Double Standards when it comes to dog caused fatalities (Husky got adopted AFTER killing a human!)

[Ste11aeres]

If a pitbull kills a baby, the internet goes into a furor, with people calling for the death of the millions of innocent pitbulls who had nothing to do with it.

When a husky kills a baby, people say "he didn't know any better, he probably thought it was a chew toy" and the husky gets adopted into a good home with someone else.

I'm not making this up:

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/02/dog_that_killed_baby_is_adopte.html

 

[Sylar]

It's probably because pitbulls are a more aggressive breed and there are more documented attacks involving them. The worst part is most of those deaths wouldn't have happened if people knew how to properly train and control their dogs. Anyone wanting to get a dog (any breed) should be legally required to pass a test and complete basic training before being allowed to own one. I guarantee at least 80% of dog owners right now in the world wouldn't pass.

 

[Judge]

Given a fatality, I don't even understand how or why the dog ended up being resheltered in the first place.

 

[Nitro]

Anyone wanting to get a dog (any breed) should be legally required to pass a test and complete basic training before being allowed to own one. I guarantee at least 80% of dog owners right now in the world wouldn't pass.

I know this is going to start fire with some,but I could say the same thing about raising children

 

[clg114]

I know this is going to start fire with some,but I could say the same thing about raising children

Agreed. I also think that babies should come with a instruction manual. My wife and I sure could have used the help. I think that everybody who has raised their children to adulthood can reflect on how they might have done something different.

Our dogs are just fine. They were easy.

 

[Ste11aeres]

there are more documented attacks involving them.

This actually completely changes depending on which country you look at. Most dog caused deaths in Canada have been from "sled type" dogs, most in Italy are from Mastiffs, etc, etc...it really depends on which type of dog is most abundant in a country.

 

[Ylva]

Pitbulls are ugly, huskies are gorgeous. Don't you know that ugly people get unfairly discriminated against?

 

[clg114]

Pitbulls are ugly, huskies are gorgeous. Don't you know that ugly people get unfairly discriminated against?

Yes. I do know that.