Pit-bull racism

To prove that all pit bulls are not evil, here is an inspiring story. Yes -- a certified hearing dog that is a pit bull. The owner still faces discrimination from strangers, but his dog is setting a wonderful example for all pit bulls. Cesar Milan, a renowned dog psychology specialist, has said that Doberman pinschers were the targeted bad dogs in the '80s, Rottweilers were of the '90s, and this decade belongs to the big, bad pit bulls. It's a racist phase, basically, for breeds. Such racism leads to increased fear, misunderstandings, and sometimes abuse.

My fiance's cat is more vicious than my pit bull, but people laugh in my face when I tell them that. No one would dare put a ban on certain cats or teach their kids to fear cats, even though many cats are hostile and get meaner with age. In some areas, pit-bull owners must leave town or give up their dogs to be euthanized. That is horrifying and as inhumane as pit-bull fighting. I would never give up my dog because she has always been the victim and has never victimized. It's not her fault that ignorant people refuse to let go of their stereotypes.

Pit bulls are viewed as monsters in society, which only encourages poor treatment of them. A fellow pit-bull blogger shares my frustrations here. Morever, some people take it upon themselves to abuse, abandon, or kill pit bulls for sport. Now who deserves to be euthanized?

AKM