This year OK, OH, MN, FL and a few other states all had bills introduced to ban pit bulls and other breeds. While some pit bull registries like the ADBA, which have questionable ties to dogfighters, claim they are the ones in the forefront of defeating breed specific legislation, it was HSUS that had staff on the ground to defeat all of those bills. No other organization had staff actively lobbying against pit bull bans in all of those states. ADBA certainly wasn't there fighting the good fight.
HSUS also has filed an amicus brief in Denver challenging that cities pit bull ban.
HSUS speaks out against pit bull bans and BSL in the media, and educates lawmakers as to why those things are a bad idea.
And yet, some people that claim to care about pit bulls deliberately lie and claim HSUS is out to eradicate the breed. Could it be the people making those claims are dogfighters that desperately want to discredit people that genuinely care about animals? Hmmmm???
One could make the argument that groups like ADBA, AADR, and others like them actually fuel pit bull bans by giving a wink and a nudge to dogfighters rather than actively condemning those criminals.
When a city council member reads a Richard Stratton book about pit bulls, he can't be blamed for thinking dogfighting is what this breed is for. Since dogfighting is illegal, it doesn't take long for that same city council member to conclude the pit bull has lost his usefulness in modern society.
Plus, dogfighters activities paint the pit bull breed as a vicious monster, even though the dogs are the victims of the crime, not the perpetrators of the crime.
The best thing that could happen for the pit bull breed is for the fad to end. No more dogfighters, no more crappy backyard breeds, and just responsible owners that provide love and care for their dogs. That would save this breed from being banned nationwide. So let's do it. Let's put the dogfighters out of business and save the pit bull!
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