Yeah, of course. We kill a hell of a lot more animals than that, animals that are completely harmless, every single year. Hell, probably every single month. After keeping them in a desolate prison for their very short lives.
No, I don't pretend that this is realistic legislation. We live in a free country, and we are free to own a variety of different killing machines, including pitbulls.
While you’re absolutely right about the number of animals killed, those animals-the vast majority anyway- produce food or byproducts that are of use to us at scale. The dead dogs wouldn’t be unless we started to “make use” of the meat. It’s ugly no matter how you cut it-no pun intended.
Well of course it's ugly. We're talking about the dismantling of a whole violent section of society, and a conscious one at that. That's gonna be extremely ugly, even if the only consequence is a fine for being caught with one.
Not trying to be hyperbolic. This is an honest question. What do you propose we do with the vast number of these dogs? Banning them won’t make them disappear.
The anti-pit, pro-breed-specific-legislation people I know do NOT want any dogs killed (if they haven't attacked/mauled/killed). They advocate for education and neuter/spay.
There was one that I thought I would have to kill. Short answer is no though. Is your solution to just kill them all?! That’s a lot of dog killing.
Yeah, of course. We kill a hell of a lot more animals than that, animals that are completely harmless, every single year. Hell, probably every single month. After keeping them in a desolate prison for their very short lives.
No, I don't pretend that this is realistic legislation. We live in a free country, and we are free to own a variety of different killing machines, including pitbulls.
While you’re absolutely right about the number of animals killed, those animals-the vast majority anyway- produce food or byproducts that are of use to us at scale. The dead dogs wouldn’t be unless we started to “make use” of the meat. It’s ugly no matter how you cut it-no pun intended.
Well of course it's ugly. We're talking about the dismantling of a whole violent section of society, and a conscious one at that. That's gonna be extremely ugly, even if the only consequence is a fine for being caught with one.
Not trying to be hyperbolic. This is an honest question. What do you propose we do with the vast number of these dogs? Banning them won’t make them disappear.
Not at all hyperbolic, it's a fair question. I'm familiar with the politics of banning; I'm pro-gun.
The anti-pit, pro-breed-specific-legislation people I know do NOT want any dogs killed (if they haven't attacked/mauled/killed). They advocate for education and neuter/spay.