Forked Up - Breed Specific Legislation PART 1

What is breed-specific legislation? What's so bad about pit bulls? What is the pit bull's history? Why does everyone hate on pit bull's? What heroic deeds have pit bulls performed for society?
This is part one of a two-part special episode.

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[shaunaru]

Very good video and you brought up many excellent points about why the media is unfairly driving BSL that the politicians are foolishly falling for. Jen, I'm also blessed with a service dog who is a "pit bull." My girl, Phoebe, is a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and she is freedom on four legs! My first service dog was my heartbeat, Bekah, an Am Staff Terrier mix. I understand your fears, but I also think it's really important to allow these wonderful dogs to show what they can do for us!

[meekus3]

Thank you for the kind words.

Jen is always hearing from others who have service dogs that "you are irresponsible for having a dangerous, aggressive animal as a service dog." We just have to respond with "You're right, that would be wrong to have a dangerous animal as a service dog...good thing we don't!"

[LionessCub1]

.... I'm sorry that you have to deal with people, who in all probability mean well but just dont know any better, and believes what the media feeds them. ... In any event i hope that you and pup are continuing to do great things for you community :) Thanks for having a great ambassador for the breed.

[meekus3]

Thank you for the kind words and support. In response to others' less than kind words, I fully respect and even welcome people's thoughts and opinions that differ from my own, so long as they are intelligent about it and not simply being trolls.

[surleyguru]

@MensaMeme Pitbulls are a productive memeber of society, can you say that much for yourself? A slightly higher intelligence than a snake huh, who are you kidding it sounds like they have a higher intelligence than you do. Even a shallow search of the subject would reveal alot more than your giving this noble breed credit for. Just another uneducated loose lipped coward is the just I get from your comment.

[candihu]

@animalCOP76 it's sad really if u want a pit as a guard dog show it the love and loyalty that they give their humans. i can tell you from experience that if you show this sweet loving breed kindness and love they will in turn guard you with their lives. last week my female took on a snake, got bitten 3 times and killed the snake to defend me. my male (not recently) prevented me from being mauled by a stray. he pinned the stray down and released when i told him to

[candihu]

this is a vicious cycle that the media and irresponsible people have caused. it's not right to tell me that I can't have my 2 sweet and loving dogs just because others are irresponsible

[StLCardsGuy]

I have a tribute video on my channel to a service dog who changed a lot of lives!

[88Kruzer88]

Does BSL stand for Bull Sh!t Legislation?

[LionessCub1]

Pitbulls were actually bred to be non human aggressive. Even the bastards that fight them breed for that trait. Your argument here borders on the obscene. The problem is the bad reputation pitbulls have. It encourages ignorant people who are trying to be tough to choose this breed to somehow boost their status or be intimidating. These people are the ones causing the problems. Responsible dog owners dont have problems dogs regardless of the breed. BAN IDIOTS not dogs

[LionessCub1]

Its well known that the pitbull/attack ratio is quite faulty. Most people screaming pitubull attack cant even identify one. I actually had someone call me names on my page cause they thought my german shepherd lab mix was a pitbull. Also consider that people consider a wide range of breeds pitbulls. I've know quite a few pitbulls and every last one of them was a geniune sweetheart.

[tomdkg]

My view is that the sort of people who wish to racially profile dogs with a view to their destruction are probably meeting their own needs; in that they are not allowed to be disriminatory against other human minorities any more, so this is their chance for power! Let us remember the lessons of Nazi Germany and their people accepting racial profiling!