Quotes about Pit Bulls
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Some useful quotes about pit bull overpopulation and BSL. Great to use in anti-BSL letters.
“Be aware that much of what fuels public perceptions is driven by what is offered in media outlets. Before presumptions are made – before fears are established – take care to ensure that judgments and ideals are based in fact rather than influenced by shock journalism.”
– Penny Eims, Dog News Examiner
“While it’s true that euthanasia numbers are still too high in shelters all across the country, the blame is on overpopulation; too many dogs being born and never enough homes to absorb them.”
“What has been accomplished by Ontario’s pit bull ban is that the government has been allowed to avoid the more difficult task of regulating human behaviour and finding the resources to educate the public in a meaningful way.”
- Clayton C. Ruby, Lawyer for the legal challenge against the Ontario goverment.
“Nothing in this world that’s worth having comes easy”
- Bob Kelso, character on “Scrubs”
“Most terriers will stand their ground to anything, even bears.”
- Author unknown
“Some breeds suffer from great popularity. A motion picture, a television show, a product commercial – all influence the public to seek out a particular breed of dog…”
- Norma Bennett Woolf
“We can’t possibly put a dent in the homeless pit bull situation, unless we concentrate on educating the public. Education is the key to saving these noble dogs.”
- Diana McKay, Pit Bull Education Coordinator, WonderBull.com
“The shelters that do adopt out pit bulls are completely overloaded and must often euthanize them because they are not able to find them good homes. The lucky ones spend months, sometimes years, rotting behind bars on a cold cement floor.”
- PBRC.net (Pit Bull Rescue Central)
“Many US jurisdictions have breed specific bans or vicious dog laws. These laws blame dogs for their breeds, not their deeds. They indict the therapy dogs and search and rescue dogs and gentle family pets along with the dogs that roam at large, threatening neighbors and their pets.”
- Norma Bennett Woolf
“Predictability of appearance is a (double-edged) sword. Not only can it be an advantage to a family looking for a pet, it can be a major drawback when the sins of a few dogs of a breed are visited on the whole breed. Such is the case with a growing list of breeds.”
- Norma Bennett Woolf
“The most common dogs that bite usually reflect the popularity of the breed in that community, it doesn’t mean that that breed has a propensity to bite.”
- Dr. Kim Blindauer (Veterinarian, Altanta CDC)
“The number of fatal dog bites is minuscule. When it happens, people get upset and blame the breed, but there is no scientific evidence that one breed bites more than another.”
- Dr. Kim Blindauer (Veterinarian, Altanta CDC)
“The fact is that big dogs are more powerful and can inflict more damage. That doesn’t mean they are more aggressive or dangerous. It means owners need to be more responsible.”
- Dr. Kim Blindauer (Veterinarian, Altanta CDC)
“But banning a breed won’t stop dog attacks. People have to be aware of their dog’s temperaments and make sure they have control of their pets through obedience classes and behavior training.”
- Donna Malone, VP, Responsible Animal Owners of Tennessee
“Every negative incident involving a Pit Bull adds to the breed’s reputation and jeopardizes our right to own these great dogs – Keep your Pit Bull out of trouble!”
- PBRC.net (Pit Bull Rescue Central)
“Pit Bull owners must accept their roles as ambassadors for the breed, and remain constantly aware of the fact that their actions and the actions of their dogs are having an impact on the breed’s future. Let’s make sure that the impact we all have is always a positive one.”
- Mary L. Harwelik
“If somebody is too stupid to understand the fundamental immorality of dog fighting, you’re never going to be able to explain it to him.”
-Kevin Hench, FOXSports.com
“If someone raises a dog to be aggressive it will be, no matter what breed it is.”
- Dr. Ilana Reisner, director of the behavior clinic at the University of Pennsylvania’s veterinary hospital.
“Most dog attacks are not because of a problem with the breed, but because of a problem with the people that handled them.”
- Dr. Ilana Reisner, director of the behavior clinic at the University of Pennsylvania’s veterinary hospital.
“Breed bans do not promote responsible dog ownership or actively work to protect the public — It is a smokescreen which falsely gives the impression that action has been taken to prevent dog attacks, when in reality little is being achieved.”
- EndangeredDogs.com (UK)
“Bad owners create dogs that are unpredictable. These dogs are not properly socialized to people, children and other animals. They are not properly trained, and they’re owned by irresponsible, ignorant people that refuse to take responsibility for their dog’s training. Because of them, Pitbulls have gone from being the all-American breed, prized for their loyalty and intelligence, to the most feared and misunderstood breed ever known.”
- Carroll Bou, National Ledger
“Given the amount of statistical facts and their wide spread exploitation by the mass media, it surely pays to be at least aware of the dangers (how easily we may be duped with scientifically sounding facts and numbers).”
- A. Bogomolny, Author of: Misuse and Misconception of Statistical Facts
“Any shelter with high numbers of pit bulls would benefit from the skills learned at Pit Ed Camp as we focus on targeting limited resources toward the true breed ambassadors. Doing so is good for the shelter, good for the people who adopt the dogs, good for the breed and good for the community.”
- Donna Reynolds, BAD RAP executive director
“Laws which ban all dogs of a certain appearance based solely on appearance and not behavior – are a reality, a reality pit bull owners live with everyday. Imagine for a moment having a dear friend you know to be the paragon of loyalty, sweetness, patience, and good humor, constantly portrayed as “evil”, unpredictable and savage, and you will begin to understand the frustration.”
- Diane Jessup, workingpitbull.com
“Not every pit bull is a bad dog, not every lab is a good dog. You see some wonderful poodles walking down the sidewalk that will just eat your arm off if you stick your hand out.”
- Patsy Beeker, Program Director, Kitty City
