On the Pitbull Ban.

Pit bulls have recently been banned in Ontario. This is my response to all the protests that are being planned by local animal rights groups.

"Innocent puppies do not grow up to be aggressive. They are neglected, abused or taught to be aggressive."

These dogs are bred to be agressive which means it's in their genetic makeup. The same way that lions don't have to be taught to attack zebras.

"Pit Bulls do not attack even if not provoked, wherever you got this information from is incorrect. I played and bonded with many wonderful Pit Bulls of which some would make better house pets than many dogs that I've ever met."

actually most cases of pit bull attacks that i've ever heard were completely unprovoked. my news search showed this:

"Ruby Sharum and her granddaughter were putting away groceries Friday night when the dog growled and then lunged at Sharum" link

"The carrier was delivering mail on the porch of a residence when the dog burst through an unlatched screen door and attacked him," link

"While she was trying to open the door so she could leave the residence, (the dog) for some reason bit her in the legs numerous times." link

"A woman was walking her pit bull in the park when she removed the dog's leash, Gittens said. A mounted police sergeant called to the woman, telling her to put the dog's leash on, and it was then that the dog noticed the horse, according to Gittens. The pit bull attacked the horse, biting the animal's rear legs" link

and so on.

""we as people cannot and should not control and supress their nature to fit our needs and whims"

Although I am not stating that I am against nor for the muzzling or leashing of Pit Bulls, I wanted to state that what you have said makes sense, yet you still agree strongly in restraining a dog to open its mouth and run/play at its own free will....therefore attempting to "control and surpress their nature to fit our needs and whims". Which we both have already agreed is not the best solution."

I said that because you are expecting that some sort of behavioural modification will turn an aggressive animal into a good pet, and in my opinion the best solution is to not have that kind of pet. The ban is not, after all, just about muzzles, which are a temporary solution exactly because they don't want to put down every pit bull in the province. What I meant was that aggressiveness is in their nature and we can't expect to turn pitbulls into non-agressive animals just by training, because no matter how much people say it works, it is not guaranteed, since living beings are not machines that you can program. Think about the tiger that attacked Roy Horn of Sigfried and Roy. He was not provoked. Aggressiveness is in the tiger's nature.

"Puppies are not born bad, such as babies are not born bad. The environment plus the nurturer are the deciding factor in how the puppy or baby will make sense of its world. "

I never said they are bad. They are not bad. Being aggressive is not bad, it is natural for these dogs, it is just the way they are - it is neither good nor bad. It turns bad only because we put them in societies that are not meant for them. Having aggressive animals in human environments cannot work unless we severely supress their nature. The best solution is to not have this kind of animal.