It seems no city wants them. Around the country, cities and towns are banning pit bulls, citing their dangerous behavior as the primary reason for this exile.
It's happening in Colorado too. Denver has had a ban against the breed for ages (although it was lifted briefly recently). Aurora and Louisville want nothing to do with the same dogs that most owners assure make good family dogs.
Read about it:
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_3372494
Are these dogs really dangerous or is this just an example of media myopia? Why are these dogs continuing to make the headlines?
Reports around the globe illustrate the trend to debate the breed. msnbc.com, usatoday.com, CBS News and Canada's CBC news all recently told stories about towns planning to ban pit bulls
Pit bulls aren't the only dogs that bite. In fact, it was a Labrador retriever who mauled a lady in France so badly that she needed a face transplant.
One grassroots organization pleads with people to voice their opinion on pit bulls, based "on their own experience, not what you hear on the news."
Are the news reports wrongs? Is it just a few bad apples spoiling the bunch?
Could it be as Malcolm Gladwell claims, that it's the owners fault and that it's just sensational news at work again?
http://www.newyorker.com/printables/fact/060206fa_fact
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