s because we “need” cars, that’s debatable too.

[dball]

Originally Posted by MED04

Wow. The child got what was coming to him. Wow. I can't believe that a human being would wish another human being disfigurement...permanent disfigurement...for the rest of his life without a second thought.

Come on now. Of course I would never want to see anyone mauled by an animal, permanently or not. Allow me the chance to re-word that. The child (13-14 yr old) purposely irritated the dog too make it angry. Thinking its funny. You taunt an animal trying to make it angry yet expect it not to hurt you if given the opportunity. Call me crazy but what did he think would happen? He wanted to see an angry dog, and, he did. He learned a pretty important lesson as did the parents who weren't watching their child. Too bad its a permanent disfigurement but people like that unless taught a lesson become bullies if not already. I doubt the child taunted anyone or anything after that. And the innocent dog that would more than likely have never hurt anyone if not taunted, had to be killed for defending itself. Think about it.

I do not wish harm on any innocent animal, even more so an innocent child. I definatley did not mean to come off like that MED. I hope you can understand what I meant and where I was going with that. It would bother me if anyone, even people online I will more than likely never meet, viewed me in such a way.

	Megan! Brett's Better Half

[Ranger]

Originally Posted by tbowman

So when it comes to burms and retics and other large snakes, its the breed?

Yes. Ball Pythons are not a threat to their owners safety, are they? When you read a story of a constrictor related fatality, it's a burm, a retic, or rarely, an afrock. That's why most people advocate a 2 person per 6 foot of snake rule.

Anyone who has been around them can tell you that a retic is a more dangerous animal than a corn snake. The retic is usually under lock and key, indoors. There is the occaisional keeper who needs to walk the streets with a large constrictor to show the world how large his manhood is. If his snake bites someone, he should do jail time for his negligent acts.

Pardon my spelling in this post. I haven't had my coffee yet.

	Corn Snake The Corn Snake or Red Rat Snake (Elaphe guttata) is a species of Rat Snake.

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I haven't seen a single post where ANYONE was calling for a ban on Pitbulls.

There was a big headline a few years back where a couple owned a pair of Canary Island dogs. The dogs scared everyone in the neighborhood, and eventually ripped a young woman to pieces. The couple that owned the dogs both went to prison - the dogs were put down. If those dogs were in my yard - I wouldn't hesitate to shoot them dead on the spot.