Leaked photos of pitbulls killed due to Denver ban

[AllieMackie]

Images are not graphic, but do have dead dogs.

Leaked: photos of pit bulls killed due to Denver ban - Denver News - The Latest Word

This happens all over Ontario, too. It's so heartbreaking. I have many local friends who fight to improve the reputation of the pit bull in a province that has all but given up on them, and I help wherever I can. Seeing links like this just devastate those trying to fix the mess that the bad owners/dogfighting ring people do.

I'm preaching to the choir, I know...

[Laurelin]

That just makes me want to cry.

[pawzaddict]

That breaks my heart

We got our APBT because the owner got a job in Denver and did not want him to be put down just for existing. Thank you for sharing this, I hope your friend has success one day.

[iibao]

That is just wrong.

[AllieMackie]

I debated posting this link... but I decided to because despite being very devastating, it's a grim reminder of why we have to keep advocating for this poor, misrepresented breed.

[Zoom]

Westword has started coming down on hard on Denver over this ban. One of the local news outlets had run a story about that big protest against the ban last month and quoted one of the local schmucks saying that they can protest all they want but he hates pitbulls because of personal bias and is going to do everything in his power to ensure the ban remains.

What's funny is so many people point to the "reduction of pitbull bites" since the ban went into place. Um yeah...it's hard for dead dogs to bite. But what they neglect to mention is the fact that all those people who moved out of Denver county into the surrounding counties that don't have the ban...there has not been a sudden massive increase in the "pitbull bites". In fact, I think I've heard of 2 bite stories since I moved here, compared to KC where there was at least one a week.

No one likes that fact to be pointed out...that there is such solid proof that the bans don't work.

[AllieMackie]

Originally Posted by Zoom

What's funny is so many people point to the "reduction of pitbull bites" since the ban went into place. Um yeah...it's hard for dead dogs to bite. But what they neglect to mention is the fact that all those people who moved out of Denver county into the surrounding counties that don't have the ban...there has not been a sudden massive increase in the "pitbull bites". In fact, I think I've heard of 2 bite stories since I moved here, compared to KC where there was at least one a week.

No one likes that fact to be pointed out...that there is such solid proof that the bans don't work.

Interesting you mention this, because it's exactly what my friend and I were saying tonight about Ontario's ban. Ontario's ban allows "grandfathered" pit bulls, but anyone owning a dog looking like a bully breed must always leash and muzzle it in public now.

And you wonder why the bite count is down... It's aggravating. And Ontario's stats for pit bull bites when they instated the ban were ridiculous... as in, the statistics did not match their reasoning.

It's just such a heartbreak.

[pawzaddict]

Originally Posted by AllieMackie

I debated posting this link... but I decided to because despite being very devastating, it's a grim reminder of why we have to keep advocating for this poor, misrepresented breed.

Well I am glad you did, sometimes it takes the heart breaking photos for people to realize how horrible this is. I am more sketchy around chows and shar pei's to be honest than I am a Pit. Either way, no breed should be banned. The bad guys (the fighters, the horrible owners who teach and breed and overbreed aggressive Pits) will always have them, why should us responsible Pit owners lose out because of the morons? It breaks my heart to see these babies lose their lives, when everybody knows half of them are super friendly. Just yesterday I saw a Pit in the greenbelt in my development playing with 10+ children...I have encountered this Pit on walks and he is the friendliest dog ever and very well behaved. Sorry for the rant

[bubbatd]

Too sad !!!

[Amber]

Oh my gosh. ): If anyone of those were my dogs...I don't know what I would do. If they ever think of bringing up BSL here (even though I don't even have a pit bull) I will be gone before they can even start the debates. It's so disgusting what people do.