Like other breeds before them, pit bulls are the latest of dogs that were once revered, loved, trusted as family pets – and now vilified as the embodiment of aggression, danger and distrust. I’ve written before about the senselessness of society’s current views of these dogs and the breed specific bans that now target them. BSL […]
Is This What We Created
The human race has bred canines to be dependent upon them. Humans have, through time and calculated breeding, created the dog as we know it today. A creature that is neither wild nor independent, the dog lives and breathes to be with, to serve and to please human beings. And it is this same human […]
Man On a Mission
Are you familiar with Kenzo the Hovarwart? How about his human dad, Leo? Kenzo and Viva, along with their dad, live in Denmark. And as Leo recently quoted Shakespeare…there’s something rotten in the state of Denmark. There sure is, something horribly rotten. Photo credit: Purr Photography Almost exactly a year ago, Denmark passed a bill […]
See No Evil
Do we have a problem in our society today about pit bulls? Yes. Do we try to resolve those issues through legislation? Yes. Are we making any progress by passing BSL restrictions or bans? No. Have we found another solution? No. Why do we have such a hard time dealing with this? My answer: ignorance. […]
Illinois Ban on BSL Threatened
Throughout the country, government bodies from local to state are mulling or enacting BSL legislation. We all know you should not discriminate against an animal, any more than you should a human being. I’m proud of our home state, which specifically bans any such ludicrous legislation. But our current laws are now hanging in the […]