In the last twelve years, pit bulls have mauled two-hundred and fifty-four Americans. Which is one every 17 days. What is crazy is that these numbers are projected to skyrocket in the next years. These are the reasons for the drastic fear of this animal. But people have got this all wrong. On the other hand each year one point two million dogs are killed each year. And forty percent of them are pit bulls. So nearly half a million are killed each year. But this is not the reason that these dogs can
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In October 2013, Christianna Willis, a receptionist at PetMed Veterinary Hospital in Antioch, Tennessee published a Craigslist ad titled “Your pit bull found me and I won't give her back". The 23-year-old was notified, by a friend, of an injured pit bull that has found its way to that friend’s porch. Willis claims that with the obvious bite marks and purple bruises, the dog must have been used as bait in a dogfighting pit. This is one of many cases that happen continuously in countries such as the
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Next, the arguments of those who are against breed specific legislation of the Pit Bull breeds will be presented. One argument they present is that all dogs can attack and cause fatalities. Pit Bulls attacks are the ones that are published in the media and bring a bad reputation to their name. The cases of other attacks are not highlighted in the media, which is why most individuals feel that Pit Bulls are the only breeds who attack others. Also, the behavior of those who do attack are often influenced
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Not wearing seatbelt should be a choice not against the law. Some people should be able to not wear a seatbelt if they have a good reason.Children and babies should always wear seatbelts. Adults and teens should have a choice if they have a good reason. Some people prefer to not wear seatbelts for reasons like emergency situations. Emergency situations include car crashes, cars being submerged in water, and cars on fire. Some people have reasons they do not wear seat belts. Let them explain their
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The question of whether seatbelts should be optional is a hot topic for debate in the United States. Seatbelts should be optional because it violates a person’s right to freedom, there are instances in which seatbelts can be harmful to the individual wearing them, and the design of seatbelts does not necessarily work for everyone. Because of the hinderances listed above the United States should revert to past times and require seatbelts in cars but erase the phrase “Click it or Ticket”. Since seatbelts
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Breed Specific Legislation: The Flawed System By: Dogs have been considered a man’s best friend for decades and the numbers to prove this do not lie, 59.5% of American households have a pet dog (Weise, 2001). With this data in hand, would it be fair to say America loves its furry four legged friends? Somewhat. A topic that is picking up steam in America is Breed Specific Legislation (BSL), and it is starting to create unnecessary controversy. Attempting to remove specific breeds from entire
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vicious, based solely on their breed, is an unfair label because the actions of one dog is unjustly generalized to an entire breed; the media uses isolated instances for sensationalism and ratings; and these both combine to provoke reactionary legislation that imposes regulations selectively on these dogs and their owners. May 2nd, 2012 Christine Spain, the mother of Boston police officer David Lanteigne, was unconscious on train tracks in Shirley, MA. The engineer saw a dog, a pit bull named
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Jay Schumacher 301083363 July 24 2012 ASSIGNMENT 2 CMNS 261 - Documentary Research in Communication Course Authour: Donald Gutstein Course Tutor Marker: Vincent Andrisani Policy document Research and Analysis Canada. Access to Information Review Task Force. (2002, June). Access to Information: Making it Work for Canadians. Page 2 Policy document Research and Analysis Canada. Access to Information Review Task Force. Overview: The decision to
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killer dogs” written by Jamie Doward, we hear about a little girl called Ellie Lawrenson who was mauled by a pit bull terrier New Year´s Day. The huge problem is those kinds of dangerous dogs. The Chief constable of Merseyside Police means that the legislation is confused and needed to be changed. It is not the breed of the dogs there is the problem it is the owners of the dogs. The policeman means that it is difficult to see what breed the dog is and at the same time define whether the dog is illegal
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Killer dogs 1. The first text is written by Jamie Doward. He mentions a senior police officer named Bernard Hogan-Howe who has demanded a change in the law on dangerous dogs. He wants a new law because a little girl was brutaly killed by a pit bull. The reason for changing the law is to protect children and victims of dog attacks in general. The girl's death led to an inspection where dog owners could get their perhaps dangerous and illegal dogs examined by the police. About 200 dogs where sent
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