NY Times article about Vick's pit bulls

GenuineRisk · #1 08-31-2007, 01:37 PM

It's a sad article, because it's likely most of these dogs will be put down (over 50 of them) as they are not adoptable, but cheers to the Hanover, VA Animal Control people for at least trying to make the dogs' last days better than what they had before.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/01/sp...01vick.html?hp

ddthetide · #2 09-02-2007, 08:47 AM

very sad article. i don't care how much bad happens to vick, it's not enough.

The Bid · #3 10-05-2007, 07:53 AM

Seems like bad news Kennels may have been a mickey mouse operation. They only had to put down one of the "vicious" Pitt bulls. The rest are going to do candy stripe duty at local hospitals. Vick couldnt even get dogs to fight right, he had a crew of love puppies. Off with his head.

Danzig · #4 10-06-2007, 08:16 AM

it's standard practice now in most jurisdictions to put down pit bulls that are taken to the pound. ticking time bombs.
just read a story yesterday about a woman who was suddenly attacked and killed by her two pet pits. her son tried to save her, was also attacked.

GenuineRisk · #5 10-06-2007, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

it's standard practice now in most jurisdictions to put down pit bulls that are taken to the pound. ticking time bombs.
just read a story yesterday about a woman who was suddenly attacked and killed by her two pet pits. her son tried to save her, was also attacked.

I read that article, too. I like the pit bull terriers I've met, but I guess any dog can turn on you (a friend who owned dalmatians said he'd never trust one), but some breeds are just bigger and stronger than others. I'd be willing to bet there are more chihuahua bites than other breeds, but how much damage can a chihuahua do, compared with a bigger dog, right?

Danzig · #6 10-06-2007, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

I read that article, too. I like the pit bull terriers I've met, but I guess any dog can turn on you (a friend who owned dalmatians said he'd never trust one), but some breeds are just bigger and stronger than others. I'd be willing to bet there are more chihuahua bites than other breeds, but how much damage can a chihuahua do, compared with a bigger dog, right?

i'd imagine there are more vicious attacks with injuries or deaths with pit bulls than any other breed, by far. it's bred into them. that was the whole point of that breed when they first sought those traits, and it can be a latent trait in any of those dogs. i don't understand why anyone would take a chance and have one, not when there are so many other dogs out there without that 'ticking time bomb' worry. i know why some choose to do so, gangsta mentality, or for fighting, and some do so because they are macho. then there are those that have that feeling that they are special, can have some kind of connection with animals that others can't (the black stallion syndrome??) and then they find that's not true. sadly, others pay the price to show it's not true.