Well, it’s coming… I read an article saying the ministry of agriculture will ban pit bulls because people are getting attacked by owners who don’t know how to raise them. https://tw.news.yahoo.com/頻傳比特犬傷人-農委會計畫禁止輸出入-飼養-014200220.html

But they used to be nannies… :roll_eyes:

[image] Icon: No dogs should not run around in communities. That was OK in agrarian societies with large plots of land and few people. It is not plausible now. We can start from there. OK… Any animal not on private property or leashed can be immediately euthanized. Problem solved.

[image] Taiwan_Luthiers: How do chihuahuas kill? nibble you to death They go for the jugular.

The nanny dog was a term applicable to many bull breeds. I explained how it came about in my first comment. It’s long gone now. Most of the Pitbulls in taiwan are also mixes.

[image] Icon: Even Chihuahuas can kill. Few, but they can, because people choose to ignore the danger. [image] Taiwan_Luthiers: How do chihuahuas kill? nibble you to death? [Holy Grail - Killer Bunny]

Ok, so this thread is giving me deja vu from earlier in the year … [image] Do Chihuahuas kill? Pets & Domestic Animals Well this section should definitely be broken off into a different topic! Do chihuahuas bite a lot? Apparently true, according at least to Canine Journa…

The Taipei Times editorial page weighs in on the proposed ban: [image] EDITORIAL: Government and the pitbull question - Taipei Times The debate over whether Taiwan should ban pitbulls was ignited again when one killed a poodle at the Taipei Expo Park on Sept. 13. It was the third incident…

I think pitbulls should at least be restricted. Meaning you can’t have them unless you are certified to be able to socialize the dog properly.

half way measures don’t work in most places and certainly won’t work in taiwan. The pit bull and other dangerous breeds should be outlawed in Taiwan. All existing ones should be neutered or spayed as the case may be and no breeding allowed. They are dangerous dogs there is no question. The stats …

Tommy, it was until recently that zoos here were not strictly regulated/monitored - or else we would not have a liger- and I am sure somewhere there must be someone who still own a tiger- they recently caught someone with a Formosan cub as per, plus a few idjits hunted one and posted it on FB.