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flvegan

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60. Let me know when you can front that data.

Reply to Bonobo (Reply #45)

Fri May 17, 2013, 12:53 AM

May 2013

Until then...

(love the &quot ish)" btw. way to concede beforehand. nice.)

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"I wish those vicious creatures could be banned." ***WARNING: GRAPHIC*** [View all] baldguy May 2013 OP

JFC, what the FUCK is wrong with some people. Appalling. ETA uppityperson May 2013 #1

Anyone who supports BSL laws Drale May 2013 #2

What about those who support gun laws joeglow3 May 2013 #43

Do you have difficulty telling the difference between an object and an animal? Scootaloo May 2013 #64

You are awesome OwnedByCats May 2013 #149

I have a request of you joeglow3 May 2013 #168

It's a false dilemma Scootaloo May 2013 #180

That is my point joeglow3 May 2013 #182

Your point is weird. Scootaloo May 2013 #206

Interesting test. Took me 2 tries. laundry_queen May 2013 #212

It's a weirdly eugencist argument, isn't it? DirkGently May 2013 #232

Thank you azurnoir May 2013 #217

What are BSL laws? SheilaT May 2013 #89

Let me Google that for you... DRoseDARs May 2013 #92

Thank you. SheilaT May 2013 #100

I'd never heard of it either. tblue May 2013 #114

what is this BSL you are talking about? Quantess May 2013 #220

What it stands for is OwnedByCats May 2013 #148

The pain and abuse of these creatures is horrifying. defacto7 May 2013 #3

Of the pics I posted: set on fire, starved, beaten, stabbed, shot, doused in acid, legs broken.... baldguy May 2013 #6

It really is a terrible thing. defacto7 May 2013 #21

All animal abuse is wrong OwnedByCats May 2013 #151

Are any of those photos Jenoch May 2013 #133

Did someone really say this? Control-Z May 2013 #173

All the quotes in the OP are taken from DU posts over the last couple weeks. baldguy May 2013 #174

I think my posts were allowed to stand because Boudica the Lyoness May 2013 #210

You're a real work of art. AnnetteJacobs May 2013 #227

What are "these dogs?" DirkGently May 2013 #230

Yes that was me. Why the hell would I feel shame Boudica the Lyoness May 2013 #209

Hey. Back off!! Control-Z May 2013 #211

Yes they need to eliminated. Boudica the Lyoness May 2013 #214

My protection of pit bulls? Control-Z May 2013 #216

Do you honestly believe your own OwnedByCats May 2013 #221

Blame the victim. Incredible. Out of all those photos, only 2 were caused by other dogs, rest humans uppityperson May 2013 #215

And this is why I simply can not watch Animal Planet. Rage spikes to 11. nt DRoseDARs May 2013 #4

Animal abuse is ugly and people who abuse animals should be punished. Arkansas Granny May 2013 #5

It's the false ideas about "breed characteristics" which bring about the abuse. baldguy May 2013 #8

exactly PD Turk May 2013 #23

The last Pit I encountered sarisataka May 2013 #24

Have you ever watched the show OwnedByCats May 2013 #155

I haven't seen that one sarisataka May 2013 #176

Yeah that one is "Pit Bulls and Parolees" OwnedByCats May 2013 #178

And the last pit I encountered bit me blueamy66 May 2013 #172

I have been bit by dogs sarisataka May 2013 #177

I don't know what that says about other breeds. blueamy66 May 2013 #179

I agree dogs should be properly OwnedByCats May 2013 #225

I'd like to see life in prison and daily beatings for people who would do this. kysrsoze May 2013 #42

Keep fighting the good fight, Baldguy. truebluegreen May 2013 #7

How much you wanna bet the dog haters won't appear to post on this thread? baldguy May 2013 #10

I hear you. And you are right. truebluegreen May 2013 #14

I feel the same as you: rage OwnedByCats May 2013 #159

+100 truebluegreen May 2013 #166

I'm here and I'm a PIT BULL hater. Boudica the Lyoness May 2013 #213

Another post full of twaddle OwnedByCats May 2013 #222

No, Boud. It's vicious dog culture that is cruel. DirkGently May 2013 #231

Your post is as disgusting as the abuse of these dogs.. TheProgressive May 2013 #9

Your concern is noted. truebluegreen May 2013 #12

How many posts have we seen spammed across DU showing human victims of dog attacks? baldguy May 2013 #13

As I said, your post is disgusting as is the dog abuse... TheProgressive May 2013 #18

To illustrate the lengths that disgusting human beings will do to turn an Luminous Animal May 2013 #22

Uncomfortable for some reason? flvegan May 2013 #30

This post is more for the *pleasure* of the author TheProgressive May 2013 #34

So...no answer, then. flvegan May 2013 #35

And what if you are wrong and the OP cares deeply for the animals? Quixote1818 May 2013 #104

Probably not. sibelian May 2013 #164

Pleasure??? OwnedByCats May 2013 #175

No only YOU would speculate. nt Quixote1818 May 2013 #105

Well why don't you tell the anti-pit bull OwnedByCats May 2013 #162

You were warned about graphic pictures. You didn't have to click on the thread. /nt dballance May 2013 #46

...according to you. I think people need to see just how vicious animal abusers are kysrsoze May 2013 #49

Can't handle the truth? "Such gross graphics"? nomorenomore08 May 2013 #70

Then hit alert. Tien1985 May 2013 #158

Sometimes reality is disgusting. justiceischeap May 2013 #160

Um...no. Chan790 May 2013 #169

I forgot to say, I like the quotes you put in italics between the stories of the dogs. uppityperson May 2013 #11

Yep. The quotes are greatly appreciated. Luminous Animal May 2013 #19

Sadness and rage REP May 2013 #15

I have 2 friends that do pit bull rescue and are highly successful Luminous Animal May 2013 #16

WTF is wrong with people... one_voice May 2013 #17

Good dogs! baldguy May 2013 #26

Those are the eyes of lovers not haters. Dogs know when they are rescued and love you for it. Dragonfli May 2013 #33

Illogical argument. Bonobo May 2013 #20

The abuse creates the danger. baldguy May 2013 #25

Factually incorrect. flvegan May 2013 #28

Compare pit-bull (ish) dog attacks vs. irish setter attacks. Bonobo May 2013 #45

Let me know when you can front that data. flvegan May 2013 #60

I'm just recognizing that you are correct Bonobo May 2013 #62

The are some dogs which are more dangerous: unspayed/unneutered dogs who are't trained & socialized. baldguy May 2013 #63

And I like and respect you, Bonobo. We've come a long way. flvegan May 2013 #65

Retrievers have an instinct which makes them Bonobo May 2013 #67

A few preleminaries. Scootaloo May 2013 #76

You laid that out beautifully. Bonobo May 2013 #80

"Instinct" is something of a red herring Scootaloo May 2013 #96

They wouldn't have made breeds caseymoz May 2013 #108

Direct hit narrowly averted! Scootaloo May 2013 #110

Hilarious. caseymoz May 2013 #135

Yup, they are easily overcome Scootaloo May 2013 #141

Gee, looks like someone down-thread is going to be busy for a while exterminating all those breeds. DRoseDARs May 2013 #142

And this isn't even the tip of the iceberg! Scootaloo May 2013 #143

Nope, them too. Looks like they've a bit of Mastiff in them. nt DRoseDARs May 2013 #144

Well... I guess there's always the aibo? Scootaloo May 2013 #145

No, they might not be safe for children under two years of age. Jamastiene May 2013 #152

Great post, thank you! nt dorkzilla May 2013 #150

Pits were initially, during times of "legitimate" dog fighting (whatever that is) cui bono May 2013 #146

I was bit hard by a neighbor's Irish Setter when I was 13. 7 stitches and a lot of bruising. haele May 2013 #183

It does when you take into account the type of people who abuse them and fight them cui bono May 2013 #37

A-a-aw! Luminous Animal May 2013 #47

Any dog that is raised to fiight for their life is going to keep on fighting for the Luminous Animal May 2013 #38

I don't disagree Bonobo May 2013 #48

I know dogs. I know how hunting dogs are trained and I know how Luminous Animal May 2013 #121

First of all, people have to clarify what exactly they mean by "pit bull." nomorenomore08 May 2013 #53

I never called for any ban on any dog. Bonobo May 2013 #54

I agree that certain dog owners, and their pets, should be monitored more closely. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #66

From all evidence of comparative behavior - Dragonfli May 2013 #27

Dogs deserve better from humans. baldguy May 2013 #29

I believe in Dog. tblue May 2013 #115

I hate to see any animal abused SouthernLiberal May 2013 #31

This pit bull rescuer thanks you for this. flvegan May 2013 #32

What fucking garbage! whatchamacallit May 2013 #36

How many posts have we seen spammed across DU showing pics of human victims of dog attacks? baldguy May 2013 #39

They have less pit bull attacks in France - because they have laws against those dogs The Straight Story May 2013 #52

Consistent abuse of the animals contribute to their disposition. Luminous Animal May 2013 #41

I'm just glad his name is 'baldguy' tblue May 2013 #122

Some of the sweetest dogs I've ever known were pure-bred (or close to it) APBT's. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #40

I've written here before of being bitten by a Golden. Starry Messenger May 2013 #44

Man doesn't want puppy growing trusting of Humans, brings puppy with him out in public. DRoseDARs May 2013 #50

It was 23 years ago and it still distresses me. Starry Messenger May 2013 #55

And you would have gone to jail if you'd tried to rescue the little guy. That's the tragedy. DRoseDARs May 2013 #59

Unlikely. flvegan May 2013 #72

The majority of those images are of dogs that were used as bait for dog fight training FedUpWithIt All May 2013 #51

I specifically selected cases where the abuse was *NOT* inflicted by other animals. baldguy May 2013 #58

That's not just pitbulls it happens too , it happens to all breeds newmember May 2013 #79

It happens more often to Pit Bulls, because of people like you baldguy May 2013 #83

Gotcha , you get angry when you see a true story of a pit bull attacking and killing a person newmember May 2013 #85

"Gotcha"? You advocate genocide just to score some brownie points with DU's anti-dog crew? baldguy May 2013 #88

The only one showing immaturity in this thread so far is you newmember May 2013 #90

Paul Reubans did it better than you. He could dance in the Big Shoes, too. baldguy May 2013 #95

I don't get emotional on the internet newmember May 2013 #98

Every post you make on this subject is emotional. baldguy May 2013 #101

You aren't fooling anyone... Kalidurga May 2013 #218

Several of your own links clarify that the injuries are from use as bait dogs. FedUpWithIt All May 2013 #234

http://www.aspca.org Rex May 2013 #56

"You don't ever see any gang bangers hanging out with golden retrievers." Scootaloo May 2013 #57

But if you call them on it, they get all offended. baldguy May 2013 #61

People who do this to the poor dogs should get the same punishment Apophis May 2013 #68

not only should they be banned galileoreloaded May 2013 #69

People like you are part of the problem depicted in the OP. baldguy May 2013 #71

i make hard choices to protect the public, yes galileoreloaded May 2013 #74

Well, wait... Wait a second. Scootaloo May 2013 #78

Yes, that's exactly what they're saying. This is the point of my OP. baldguy May 2013 #97

You're too thick to get it, aren't you? You "choices" would make things worse - and do. baldguy May 2013 #81

your pits kill. people. real people. every day. galileoreloaded May 2013 #82

That's a flat-out lie. 34 were people killed by all dogs in all of 2012 - out of 89 million dogs. baldguy May 2013 #86

Search says 34 last yr not 352. uppityperson May 2013 #137

Why is that? flvegan May 2013 #73

because i embrace reality? galileoreloaded May 2013 #75

You hate dogs too? BainsBane May 2013 #124

.. newmember May 2013 #77

Actually, the number deaths attributed in 2011 to Pit Bulls is 2. Not 22. baldguy May 2013 #84

Yea okay the ones I posted the dogs were killed and identified newmember May 2013 #87

Who were they identified by? Were they AKC registered? baldguy May 2013 #93

Do you know what a pit bull is ? newmember May 2013 #94

I definitely do. You obviously don't - or simply don't care. I'm willing to bet it's the latter. baldguy May 2013 #99

You are way too emotional to have a conversation with newmember May 2013 #102

This from a person known for hyperbole, is lying left & right, and is channeling Pee Wee Herman. baldguy May 2013 #103

So I guess my post was right about you then newmember May 2013 #106

Guessing from his username, it may be safe to assume he's old enough to be bald. Just sayin'. nt DRoseDARs May 2013 #109

If you hadn't noticed - facts have no effect on them. baldguy May 2013 #112

Perhaps , I'm not angry with him newmember May 2013 #113

Says the person claiming pit bulls kill people every day. It is hard to have a conversation with uppityperson May 2013 #138

That I'm emotional about this? Yeah, you caught me. I'm guilty. baldguy May 2013 #111

Imagine that, getting emotional over animals being tortured, right? Scootaloo May 2013 #116

And he supposedly works in a shelter. baldguy May 2013 #117

see what I mean newmember May 2013 #119

You're the one they get to shovel puppies into the gas chamber? baldguy May 2013 #120

Don't tell us you volunteer at one of PETA's shelters, that would be appalling. DRoseDARs May 2013 #123

No not PETA, it's our local shelter in town , If the dog is unadaptable due to aggression newmember May 2013 #126

For not being PETA, you have at least that respect from me. DRoseDARs May 2013 #127

So it is an all-kill shelter. baldguy May 2013 #131

Absolutely not , we have adoptions for almost every dog . newmember May 2013 #134

Good for you BainsBane May 2013 #132

Get caught in a falsehood and bounce Lordquinton May 2013 #118

i watch "pit bulls and parolees" and it DesertFlower May 2013 #91

Human breeders can be such cruel sick fucks. ErikJ May 2013 #107

Watch "Pedigree Dogs Exposed." Scootaloo May 2013 #130

There is no way this suffering is relevant caseymoz May 2013 #125

Thank you for your lengthy post filled with words and sentences. nt DRoseDARs May 2013 #128

And you're title, filled with redundancy. caseymoz May 2013 #136

You chose to type a lengthy post dismissing the entire thread without reading. DRoseDARs May 2013 #139

I think the point was more in line with "should people be banned?" Quixote1818 May 2013 #129

That question is foolish caseymoz May 2013 #140

Side note... TXleigh May 2013 #147

What always gets me about dogs is how much abuse they will take from someone... Jamastiene May 2013 #153

good post. I think there is an easier solution instead of ban by breed. Sunlei May 2013 #170

This is Stella, one of my dog walking clients. smokey nj May 2013 #171

It is worse than that LostOne4Ever May 2013 #154

OMG POOR DOGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! newfie11 May 2013 #156

I spent this morning reading all these comments life long demo May 2013 #157

dog fighting, animal abuse are crimes. unfortunate a Misdemeanor in many states Sunlei May 2013 #161

Execution get the red out May 2013 #163

du rec. nt xchrom May 2013 #165

I personally wish I could ban humans from existing we are the number one threat to ourselves Arcanetrance May 2013 #167

I have noticed that virtually all of the anti-pit advocates here are the authoritarians. Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #181

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Speaking out about animal abuse gets "people and beloved pets killed"? What? uppityperson May 2013 #185

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You're irredeemable. Such sensationalism cases the abuse depicted here. And you are lying. baldguy May 2013 #190

"Erroneous reportage" happens a lot, where the dog is not a pit bull. uppityperson May 2013 #192

You're advocating the abuse of defensless, innocent animals that have comitted no crimes. baldguy May 2013 #186

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People like you set fire to that puppy. baldguy May 2013 #191

THANK YOU JURORS!!! uppityperson May 2013 #193

I just found out a few things pintobean May 2013 #223

"member's posting privileges were revoked on Dec 31, 1969" Wow L0oniX May 2013 #228

Must have been a particularly egregious infraction AnnetteJacobs May 2013 #229

its awful how much pitts Texasgal May 2013 #188

I'll be interested to see if this thread gets hidden... Nine May 2013 #194

The abuse & neglect of irresponsible owners creates dangerous dogs. baldguy May 2013 #195

Got it. If I believe pit bulls should be regulated I'm responsible for the actions of animal abusers Nine May 2013 #196

It's good to see you admit how poisonous, destructive & disingenuous it is to believe otherwise. baldguy May 2013 #197

Is this really how you want to represent your side? Nine May 2013 #198

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Keep it up. You're making a great ambassador for your side. Nine May 2013 #201

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Well I could post pictures of mauled children and accuse you of supporting it. Nine May 2013 #204

Nah, you stooped. flvegan May 2013 #208

Here's that quote in context Nine May 2013 #219

And some say pit bulls are dangerous...seems people do much more harm cry baby May 2013 #200

I think you are making a linkage that isn't there wercal May 2013 #202

You don't really get a broad spectrum of normal canine behavior in a high-kill shelter, do you? baldguy May 2013 #205

Go ahead. Insult me. wercal May 2013 #207

Ahhh yes. 99Forever May 2013 #224

Its some of the owners of those dogs who need putting down : dipsydoodle May 2013 #226

Would have rec'ed this post if not for this: War Horse May 2013 #233

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