Why do people always attack the dogs and not the irresponsible owners?
Staffordshire Terriers (Pit Bulls) can be great pets, if they are not
abused as puppies and made vicious by moronic owners.
-Miguel
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Miguel Ordorica
Washington State Univ.
Dept. of Sociology
Wilson 206
(509) 335-4595 (msg.)
(509) 332-4442 (hme)
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On Sat, 6 Mar 1999, Kimberly & Brett wrote:
> Rio moves to eradicate pit bulls
>
> RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Pit bulls could soon become a thing of the
> past in Rio. A proposed law would sterilize all male pit bulls, while
> females would be seized and euthanized. The law is backed by Rio's
> Commission for the Protection and Defense of Animals. Owners of male pit
> bulls who fail to have their dogs registered and sterilized within 180 days
> would face fines of up to 488 reals, or $244. The idea gained support after
> a string of high-profile attacks by pit bulls, including a near-fatal
> attack on a 6-year-old boy. The proposed law, under consideration by Rio's
> city council, also would ban the sale and import of the dogs. See full
> story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2558691890-70d>
>
> Brazil court creates hermit zone
>
> RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - A Brazilian court has created a
> 37-square-mile reservation in the Amazon to safeguard an Indian hermit who
> lives there, reported the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper Sunday. Brazil
> issued the order to protect the man, who is in his 30s, from loggers,
> ranchers, farmers and others who occupy the Amazon, the daily quoted
> government officials as saying. Brazil often creates reservations for the
> country's 320,000 Indians and 180 tribes to prevent others from destroying
> the Amazon's natural habitat and spreading simple diseases, like colds and
> flu, that are often fatal to tribesmen. The court's protection order
> prohibits any change in the physical appearance of the region. See full
> story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2558713682-fa5>
>
