POLL: Are Pit Bulls Really Violent?
The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that pit bulls are dangerous.
A ruling last week in Maryland's highest court puts certain dog owners and landlords on a tighter leash. The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled in a case involving a pit bull attack that it is no longer necessary for those attacked by a pit bull or a pit bull mix to prove that the dog is violent—the owner or landlord "is strictly liable for the damages caused" by nature of the breed. The decision's author, Judge Dale R. Cathell, wrote that in the last 13 years, "there have been no less than seven maulings by pit bulls upon Maryland residents resulting in either serious injuries or death that have reached the appellate court of this state, including the two boys attacked by the pit bull in the present case." The case that prompted the ruling …
greenfrog
1:01 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012
Why do people insist on comparing dog breeds to human races? Are humans being bred by aliens to have breed-specific standards?! Humans are individually responsible to society for their actions. Dogs do what they are born, trained to do or find positively reinforcing, which includes mauling and killing sometimes, to be honest. They do not make moral judgments. I firmly agree that the final … more ›