Not long ago i decided to research the long monotonous paste comments presented to me on facebook by BSL Activist. While looking up information on Hugh Wirth i learned at one time he was a very loud outspoken voice calling to ban pit bulls. In recent times however he has stated he does not support breed bans because they do not work. Here is the article i found
Dr Wirth has shifted significantly his thinking on dealing with American pit bulls. He no longer supports a legislative approach. ”What I’m saying is that there is no hope of any legislation, including the latest legislation in Victoria, dealing with the problem of having pit bull terriers in the community,” he said.
”It just will not work. It’s not worked in England, it’s not worked in Holland, it’s not worked in Belgium, and it hasn’t worked in Italy. And all those countries have withdrawn the legislation because it’s so time-consuming.”
The community’s attitude to dog ownership had to change, he said, with a more rigorous approach to selecting dogs and raising them.
Dr Wirth said the legislation had given the community a feeling of safety – and that safety was non-existent. ”There’s been a political solution, which implies new community safety, and that’s not true.”
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