Summary: Pitbulls Should Be Banned As Pets

On September 25, 2013, two-year old Colton Zamudio was brutally murdered by his grandmother’s two pit bulls in their backyard (Hall). Colton will never have the opportunities to go to school, make friends, or enjoy any other life experiences because these vicious animals cut his life short. Pit bulls should be banned as pets because they are dangerous around children, they are accountable for numerous deaths and injuries resulting in costly medical care and have tendencies to attack. Two years ago, my friend and I were playing with her new dog in her driveway, when suddenly a large black pit bull began sprinting at us. Then the malicious dog started attacking my friend, myself and her puppy. We tried separating the pit bull off of us and her dog, but the pit bull continued to bite us and the dog. My friend’s father raced out of their house and started forcefully kicking the violent pit bull but it wouldn’t move, it took a neighbor hitting the pit bull with a metal shovel eight times to get the pit bull to release its teeth from our …show more content…
If the attack is major, the victim might have to stay in the Intensive Care Unit. Most major dog attack victims stay for an average of three days, and the average cost is $3,209 per day, not including any additional surgeries and care services from other departments (Williamson). But who pays the medical bills when an innocent 7 year old, like Maddison Kinsley gets heartlessly murdered by a pit bull? Her mother stated in a local interview, that the owner of the eight-year old pit bull paid only a small amount of their daughter medical costs (Kinsley). Not only do victims have to suffer through these intense injuries and emotional scars, but they have to manage paying massive medical costs all due to a murderous dog