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Here's the facts as I see them and it breaks my heart thinking of the look in the eyes of abandoned pets that will not get adopted. Pets that don't understand what they did wrong. Pets that just want their family back.
Homeowners, apartment owners and home owner associations are afraid of being dragged into court should one of their tenants/residents have a dog that bites someone. Some even have insurance companies that omit dangerous breeds from their policies. So they take the easy and sometimes safe way out by prohibiting the ownership of these dogs.
This is becoming so prevalent that the only real way the breed can be safely owned is by owning your own single family property. Effectively preventing dog ownership to a large segment of the population that buys this breed.
This post isn't to argue about the breeds "safety" but to express my dismay at the amount of dogs that are getting killed in animal shelters. It would be nice to see some type of public message or educational promotion to address the problem of "inappropriate" ownership.
A "think before you buy" campaign stressing you will have a difficult time finding housing if you own this type dog.
Please don't criticize this post unless you first visit your local shelter and see first hand the sad faces on doggy death row.
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