Ruth Rojas

English 1312
Semester Topic
Feb, 2,2014
Breed Speciic !egislation
The Breed "merican #it Bull Terrier, has been or is the most contro$ersial breed o dog %
For m& semester topic a chose to tal' about ho( the Breed Speciic !egislation )BS!* has la(s
against certain dog breeds% +ne o them in (hich , (ill speci& is the "merican #it Bull% This
topic is interesting to me because the !egislation passed la( banning #it Bulls rom se$eral cities
in the -nited States or e.ample /olorado and 0iami% 1ot onl& does the -nited Sates ha$e BS!
against #it Bulls, "ustralia, Britain, 2erman&, 1e( 3ealand, ,srael and /anada ha$e them as
(ell% 0ultiple perspecti$es that could be in$estigated are la(s, incidents in (hich #it Bulls are
being accused or, re4uirements or ha$ing a #it Bull, studies about #it Bulls being 5$icious
dogs6 , ho( people thin' about #it Bulls, dierent associations being against or or #itt Bulls,
studies li'e 5"ggressi$e people are attracted to "ggressi$e dog Breeds6 and (h& are #it Bulls
under aggressi$e or $icious dogs categor&% Some initial sources or m& topic are the !a(s that
are adopted b& cites to regulate dangerous dogs the BS! inormation rom dogsbite%org and
/11%com% +n /11%com , ound ne(s about ho( people eel about #it Bulls and dierent
studies about dangerous dog breeds including the "merican #it Bull Terrier%