Bad Things Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Looked around online and found this... https://www.banpitbulls.org/where/where-are-pit-bulls-banned-internationally/ Where are pit bulls banned internationally Argentina Parts of Australia Parts of Austria Bavaria Belarus Parts of Belgium Bermuda Parts of Brazil Parts of China Parts of Canada Denmark Ecuador Finland France Germany – Pit bull type dogs are banned in 15/16 German provinces. Guyana Ireland Israel Italy Parts of Japan Latvia Liechtenstein Malaysia Malta New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Singapore Spain Switzerland Turkey The UEA Ukraine United Kingdom Venezuela ** No countries except Canada and the US allow the importation of pit bull type dogs. ** 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 4 hours ago, SydneyBillsFan said: We had the great fortune of owning a pit bull for 14 years. The day we had to put him to sleep due to an illness was one of the saddest days of my life. During those 14 years, I was accutely aware of the fact that I had a potential ticking time bomb on my hands and that I had to mitigate that risk by being the most responsible owner that I could be from day one. The fear of losing my dog due to any act of ill-discipline or poor supervision on my part ensured that I very rarely dropped my guard. The end result was a magnificent dog with exemplary behaviour. In short - owning a pit bull is hard work and requires much discipline. If you are not prepared to be disciplined then you are simply not fit to own a pit bull. What I would also say is that in my experience the likelihood of a pit bull demonstrating aggression increases dramatically in two broad instances: 1. when there is another dog involved - particularly another male dog. 2. When the owner is an ego driven moron or indeed aggressive himself I don't know what the laws are like in the US, but here in Australia the breed has been banned in most states (although there are loopholes such as classifying thr dog as an American Staffordshire), which is sad because it is clear that a handful of irresponsible morons have ruined things for the rest of us. So in answer to the OPs question - yes to background checks and licensing. It is the best way to ensure the survival of what is a beautiful breed. Great post. Really informative. Like you said, the breed requires a responsible handler. The “ticking time bomb” analogy is spot on. 3 hours ago, Bad Things said: Looked around online and found this... https://www.banpitbulls.org/where/where-are-pit-bulls-banned-internationally/ Where are pit bulls banned internationally Argentina Parts of Australia Parts of Austria Bavaria Belarus Parts of Belgium Bermuda Parts of Brazil Parts of China Parts of Canada Denmark Ecuador Finland France Germany – Pit bull type dogs are banned in 15/16 German provinces. Guyana Ireland Israel Italy Parts of Japan Latvia Liechtenstein Malaysia Malta New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Singapore Spain Switzerland Turkey The UEA Ukraine United Kingdom Venezuela ** No countries except Canada and the US allow the importation of pit bull type dogs. ** Wow. Thanks for the info. I wonder what would happen if a Congressman/State lawmaker introduced legislation to require licensing or banning PB’s in certain states, cities, etc? I assume PETA and other similar groups would raise holy hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 2 hours ago, BringBackFergy said: The “ticking time bomb” analogy is spot on. It’s spot on if the time bomb doesn’t detonate 99.998 % of the time ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 6 hours ago, Teddy KGB said: It’s spot on if the time bomb doesn’t detonate 99.998 % of the time ??? Three people on this small thread have had people's faces torn off. I doubt it's only .002% of the time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Just now, bbb said: Three people on this small thread have had people's faces torn off. I doubt it's only .002% of the time. Where’s your figures at ? How many million pitbulls exist ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Teddy KGB said: Where’s your figures at ? How many million pitbulls exist ? Where are yours? You're the one who put out a number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) 35 minutes ago, bbb said: Where are yours? You're the one who put out a number. Thanks for the valuable input and feels Here’s some info for you. Watch your back around those malamutes chief Edited June 6, 2019 by Teddy KGB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, Teddy KGB said: Thanks for the valuable input and feels Looks like 20 or 30 countries have banned Pit Bulls. Your in-depth analysis might be yesterday’s news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Just now, BringBackFergy said: Looks like 20 or 30 countries have banned Pit Bulls. Your in-depth analysis might be yesterday’s news. You an open borders or build that wall guy ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 8 minutes ago, Teddy KGB said: You an open borders or build that wall guy ? Irrelevant. My point is that you apparently (think you) have a better handle on this situation than 20-30 countries in the free world (not including Russia comrade). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 50 minutes ago, Teddy KGB said: Thanks for the valuable input and feels Here’s some info for you. Watch your back around those malamutes chief LOL - so you put up a graph that shows pit bulls KILLING people at 500x the rate you said. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 minute ago, bbb said: LOL - so you put up a graph that shows pit bulls KILLING people at 500x the rate you said. Must be a credible source because it comes from www.pitbullinfo.org 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Just now, BringBackFergy said: Must be a credible source because it comes from www.pitbullinfo.org I was wondering where the BS was coming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, bbb said: LOL - so you put up a graph that shows pit bulls KILLING people at 500x the rate you said. Pretty high rate huh ? When are are you gonna start killing off the malamutes ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Teddy KGB said: Pretty high rate huh ? When are are you gonna start killing off the malamutes ? When they can crack into this graph from Forbes instead of your pitbulllovers.com graph 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 9 minutes ago, bbb said: When they can crack into this graph from Forbes instead of your pitbulllovers.com graph That looks different than the last graph. Let me guess, it’s not provided by the Pit Bull crowd? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 16 hours ago, bbb said: Holy crap! How has she been since then? No idea honestly. She didn’t return to school in the fall and this was before Facebook where I could just look her up. She must be horribly disfigured though. Shame. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 I'm assuming the pit bull fanatics who used to be on this board - Big Cat and that guy who went by his name, Howie or something - have been mauled to death by now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) 17 hours ago, Bad Things said: Looked around online and found this... https://www.banpitbulls.org/where/where-are-pit-bulls-banned-internationally/ Where are pit bulls banned internationally Argentina Parts of Australia Parts of Austria Bavaria Belarus Parts of Belgium Bermuda Parts of Brazil Parts of China Parts of Canada Denmark Ecuador Finland France Germany – Pit bull type dogs are banned in 15/16 German provinces. Guyana Ireland Israel Italy Parts of Japan Latvia Liechtenstein Malaysia Malta New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Singapore Spain Switzerland Turkey The UEA Ukraine United Kingdom Venezuela ** No countries except Canada and the US allow the importation of pit bull type dogs. ** I'm not a fan of the breed in general, but for crying out loud, the people in Venezuela can barely turn on the lights. I don't think pit bulls are at the top of the problem list. Edited June 7, 2019 by RaoulDuke79 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 12 minutes ago, RaoulDuke79 said: I'm not a fan of the breed in general, but for crying out loud, the people in Venezuela can barely turn on the lights. I don't thing pit bulls are at the top of the problem list. They banned them because they kept eating through the electrical lines. I read that somewhere (a/k/a here, where I wrote it). Things will hopefully look up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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