I agree with OP, I think pitbulls should require a license.

You can't own any dangerous animals such as big cats, venomous snakes, wolves, and other such animals without a license. Pitbulls should fall within this category, too.

I think the only requirement should be that you have a fully fenced yard, front and back.

This

As the saying goes, the problem usually isn't the dogs it's the owner(s). It takes a lot of work to properly train a dog, and MANY owners don't take the time to do that. Unfortunately pitbulls are the dog of choice for dog fighting and get discarded therefore many in shelters or on the street have been bred to fight.

I've had pits my whole life, been working with them for years. Had a 110 pound pit/lab mix who passed away from cancer last year, and we still have a 85 pound pit/rot mix and a 60 pound pit terrier.

We've fostered numerous pits with rough backgrounds. Some dog friendly, others need to be the only dogs in the home. Some can't be saved because of how they've been trained and how aggressive they are but in many cases they're big babies and terrific family dogs. We have ours and our fosters around kids all of the time with no issue.

my parents kept the newspaper from the day i was born


front page was a story about a 5 year old getting mauled by a shitbull. NEVER FORGET.

Know why pitbull attacks are common?
Literally anything with a staffy mix of some kind gets labelled a pitbull, people who just want an aggressive dog pick the one with the worse rep and create a self perpetuated cycle.
In the end pitbulls are the most loyal dogs you can get and if brought up right are not aggressive.

I'm not opposed to having a license for the more dangerous breeds. If you're a shitty owner AND have a dangerous dog (German Shepherds, Rottweilers, Pitbulls, Dobermans, etc.) then that dog is a danger to society. I imagine that it'd be enforced at the local level.

There are no bad dogs, just terrible owners. I'm not opposed to a license and proff of training for ALL dog and owner. I own a pitbull and German shepherd myself, both socialized as a puppy and trained by me for off leash Never had a problem with them. SOCIALIZED pets are key. Usually timid new dog owners are pretty problematic from my experiences at dog parks. They assume big dogs bad, and project the vibes of fear to their own pack.

Budapest seemed to have it figured out. I recall seeing many off leash dogs in the city right next to the owners walking busy areas. Big German Shepherd and Rotty at castle grounds museum. I've always wonder d if they have to have permits, was flabbergasted by this

This post was edited by RedFromWinter on Mar 19 2021 06:43am

export them all to china as livestock.

I don't think there should be a license, but if your dog attacks and kills someone do to your personal incompetence you should be held legally liable.

There are bad dogs. Dogs are bred from stock, if the stock is bad, there's a good chance the dog will be bad. If a breeder is selling a violent dog as anything other than a dangerous personal protection animal they should be held just as liable as the above.