Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Marking His Territory

In a recent post I titled Massachusetts Dolts, I noted that the state of Massachusetts apparently had a plethora of bad masters, as the state was considering “outlawing” pit bulls, and possibly requiring dog owners to “buckle up” their dogs when the dogs rode along in their cars.

One of the more ridiculous proponents of the above mentioned is Massachusetts State Representative Vincent A. Pedone, who I noted in my previous post as stating,

State Rep. Vincent Pelone (sic) said the state may consider either banning pit bulls outright or requiring owners to get training or a dangerous dog license.

“If you want to own a pit bull, which in my estimation can be the same as owning a weapon, the owner and the dog should receive training,” said the Worcester Democrat.

It’s difficult to imagine anything more ridiculous than the above statement rolling out of Mr. Pedone’s mouth, but, according to the Boston Globe, Mr. Pedone took the following tack during hearings on this supposed issue.

Yesterday he repeatedly asked witnesses whether they would prefer to be bitten by a German shepherd or a pit bull, and he grilled those with veterinary exper tise on the pit bull’s infamous temperament.

Now there’s an astute question.  Sheesh.  Down, Mr. Pedone, down.

Mass. show of support for pit bulls

The subtitle of the article is Specialists put burden on breeders, owners, and it correctly notes where the burden of dog ownership actually lies.

Posted by John Venlet on 05/15 at 04:30 AM
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