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Date Posted: 10:24:23 08/06/07 Mon
In reply to:
WAF
's message, "IS THERE GENETIC PROOF DOG'S ARE DANGEROUS/WAF" on 22:20:08 10/12/02 Sat
>Eleven states, Florida, California, New York,
>Pennsylvania, Washington, New Jersey, Minnesota,
>Texas, Maine, Virginia and Oklahoma all have state
>laws that prohibit declaring a dog dangerous by breed,
>and the current legislation is learning toward this
>theory in other states. Breed specific legislation
>does nothing to stop illegal activities involving dogs
>or anything to reduce dog bites. It has cost cities,
>like Cincinnati Ohio, Pontiac Michigan, Saginaw
>Michigan and other US cities civil action and failed
>to address the real issue, which is to stop
>irresponsible dog ownership. Which is why the above
>mentioned cities and other US cities have repealed BSL.
>
>There is no scientific proof that Pit Bulls, or any
>other breed of dog is dangerous. The Foundation's
>collective experience and research has found the
>American Pit Bull Terrier is a "terrier" All terriers
>have animal prey drive, this does not make them
>dangerous or vicious. The breed has to be trained to
>fight. Although in some cases the Pit Bull is known to
>be a fighting dog. it was not bred for fighting. The
>breed comes from Europe and evolved from the 25lb
>Staffordshire Bull Terrier, it was originally bred for
>bull baiting. English and Irish immigrants imported
>the dogs. Unfortunately, it was discovered in the late
>1800's that if trained, the dogs could be used in the
>inhumane sport of dog fighting. Due to federal laws
>passed in the 1970's prohibiting dog finghting fewer
>dogs are now trained for the illegal sport.
>
>The American Pit Bull Terrier is rated as one of the
>top 5 breeds in this country. It is shown exclusively
>in the American, United Kennel Club and the American
>Dog Breeders Association in the Conformation and
>obedience ring and Weight Pull contests. According to
>the American Temperament Test Society (POBox 4093, St
>Louis, and MO 63136 Phone 314-869-6103, in the 24
>years of testing over 185 breeds of dog, the Pit Bull
>rates at 83.1%. This is higher than the national
>average for all other breeds of dog. This means the
>Pit Bull has the best over all temperament. The ATTS
>tests dogs everywhere in the country, and is
>recognized by the AKC and UKC. The Pit Bull is used
>for Search and Rescue and Therapy. Our Foundation uses
>them along with other breeds for bite prevention and
>responsible ownership classes in the Washington School
>Districts. Two US Presidents owned Pit Bulls and
>countless famous people own them. In our country more
>families own the Pit Bull than any other dog breed in
>existence.
>
> Dr. Cornelia Wagner DVM an expert on genetics from
>the University of Wisconsin States:
>
>"Aggressive behavior in dogs is a species-specific
>trait which is firmly established genetically, because
>it has been highly influenced by natural selection
>during evolution as well as by artificial selection
>through man. However, the fact itself that the
>aggression level of members of certain breeds may be
>increased (or decreased) through artificial selection
>does not prove that aggressiveness itself is a highly
>hereditary trait. In most cases, dogs that are
>selected for higher levels of aggression are raised in
>a very aggression-stimulating environment, which then
>in turn imposes the wrong impression of a genetically
>based hyper-aggression. (Stur,2000) Zur Frageder
>besounderen Gefahrlichkeit von Hunden auf Grund der
>Zugehorhrigkeit zu bestimmten Rassen.
>http://www.hund-und-lter.de/arbeitspapiere/arbeitspapie
>re-uebersicht.html. In these situations environmental
>factors are ignored and blame for aggressiveness is
>placed on the genetic make-up of the dog. Blaming the
>genetic make-up of the dog is wrong.
>(Fedderson-Peterson, D.U.(2001) Zur Biologie des
>aggression des Hundes, Disch Tierarzil, Wschr 108
>(3),94-101, environmental and learning effects are
>always stronger than genetic influence. Although
>certain dog breeds such as the Rottweiler and American
>Pit Bull Terrier have the reputartion of having
>stronger jaws than other breeds, valuable scientific
>studies showing significant differences in jaw
>strength among breeds does not exist. In summary, the
>classification of dog breeds with respect to their
>relative danger to humans makes no sense, as both the
>complex antecedent conditions in which aggressive
>behavior occurs, and its ramifying consequences in the
>individual dog ecological and social environment are
>not considered.
>
>There is no scientific proof that genetics cause a
>breed of dog to be aggressive, vicious or dangerous.
>Irresponsible owners are to blame for the behavior of
>dogs that are aggressive, vicious or dangerous. To
>have these four Pit Bulls destroyed would be an
>injustice and genocide to a specific breed of dog. The
>Washington Animal Foundation finds the American Pit
>Bull Terrier not to be a dangerous dog.
>
>COPYRIGHTWAF2002
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