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Originally Posted by Apex Paul
Very true. We have to remember that animals don't have a moral compass, they don't have an understanding of right or wrong. Please don't argue that your dog knows it is wrong to pee on your floor, etc., that is a learned behavior, not a moral judgement on their part.
I would imagine that dog bite statistics come from medical facilities, so there are not going to be as many reports of a dog that nips someone on the hand and when you squeeze on it really, really hard a drop of blood comes out. It's going to be just as you said, serious injuries.
I'm not judging any dog breed here, though I have had this conversation with my sister who is a member of the AVMA and has been a small animal surgeon for nearly 20 years. While she had nothing to say about injuries to people, she stated that more injuries than any other to small animals came form bull terrier breeds. I believe her quote was "I'd rather have genital herpes than a pit bull".
I'm pretty libertarian in most of my views, so I say if you want any kind of animal at all, go for it. But I personally wouldn't have any kind of animal in my house if I had small children. I am certain that the vast majority will never harm a hair on their heads, but I'm not willing to gamble on the small number that will.
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Agreed.
I don't have anything against a breed either. In fact, dont' care what it is, Dog, Cat, Bird, Snake, whatever..... if it's killing people as a pet, we should breed it out of existence. The PETS of course. Like I said, pets are not a part of the food chain or ecosystem.