Pitbull owner arrested for road rage
The man whose pitbull killed a woman two summers ago has been arrested for road rage.
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Ginger Baker 12:09 on 2019-01-08 Permalink
No surprises there eh?
Kate 16:43 on 2019-01-08 Permalink
I was mildly reprimanded on Twitter for the word “pitbull” since, I was told, we have no direct confirmation that animal was a pitbull.
Look, I know a pitbull when I see one, just like I know a pigeon or a tabby cat. If my tabby cat kills a pigeon and I say so, I don’t have to present genetic evidence. If La Presse says pitbull, I’m satisfied with that.
Blork 16:55 on 2019-01-08 Permalink
Not to mention his recent weapons charges. And the pitbull’s name was “Lucifer.”
In the old days, in some places, they dealt with people like that with “banishment.” I say we bring back banishment.
Mark Côté 22:41 on 2019-01-08 Permalink
There was a DNA test done, according to the Gazette (https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/coroners-report-dog-that-killed-christiane-vadnais-was-so-aggressive-it-was-muzzled-at-home). Such tests aren’t perfect (breeds are not species), but the results indicated that the dog was mostly American Staffordshire Terrier, which is a “pit-bull-type breed”. So I think it is fair to call it a pit bull (generally there is a space between the words) by the definition of the term as it is present in various breed-specific legislation (like Ontario’s).
I don’t understand what you mean exactly when you say you “know one when you see one” though… I guess you mean that the breed isn’t actually important, that this is just a visual classification of a dog’s characteristics (e.g. a boxer/American bull dog mix probably looks pretty pit-bullish to some people)? I guess that’s fair, but I’m not sure what the objective is there. Just that that kind of dog can do a lot of damage? I’d agree with that, but there are a bunch of dog types that are just as potentially dangerous (rottweilers, huskies, malamutes, german shepherds, etc.). Following that logic, the only type of BSL that is at least logically consistent is something like what Denmark has, where they have effectively banned any kind of muscular dog via a very extensive breed list.