THE CONVERSATION: Pit bull attacks in South Africa – a historian sheds light on the issues

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Pit bulls were imported to South Africa, mainly from the 1970s, where they were further bred - some as guard dogs, some as pets, some for illegal dog fighting rings.

– as was the case in different counties in the US. People simply bought other vicious breeds.

Moreover, breed-specific legislation ignores behavioural and other biological aspects: the aggressive dogs are much more likely to be male, be intact , and most likely to be unsocialised or actively encouraged in aggression. So this legislation is both over-inclusive and under-inclusive . It is easy to legislate, but impossible to enforce. It is popular but provides a fake sense of security.

There is a strangeness in the relationship between dogs and humans, and between humans and humans over dogs. I reveal the history of this strangeness through the police dog as a lens, in my forthcoming book –. Through misuse of police dogs as agents of control in the police and bio-surveillance in the suburbs, big dogs became signifiers of anxiety and stereotypes that white and black people have of each other, especially the terror of the police dog.

 

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Which dog is indiginous to South Africa?

Thank you for an insightful and rational argument in this time when our emotion can often override logical thinking 🐾

Ban them Asap.Terrible breed.

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