Montreal passes pit bull ban

[Catherine]

This whole thing is such a reaction to one dog incident. It was tragic because the woman was killed. However the real problem was a careless owner. The dogs in question were known to be aggressive and he still left them alone outside. They should never have been able to get loose.

Picture the same thing with a gun that was left unlocked and  someone was killed by it, a child perhaps. Using the same thinking we would rush to ban all guns and make it against the law to own them. That never happens. If someone is killed by a gun, some pro-gun group will take over the situation and hold rallies and find reasons why guns are not a problem. Yet more people are killed by guns than dogs.

Smoking kills millions and yet it is not illegal to sell or possess tobacco products.

So why is there such a strong reaction against pit bulls.

Many dog bite incidents are the fault of the owners. Many are the fault of the people who do not know how to approach a dog.
A lot of incidents are the result of leaving a child alone with a dog, especially a large dog. Common sense should tell you not to leave a child alone with a dog, even if the child knows the dog. The child will not understand that this dog is not like their pet who knows them. Children get away with things with their own dog because the dog is protective of them. A strange  dog may just be protecting itself when it nips.

I think the shelters in Alberta are all good. Most of our shelters are no kill.  Certainly the ones who have offered to take pit bulls would be no kill. That is why they are making the offer. They do not want any pit bulls to die.