Annotated Bibiography Arin Greenwood. “10 Stereotypes About Pit bull’s That Are Just. Dead. Wrong.” The huffington post. The Blog. Web. 07/28/2018 updated 09/27/2014 This article discussions the common myths that most people believe about pit bulls. Some myths that come from the media and others that people have just made up along the way. Some of these myths include “Do pit bulls have lock jaws, they’re not good with kids and pit bulls don’t get along with other animals,” too name a few. According to the author, these stereotypes against pit bulls are just dead wrong and pit bulls pay a high price every year for these myths. Every year 1 million blocky- head dogs are euthanasia. She brings up a recent Esquire story she read and quotes
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The court made the decision that pit bulls were, “inherently dangerous.” However, that author brings in animal experts and advocates that disagrees with this ruling. She mentions a study don’t on foxes that suggested the aggressive trait only appears in two generations in canines. Pit bulls that are bred to fight can show this trait, but it seems to be only aggressive towards other dogs not humans. She goes on to talk about a veterinarian who is a strong advocate for pit bulls. She says “"Dogs of any breed that are truly strong and aggressive can be managed, but what is nature and nurture in those cases?" This article includes multiple studies that show pit bulls aren’t programmed to attack humans and this can help support my argument in my …show more content…
The study was conducted on a local animal shelter and their accuracy in correctly identifying dog breeds and how this affected the rate of adoptions. The study found that 78% of staff or people coming in to adopt, guessed wrong. The study was motivated by the obstacle pit bulls face in adoption facilaties. The author does an exceptional job of bringing in statistics and research to exhibit how misidentification can result in fewer dogs being adopted and faced with being euthanized. Although Laura’s article doesn’t exactly represent the topic of my paper, her main point being that most shelter dogs are labeled as pit bull which means they won’t be adopted, her insight can still help my argument by giving me a different view to think
The court made the decision that pit bulls were, “inherently dangerous.” However, that author brings in animal experts and advocates that disagrees with this ruling. She mentions a study don’t on foxes that suggested the aggressive trait only appears in two generations in canines. Pit bulls that are bred to fight can show this trait, but it seems to be only aggressive towards other dogs not humans. She goes on to talk about a veterinarian who is a strong advocate for pit bulls. She says “"Dogs of any breed that are truly strong and aggressive can be managed, but what is nature and nurture in those cases?" This article includes multiple studies that show pit bulls aren’t programmed to attack humans and this can help support my argument in my …show more content…
The study was conducted on a local animal shelter and their accuracy in correctly identifying dog breeds and how this affected the rate of adoptions. The study found that 78% of staff or people coming in to adopt, guessed wrong. The study was motivated by the obstacle pit bulls face in adoption facilaties. The author does an exceptional job of bringing in statistics and research to exhibit how misidentification can result in fewer dogs being adopted and faced with being euthanized. Although Laura’s article doesn’t exactly represent the topic of my paper, her main point being that most shelter dogs are labeled as pit bull which means they won’t be adopted, her insight can still help my argument by giving me a different view to think