tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10075364.post8826411534973702070..comments2023-10-31T01:22:35.115-06:00Comments on The Bleeding Ear: Dangerous Dog RegistryTriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701248527929189357noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10075364.post-73700988225193025272010-06-16T17:39:24.136-06:002010-06-16T17:39:24.136-06:00The definitely need to be restricted or bannedThe definitely need to be restricted or bannedStop Making Excuseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028715395723700681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10075364.post-86127588421893234932007-07-26T07:02:00.000-06:002007-07-26T07:02:00.000-06:00We will have to agree to disagree on Sen. Ellis, S...We will have to agree to disagree on Sen. Ellis, Stefanie. I remember driving to work in the Quang Trung District of Ho Chi Minh City, on a street known as the "animal selling street." Every day, as I passed, people were selling all sorts of pets--dogs, cats, goldfish, turtles, you name it. No regulation, no governmental oversight. I never heard a single story of a child being mauled by a dog over there. Oversight on the selling of dogs is unnecessary--that's what registration is for.<BR/><BR/>I'm curious as to how you support oversight of dogs, but not breed killing. Most dog owners hate the oversight as much as the breed killing.<BR/><BR/>So, I said <I>"that there is a large group of people who hate pit bulls and think they should be banned, and there is another large group that vehemently opposes the first."</I> Nowhere did I say I think pit bulls should be killed. In fact, in this post I think I argue very clearly against killing breeds. Read my post again.<BR/><BR/>But your vindictive reaction is exactly what I meant above, and one reason why a registry is such a good compromise. There is no eye-for-an-eye <I>"Kill my dog and i will make sure your dog is killed as well"</I> with a registry. It catches all dangerous dogs regardless of breed.<BR/><BR/>As my experience in Vietnam supports, I think dog attacks mostly cultural. There is an American subculture that glorifies the killer pit bull, breeds them for such, and gives them a bad name. Banning breeds would be a temporary fix because that subculture would just move on to another breed--hence a registry is better.<BR/><BR/>Finally, when a Dalmation mauls a little boy, my wife will go see him. The reality is, she is privy to knowledge of EVERY reported bite, large or small, in the city of Houston, while you are not. The news may often report a dog as a pit bull when it's not, but ultimately, more pit bull attacks are broadcast because more happen. You want to change that, change the culture that breeds those dogs. Otherwise, they will forever stain your good pit bulls.Triethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701248527929189357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10075364.post-86993831979564854292007-07-26T04:03:00.000-06:002007-07-26T04:03:00.000-06:00Hey, i think Sen. Ellis has a great idea. People w...Hey, i think Sen. Ellis has a great idea. People who sell animals on the side of the road are scum, much like you who thinks pit bulls should be killed. This is Texas, so you people want to make a quick buck off of selling poor puppies to people who can not take care of them.<BR/>Kill my dog and i will make sure your dog is killed as well. First its pits, then its Rotties, then its any large dog. <BR/>The news only puts pit bull attacks on the news, you don;t get to see the dog attacks because its not an attention getter. Its all BS.<BR/>You should tell your wife to go see a little boy mauled by a Dalmation and ask her if they should be banned too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10075364.post-82481892601792352582007-07-24T00:18:00.000-06:002007-07-24T00:18:00.000-06:00True, and to be honest, I want them banned -- pit ...True, and to be honest, I want them banned -- pit bulls, that is. But right now, especially in Texas, the pit bull owner contingent is just too strong. A registry is a nice starting point/compromise.<BR/><BR/>Also, buried in my last link is another problem -- State Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston. Yes, HE is the problem, because every bill he submits to the state legislature tries to expand the scope of government. No such thing as personal responsibility with him.<BR/><BR/>Sen. Ellis wants to give my county the power to ban dangerous pets, ok, but he also wants to allow the four largest counties to regulate animal sales by roadside and in parking lots in UNINCORPORATED AREAS. <BR/><BR/>Seems to me that my tax dollars can be spent on something more important than regulating who sells dogs to whom, especially OUTSIDE of city limits, where the population is small. What're we gonna do, require them to get permits? Hire more police officers to crack down on that severe criminal offense? <BR/><BR/>Puh-leez. Give me my money back, or put it into a decent registry that will affect my life for the better, and let people sell their puppies in peace.bTriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701248527929189357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10075364.post-83691993053736221212007-07-23T17:41:00.000-06:002007-07-23T17:41:00.000-06:00Hey man I work for the government! But not in Hou...Hey man I work for the government! But not in Houston so maybe I'm exempt. :)<BR/><BR/>Interesting... this just popped up in the OC Register today... <A HREF="http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1783327.php" REL="nofollow">two pit bull attacks...</A><BR/><BR/>As a side note, having a registry doesn't mean that they won't be banned, at least from certain areas. There's a sex offender registry in California and a recently-passed law that bans registered sex offenders from residing within .5 miles of a school or park. That's practically <I>everywhere</I> in socal, so now we have homeless sex offenders.xanghehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06496913962150586457noreply@blogger.com