Taurus and Jada Posted August 19, 2004 Posted August 19, 2004 If you are, and you are available this Saturday am, the recent vitim of the pitbull "attack" will be in confederation park to "educate" the general public on these vicious animals. PLease email me at kara@diarecordings.ca if you are able to come and show people the real truth about this breed. Thanks, Kara Quote
Smooshie Posted August 19, 2004 Posted August 19, 2004 "victim" or not, I wonder what makes this woman qualified to educate anyone about dangerous dogs???. Sounds like the makings of a lynch mob :-? Kara, if I could make the trip home on such short notice I would. Quote
DogPaddle Posted August 19, 2004 Posted August 19, 2004 I'm in London. I too wonder what this woman's credentials are. I have an appointment Saturday but I'll see about moving it, what park is the woman going to be spouting at? Quote
Taurus and Jada Posted August 19, 2004 Author Posted August 19, 2004 She will be at confederation Park Sturday morning at 10:30 am. Anyone that can make it... would be fanstastic!!! Everyone I have contacted so far can not make it :( So I gope its not going to just be a couple people... but even if it is, and even if we can get through to even one person, I will be happy. Quote
MajiesMom Posted August 20, 2004 Posted August 20, 2004 Too bad I'm not a little closer. :( I would go and so would some girls from work probably, one has 2 Pit Bulls. Quote
Taurus and Jada Posted August 20, 2004 Author Posted August 20, 2004 Unfortunatly, it doesn't look like we will have many people there defending the Pit Bulls. :( On such short notice most people are unable to make it, so I may be there by myself, or with a select few... but I dont mind, I will be there even if its pouring rain and Im talking to only one person whos mind I might be able to change! Quote
imported_Kat Posted August 20, 2004 Posted August 20, 2004 All I can say is good luck and I hope that you manage to talk some sense into these people. Let us know how it goes. Quote
Smooshie Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 :roll: so now ALL large dogs are dangerous???......Funny. Pitbulls aren't even considered to be a large breed. This woman is out of her mind. Period. Quote
Taurus and Jada Posted August 21, 2004 Author Posted August 21, 2004 Well I went to the rally this morning, and I must say it was a total waste of my time. I thought it would be interactive, and maybe everyone would get to speak out about how the "streets can be safe again" (her words not mine). Instead it was just about 50 people listening to this lady talk for about 30 mins. First she started out by saying "I want to make it clear that this is not a pitbull bashing party" which was good, however I got the feeling that in the future she may be pushing for a breed specific ban. Things like " we are not pushing for a ban on specific breed at this time" were said which makes me wonder if this will be pushed for at a later date? Anyways, then she pleaded with all dog owners to pelase be responsible with their pets and keep them on a leash at all times. The problem I saw with this is that I am pretty sure most people that were there at 10:30 am on a Sat. morning were the responsible owners, and she was preaching to the wrong people. However, I do applaud her efforts in trying to make the community a safer place, and I hope that things remain all-breed based and not specific breed based. I also agree... what is a large breed? Pit Bulls certainly aren't. Also, is a large breed go by height or weight? If you go by either of these things, some breeds would have different sized dogs.. for example the APBT. Breed standard is 30-60 lbs, however, it is not uncommon to see an 80 lb Pit Bull. Also, there are a heck of a lot of Golden's and Labs, and they all sure would be considered large breeds.... There is a city council meeting Aug.30th, in which I will be making a presentation. This women will also be making a presentation, as will another owner of a Presa in the community. (and many others that I am not aware of). I have started working on my presentation, and I am trying to focus it specifically on BSL, and not so much on Pits. I am starting out listing the cities which have repealed their BSl due to ineffectiveness. Also I will be stating court cases which have overturned BSL. Next I am going to list all of the organizations which oppose BSL and haopefully get some quotes as to their reasoning. Thirdly, I am going to go into cost details. Outlining other cities costs (if possible) and reasons I feel it would be detrimental to the city. Next I will state all the reasons I feel BSL is ineffective. (this will be the main focus). Reasons will include: BSL only deals with part of the problem, does not deal with all owners, Pit Bulls will still be allowed to live out the rest of their natural life which means there will be a min of 12 years with pitbulls in the city. This will give people sufficient time to find another breed to replace the pit with, and we will be back at square 1 b/c the problem was not addressed at the root. Also in this section I will give some ideas as to how I feel the city can combat the problem without any BSL. Lastly, I am going to follow up with some facts on the APBT. This is mainyl because I know there will be people there bashing the pit , and this will only be with news artciles. I will be there with facts! I am also going to print off one of those "Find the Pit Bull" games and put it up for everyone to see just how hard it is to pick out the pitbull. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, and when my speach is ready I will post it in hopes of some feedback. I want to sound as educated as possible, and I woudl like to really get through to people. Thanks, Kara Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted August 22, 2004 Posted August 22, 2004 I have met some nasty aggressive small breed dogs all owner should be responsible Quote
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