Pit bulls
Subtitle: villains or victims? underscoring actual causes of societal violence
By: B.F. Boucher, M.F.S.
Publisher: PUFFA & Co. Publishing
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lana'i City, Hawaii
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9781481087094; 9780982696477
Subjects: Animal welfare; Psychological aspects; Cruelty; Pit bull terriers; Cruauté; Pit bull-terriers
Description: "Pit bulls: villains or victims? exposes crippling ignorance and the roots of sadistic human behavior behind pit bull driven hysteria. The violence, cruelty, and overall bizarre mythical guesswork aimed at these dogs have nothing to foster safety in our communities. In fact, the results have been quite the opposite."--Container.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: section 1. A look back; title: ch. 1. A pit bull-type dog is born; title: ch. 2. Super-canine predators; title: section 2. Fear sells news; title: ch. 3. Facts are a thing of the past; title: ch. 4. Molding the image of a monster; title: ch. 5. Manufacturing fear; title: ch. 6. Sensationalism and urban legend; title: section 3. Succumbing to panic policies; title: ch. 7. Breed-specific-legislation (BSL); title: section 4. A culture of violence and abuse; title: ch. 8. The relationship between human and animal abuse; title: ch. 9. Domestic violence; title: ch. 10. Violent and sexual predators; title: ch. 11. Dog fighting; title: ch. 12. Dog bites; title: ch. 13. Improving societal safety; title: section 5. Canine aggression; title: ch. 14. The human canine bond; title: ch. 15. Racial profiling; title: ch. 16. The roots of aggression; title: ch. 17. Creating and enforcing effective laws; title: section 6. Making amends; title: ch. 18. Pit bull advocacy; title: A final thought; title: Pit bull advocacy talking points.