Pit Bull. The negative connotation commonly associated with this breed of dog was produced by society. Most people imagine an aggressive fighting dog that’s ready to attack when they think of a pit bull. Although some dogs of this breed are attached to dog fighting, the breed as a whole is not involved with the illegal violent events. One specific breed should not receive discrimination based on the bad decisions of some dogs owners. Pit bulls are the most misunderstood and stigmatized of all dog breeds and should not be seen as inherently dangerous and aggressive.
Many view the Pit Bull breed as aggressive and dangerous including state legislature. Some areas in the United States have implemented a law against owning certain dog breeds called Breed Specific …show more content…
Thus, if a dog even looks like a “dangerous dog” such as a Pit Bull, they can automatically be subjected to this law. The basis for this law is completely immoral and prejudice towards dogs throughout the United States. A dog should not be banned from a state due to the way they appear. The law was created because of a widely spread concern, such as in a Fort Lauderdale, Florida community, that “intimidating Pit Bulls” were “scaring ‘family’ tourists” ( Abordo). The law was also created because people believed it would reduce human injury caused by dogs. They believed this because they thought that banning the breed would eliminate the problem. Dog owners are then left to “guess at what conduct or dog “look” is prohibited” (Gislason). The law has no specific ground in which describes what the dog has to look like. The law simply states that if the dog looks like a dangerous dog or is part of an aggressive breed, the law applies to them. The fact that there are many “mutts”, dogs of many breeds, that are mixed with these “dangerous dog breeds”