Dog breed bans are about human prejudice — not the dogs (www.vox.com)

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Highlights: In a bizarre turn of events last month, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that he would ban American XL bullies, a type of pit bull-shaped dog that had recently been implicated in a number of violent and sometimes deadly attacks.

XL bullies are perceived to be dangerous — but is that really rooted in reality?

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[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

One thing that bears mention is that dogs are humankind's best friend. They have a special and sacrosanct relationship to humans; in our evolution, in our history, in our law, in our communities, in our homes, and daily in our families. I'm skeptical of any government action intended to interfere with a person's right to keep whatever dog as they fit, absent inhumane treatment. I view breed bans the same way I view bans on oral or anal sex,, homosexual sex, gay marriage, interracial marraige, and abortion: so central to family decisionmaking, and private, and personal as to be beyond the government's reach. In other words, don't come talking about banning breeds and then say any hypocritical bullshit about how you love small government, freedom, or liberty. Like if you have ever said "Don't Tread on Me!" and you want to ban people having dog they want, you need to stfu because you sound so obviously stupid.

[-] blazera@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Is it animal cruelty if i simply do not get a pitbull? If a group of people dont get one? At what point does it become cruel to breed less and less pitbulls?

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