On 28/12/2007, at 9:08 PM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: >> > OTOH, Pitbulls should be called a different species; they are > "dogs" in the same way that killer whales are "whales" :-/
That they've been bred for viciousness says more about the people doing the breeding than the dogs themselves. As for orcas, what's wrong with orcas? They're carnivores, they're top predators, they're smart. But they're no better or worse than lions for eating antelope or grizzly bears for eating caribou. > > > (BTW: is it morally right to condemn a race of dogs, even > one so degenerate that it kills children, to extinction?) Again - why is the breed "degenerate"? They were breed to fight and kill. Yes it's a tragedy when a child is hurt or killed, but no more or less than if a child is taken by a croc or a shark. The dog is simply doing what dogs that are bred that way do. However, your question is a good one. My view is this: we created them, we should reverse that. Humanely, of course. They should be sterilised. 10 years, the problem is gone, and we haven't been cruel. Charlie. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
