Following recent attacks by dogs in many parts of the world and the United States in particular, the city council has issued a directive that will see dangerous breeds of dogs like pit bulls and rottweilers banned. The main question is whether this ban is necessary and if so will it be effective. The debate on whether it is right to have these breeds of dogs banned has been in the public domain for sometime now (Randolph, M. 14-17).
Not all dogs are dangerous. In light of the foregoing its has been argued by many especially dog breeders that banning an entire breed of dogs is unfair and uncalled for. As we all know breeds of dogs are classified according to their purpose. Some dogs are best suited for hunting while others are to be kept as pets in homes. Some breeds tend to be naturally aggressive so as to perfectly suit their purpose of offering security by guarding people and property. While executing their duties they tend to be vicious and in most cases attack intruders. It is these dogs that many are now asking that should be removed from the society by totally banning them. Pit Bulls and rottweilers particularly are on the spot.
However the major problem that has been noted is the lack of pure breeds of dogs as it were in the past. Most breeds of dogs are now hybrid (mixture of two breeds) thus tends to have a mixture of traits picked from the original breeds. Due to this dogs are not able to serve the very purpose for which they were initially intended for. It is now not possible to get pure breeds of dogs.
Considering the latest attacks of dogs some of which have resulted to deaths of people I am of the opinion that certain breeds of dogs should be banned. Although this move has been heavily opposed by those that rear dogs for commercial purpose, it is important to look at the bigger picture and ensure that lives of human beings are not put at stake. Pit bulls and rottweilers in particular should be banned as research shows that they account for at least 74% of the vicious attacks that have been recorded lately.
However it is common knowledge that banning of certain breeds of dogs in this era may not have much effect due to the aforementioned reason of hybrid dogs. This means that even though these two breeds of dogs are banned there are dogs that have since been crossbred and thus possess similar traits as of these two breeds. Nevertheless banning of these two breeds which are considered most dangerous could help reduce the numerous attacks that have been witnessed lately.
Besides banning I am of the opinion that greater measures should be taken to avoid dog attack. This is because even though a dog does not fall in the category of those that attack. All dogs are considered naturally harmful or at least they have a potential to be harmful. Banning therefore may not be the lasting solution and the city council may have to look for a more permanent solution to this problem.
Author: http://www.kuro5hin.org/user/Peterpen
Not all dogs are dangerous. In light of the foregoing its has been argued by many especially dog breeders that banning an entire breed of dogs is unfair and uncalled for. As we all know breeds of dogs are classified according to their purpose. Some dogs are best suited for hunting while others are to be kept as pets in homes. Some breeds tend to be naturally aggressive so as to perfectly suit their purpose of offering security by guarding people and property. While executing their duties they tend to be vicious and in most cases attack intruders. It is these dogs that many are now asking that should be removed from the society by totally banning them. Pit Bulls and rottweilers particularly are on the spot.
However the major problem that has been noted is the lack of pure breeds of dogs as it were in the past. Most breeds of dogs are now hybrid (mixture of two breeds) thus tends to have a mixture of traits picked from the original breeds. Due to this dogs are not able to serve the very purpose for which they were initially intended for. It is now not possible to get pure breeds of dogs.
Considering the latest attacks of dogs some of which have resulted to deaths of people I am of the opinion that certain breeds of dogs should be banned. Although this move has been heavily opposed by those that rear dogs for commercial purpose, it is important to look at the bigger picture and ensure that lives of human beings are not put at stake. Pit bulls and rottweilers in particular should be banned as research shows that they account for at least 74% of the vicious attacks that have been recorded lately.
However it is common knowledge that banning of certain breeds of dogs in this era may not have much effect due to the aforementioned reason of hybrid dogs. This means that even though these two breeds of dogs are banned there are dogs that have since been crossbred and thus possess similar traits as of these two breeds. Nevertheless banning of these two breeds which are considered most dangerous could help reduce the numerous attacks that have been witnessed lately.
Besides banning I am of the opinion that greater measures should be taken to avoid dog attack. This is because even though a dog does not fall in the category of those that attack. All dogs are considered naturally harmful or at least they have a potential to be harmful. Banning therefore may not be the lasting solution and the city council may have to look for a more permanent solution to this problem.
Author: http://www.kuro5hin.org/user/Peterpen
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