The Champions Film Analysis

The dog movie “The Champions” I found to be a touching and profoundly dramatic film about the pit bulls rescued from the brutal fighting ring of former Atlanta Falcon’s star quarterback Michael Vick. It chronicled those brave individuals that risk it all to save them, overcoming much pressure from PETA and the Humane Society to euthanize them. The film successfully exposed the prejudice and much misunderstanding while slowly eradicating the myths surrounding this breed. The documentary unfolds the journey of five of the dogs such as Handsome Dan, Jonny and Little Red to name a few, and their second chance on life and their supreme power of resilience and the true significance of the Human- Animal Bond. It features several rescue organizations such as Best Friends Animal Society of southern Utah, BADRAP centered in Oakland, California and individual families who reached out to these creatures with love and compassion. There are several states and even more specifically cities that enforce BSL Breed –Specific Legislation, Pawtucket, Rhode Island and Springfield, Missouri to site a few. A breed ban usually requires that all dogs of a certain appearance (“targeted breed”) be removed from …show more content…
The main goal was to eradicate dog aggression, but all it served to do is create and foster a prejudice and discrimination of these breeds. I find it completely and utterly wrong instead of being behavior specific, it imposes stiff regulations towards certain breeds. In the article “Breed-Specific Legislation-Barking Up the Wrong Tree” Anthony Abordo raises a great point” what constitutes an aggressive dog? Here, advocates look to dog bite statistics by breed, judging that those breeds responsible for the majority of dog bites are inherently dangerous, which leads to the conclusion that one must ban or least restrict ownership of