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Date Posted: 10:17:48 10/22/06 Sun
Author: sci guy
Subject: So since you acknowledge that some animals require special rules...
In reply to: 's message, "By the way so you'll know check with your county,because laws on exotic animals are actually more relaxed than dog laws.c/i" on 12:19:02 10/21/06 Sat

I was thinking about this post quite a bit last night... You pointed out that the owner of a tiger would have to notify the pound, and take out a huge insurance policy... Would you be OK if Pitt owners were required to take out a $10 million policy?



>I have news for you,laws on lions and tigers are up to
>your county not state or national.And you'd be very
>surprized at how you are allowed to care for them.I
>know of a tiger who lives in a field in a simple
>electric fence.I know of a man who bought a lion cub
>and was keeping it in his garage.And you're worried
>about a dog. The differece in the danger of a tiger
>and a dog is,a tiger stalks anything.Will eat anything
>at anytime.They have great jaw pressure because they
>wiegh 800 lbs.Dogs don't.Dogs don't stalk,and they
>don't see humans as prey.If and when they bite there
>is always a reason.Lions and tigers are just hungry.I
>know in my county all you have to do to own a tiger or
>lion is notify the pound you have one and take out a
>large insurance policy.That's it.And there are no
>regulations on how to contain one.If I were you I'd be
>more concerned about that.And give pitts a break.The
>only reason you hear so much about them biting is
>because they're flashier in the news.I know of a lab
>that mauled a child to death,it was never in the
>news.Because it wasn't a pitt.Those dogs were not bred
>to be violent,they were not bred to attack humans.They
>were bred to be aggressive towards other dogs and
>bulls.Hence the name pitt bull.They were put in a pit
>with a bull and did not tear it apart they were taught
>to clamp on the throat or nose and suffocate the
>animal.If you look the only incidents are mainly in
>America with the americanized version.The true
>pitt,Staffordshire terrier lives happily all over the
>world without a hate club.Any accidents don't focus on
>the dog you really need to look at the owner.

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