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Pit bull owner backs ban after mauling
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Calgar...pf-715044.html
Mon, November 15, 2004 Pit bull owner backs ban after mauling By NADIA MOHARIB, CALGARY SUN Watching in horror as her beloved dog was fatally mauled by her two pit bulls has convinced a heartbroken woman to support a ban on the controversial dogs. "Right up until that fight, I stuck up for them, always gave them the benefit of the doubt and defended them because they were my children," a distraught Betty Petrov said last night, one day after her 12-year-old German shepherd, Sarge, was killed by her two pit bulls in the living room of an Edmonton Tr. home. "By raising them and giving them love, hugs and kisses every day and no violence, we figured we could overcome the stereotype and, in the end, it didn't happen. "Unfortunately, I probably would support a ban." During a family gathering, for no apparent reason, one of her two pit bulls -- who lived with Sarge since they were puppies -- lunged at the shepherd with the other joining in. Petrov's mother hit the attackers with a board as Petrov struggled to pry the attackers off the shepherd she raised since a pup. The 12-year-old dog, after being grabbed by the throat by one dog while attacked by the other, did not survive. Petrov later made the devastating decision to euthanize her two other dogs. "It's the right decision," the teary woman said. "Even if we were to keep the other dogs, I could never love them in the same way, all I'm going to see is the death of my baby. "It's not their fault, but the bottom line is it's just bred into them." Ontario recently introduced legislation which could see it become the first Canadian province to ban pit bulls by the end of the year. Pit bulls have been banned in Windsor and Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont., and Winnipeg. There are similar bans in place in France, Britain and Germany. |
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"D. Dub" wrote in message news:hmcmd.228547$nl.13045@pd7tw3no... http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Calgar...pf-715044.html Mon, November 15, 2004 Pit bull owner backs ban after mauling By NADIA MOHARIB, CALGARY SUN Watching in horror as her beloved dog was fatally mauled by her two pit bulls has convinced a heartbroken woman to support a ban on the controversial dogs. "Right up until that fight, I stuck up for them, always gave them the benefit of the doubt and defended them because they were my children," a distraught Betty Petrov said last night, one day after her 12-year-old German shepherd, Sarge, was killed by her two pit bulls in the living room of an Edmonton Tr. home. "By raising them and giving them love, hugs and kisses every day and no violence, we figured we could overcome the stereotype and, in the end, it didn't happen. "Unfortunately, I probably would support a ban." During a family gathering, for no apparent reason, one of her two pit bulls -- who lived with Sarge since they were puppies -- lunged at the shepherd with the other joining in. Petrov's mother hit the attackers with a board as Petrov struggled to pry the attackers off the shepherd she raised since a pup. The 12-year-old dog, after being grabbed by the throat by one dog while attacked by the other, did not survive. Petrov later made the devastating decision to euthanize her two other dogs. "It's the right decision," the teary woman said. "Even if we were to keep the other dogs, I could never love them in the same way, all I'm going to see is the death of my baby. "It's not their fault, but the bottom line is it's just bred into them." Ontario recently introduced legislation which could see it become the first Canadian province to ban pit bulls by the end of the year. Pit bulls have been banned in Windsor and Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont., and Winnipeg. There are similar bans in place in France, Britain and Germany. Very sorry to hear what happened to Sarge. This is a devastating loss. I too have defended Pit Bulls in the past, but this makes me rethink the whole thing. The tendency to just SUDDENLY turn and attack is infamous for the Pit. Still it's the human's fault for breeding this into them. With the ban, I hope the "humans" don't move on and destroy another breed! -Rich |
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"D. Dub" wrote in message news:hmcmd.228547$nl.13045@pd7tw3no... http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Calgar...pf-715044.html Watching in horror as her beloved dog was fatally mauled by her two pit bulls has convinced a heartbroken woman to support a ban on the controversial dogs. "Right up until that fight, I stuck up for them, always gave them the benefit of the doubt and defended them because they were my children," a distraught Betty Petrov said last night, one day after her 12-year-old German shepherd, Sarge, was killed by her two pit bulls in the living room of an Edmonton Tr. home. "By raising them and giving them love, hugs and kisses every day and no violence, we figured we could overcome the stereotype and, in the end, it didn't happen. "Unfortunately, I probably would support a ban." she would support a ban because she didn't know how to manage her dogs? because she didn't understand what her dogs were bred for? because she thought she could hug and kiss the breeding out of her dogs? i hate it when people try to legislate stupidity. especially when it's their own. "wah, i can't take care of my dogs properly, so they should be banned!" please. -kelly |
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