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If I here one more “expert” say there is an epidemic of fatal dog attacks or even dog attacks I think I will snap like an over stretched rubber band.

First, let’s look at what an epidemic is…

The definition of an epidemic is: “extremely prevalent; widespread“, or “a rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something“.

I have been dealing with the back lash of media reports for years. Many Pit Bull owners have and will continue to suffer because of the media’s biased, flat out low down, reporting.

We are not having an epidemic. If you consider the number of dogs plus the number of owners and non-owners out there the amount of dog attacks, especially fatal dog attacks is so puny it is amazing to me why we are in such a “crisis” over the topic.

The media should be ashamed. Let me give you an example (one of hundreds by the way) of biased reporting…

On August 18th 2007 a Labrador attacked a 70 year old man sending him to the hospital in critical condition. Police officers arrived at the scene and shot and killed the dog after it charged the officers. This event was reported in a local paper with a single article.

Compare that to the 59 year old woman who was attacked in her home by two roaming Pit Bulls. The event was covered by major news stations like CNN, MSNBC, Fox and was written about in over two hundred and thirty articles.

The woman even had a press conference!

Local governments base their laws on media reports. A mistaken report said that two Pit Bulls killed a 4 year old in Texas. The media identified the dogs as Pit bulls the day of the attack. Despite every single animal expert that actually handled the dogs stating they were not in anyway Pit Bulls. The local government had a meeting to discuss banning Pit Bulls shortly after that. Their decision was 100% based on media reports. I mean if all the experts were saying the dogs were not Pit Bulls then how did they come to that meeting with Pit Bulls as the topic?

I feel for dog attack victims I really do. We are not in a state of emergency here about these things. We are in a media induced hysteria. They feed fear and death into the television because it captures readers and viewers. Not because they care about our lives.

If you think breeds (American Pit Bull Terriers and related breeds to be specific) are to blame for these attacks I will leave you with this…

“The dog in Saturday’s horrible killing was, yes as almost always, a German Shepherd, commonly called a police dog…..Yet, we go on permitting this dangerous, slinky breed to multiple and to run at large. Think twice before buying a police dog. Keep a rattlesanke instead. It will give a warning at least.” (The Progress, February 11, 1947 )

Sound familiar?

My suggestion? Leave me and my dogs alone. We are not bothering you, mind your own business and mind your own life. Pit Bull owners are not evil thugs. The majority of us are law abiding, respectable, loving citizens who happen to care for a breed of dog. We are no different than Golden Retriever fanciers or Pug Fanciers or any dog breed fancier.

For more information about the real situation visit The National Canine Research Council

Best Regards,
Jason Mann
Founder/owner PitBullLovers.com
The Most Complete Pit Bull Information Site Online

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All the recent hub-bub about Michael Vick and dog fighting brought up a lot of questions about dog fighting and the validity of having Pit Bulls in our society. My emotions are worn on my sleeve and my rage, yes that is rage is something that I have a hard time dealing with. I sit here thinking about video’s I saw on Real Sports with Bryant Gumble aired on HBO recently and my temper flares to a degree that people don’t want to be in the same room with me. They literally see the anger in my eyes and from my body language.

These emotions are what keeps me doing what I am doing, advocating responsible Pit Bull ownership and trying to find a way to make dog fighting a 15-50 year prison sentence crime. Personally, Vick should rot in jail. When a dog fighter says, “We are not hurting anyone. We are just allowing the dogs to do what they love to do.” My stomach turns. They are hurting someone. They are hurting me. They are hurting the image of our dogs. They are hurting the dogs. They are hurting their children who they raise to enjoy these sick blood sports that should be gone from our society.

There is no place in our world for such canine warriors anymore. Those days are gone. While I am proud of my dogs heritage as a constant companion, loyal to the end, even under threat of death, I am not proud of the low life street punk, thug wanna be, redneck, high rolling lawyer wanting his bloody kicks that continue these sports today.

People that are involved in dog fighting are not only the retarded, moral lacking, youth of America. No, high upstanding doctors and lawyers get involved in these fights as well. Moral deprived people like Michael Vick who makes millions each year get involved. Vick, in all likelihood will not play football ever again. My thinking is, So what.

That is not enough. He obviously doesn’t care about that because he wouldn’t have been so retarded as to throw it away for a stupid ancient activity like dog fighting.

People around the nation are outraged by the allegations, but then again he has his supporters to. Many of my African American friends call it blackmail. Scapegoat, picking on a rich African American, and other excuses that are so ridiculous that I literally laugh out loud when they try to make it sound like someone is out to get Vick because he is a rich African American football star.

Please. Get a grip and come back to face the reality of the situation. Michael Vick, like all dog fighters, is a low life punk. Nothing but a PUNK.

If you feel dog fighting is okay and is not a big deal, well, I would have to say you are a punk as well. Only punks think cruelity is okay.

Dog fighting must be stopped and the only way to do that is to gather up together and in one voice say we’ve had enough. It’s time to punish the guilty and make them pay for their crimes.

Best Regards,
Jason Mann
The Most Complete Pit Bull Information Website Online

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New Pit Bull attacks are prompting the Reading City Council to think about  dangerous dog ordinances. Their law would require Pit Bulls to wear a muzzle and be walked on a chain-leashes while outside. Is it me or do these laws want to make the dogs look more vicious than they really are? I don’t know if that holds any truth to it but most people see a muzzled dog on a chain-leash they will instantly think, that dog must be dangerous! I could be wrong though…

The story can be viewed and read here:
Reading City Council Discusses Dangerous Dog Ordinance

Best Regards,
Jason Mann
The Most Complete Pit Bull Information Site Online

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Pit Bulls and Stupid Fools… this is a solid article if you ask me. The comments on the bottom of course have the same old “these dogs are killers and man eaters and blah blah” but there is plenty of space for your comment.

The article can be viewed by going to:
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DougGiles/2007/07/21/pit_bulls_and_stupid_fools
Best Regards,
Jason Mann
The Most Complete Pit Bull Information Site Online

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