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**voodoosdv** · 05-06-2010, 05:34 PM

Haven't you read or seen the film Oliver Twist? Bill Sykes had a pit bull!

The point, America didn't give the world the pit bull, they were being used for bear and bull baiting before America even existed !

I've done my homework and yes, Peterg, you and FIP are quite right. The American pit bull was developed in the late 1800s by crossing staffies with bull mastiffs but pit bulls were a pre-existing type. Of course, there are several other breeds which are a real problem, because of their combination of strength and aggression.

In Victoria, where I live, it's now illegal to import American pit bulls and they all have to be sterilized, caged and muzzled when in public. Eventually we'll have a pit bull free zone. Heavy dudes will probably then find a new kind of dangerous dog to keep.

05-06-2010, 05:34 PM	#46
voodoosdv Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 453 Senior Member	Haven't you read or seen the film Oliver Twist? Bill Sykes had a pit bull! The point, America didn't give the world the pit bull, they were being used for bear and bull baiting before America even existed ! I've done my homework and yes, Peterg, you and FIP are quite right. The American pit bull was developed in the late 1800s by crossing staffies with bull mastiffs but pit bulls were a pre-existing type. Of course, there are several other breeds which are a real problem, because of their combination of strength and aggression. In Victoria, where I live, it's now illegal to import American pit bulls and they all have to be sterilized, caged and muzzled when in public. Eventually we'll have a pit bull free zone. Heavy dudes will probably then find a new kind of dangerous dog to keep.
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