Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoAnimal shelters overflow as Americans dump 'pandemic puppies' in droves. They're too broke to keep their dogsfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1197arrow-down14
arrow-up1193arrow-down1external-linkAnimal shelters overflow as Americans dump 'pandemic puppies' in droves. They're too broke to keep their dogsfortune.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squareAscrod@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoThere are no bad dogs, only bad owners.
minus-squareExLisper@linux.communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoThis has been said so many times it’s boring: chihuahua with a bad owner never killed anyone. Also: would you support mandatory background checks, permits and training for pit bull owners? To make sure that they only go to good owners…
minus-squareAscrod@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoI support educating pet owners, and regulating “puppy mills”. Dogs aren’t guns.
minus-squareExLisper@linux.communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoEducating and regulating how? Mandatory certificates for pit bull owners? What regulations of “puppy mills” would stop pit bulls from killing people?
minus-squarerab@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoThat’s not what the data shows though. The vast majority of dog attacks are by pitbulls.
There are no bad dogs, only bad owners.
This has been said so many times it’s boring: chihuahua with a bad owner never killed anyone.
Also: would you support mandatory background checks, permits and training for pit bull owners? To make sure that they only go to good owners…
I support educating pet owners, and regulating “puppy mills”.
Dogs aren’t guns.
Educating and regulating how? Mandatory certificates for pit bull owners? What regulations of “puppy mills” would stop pit bulls from killing people?
That’s not what the data shows though. The vast majority of dog attacks are by pitbulls.