Originally Posted by
Boraxo
You do not read about labs, goldens and collies destroying peoples faces. Pit bulls have been bred to fight, plain and simple. The breed should be exterminated. Good riddance.
https://www.avma.org/KB/Resources/Li...revention.aspx
Care to read some peer reviewed literature, then??
And, here's some more interesting info on dog bites:
https://www.westword.com/news/the-po...bulls-10211207
#1 biter in most of those municipalities is Labrador Retriever. As more municipalities ban breeds, it becomes apparent that training BY THE HUMANS (or the lack thereof) is often the root cause of dog bites. And, yes, pit bull type breeds are over-represented in fatalities, but NOT in bites.
Ultimately, as this is the Alaska Airlines forum, I would say that AS diligently analyzed the situation and came up with a fair prerequisite process for qualifying a dog as an ESA:
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/tr...upport-animals
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/tr...=nav:info-pets
And as it applies to the sad situation that happened in PDX a little over a year ago: the new regulations/forms make it pretty clear that the onus on the owner and not AS.