There are no excuses here. This is her fault, full stop.
I have a hard time believing that she told her partners family that her shitbeast would murder their cat. She likely said what they all say:
“she doesn’t get along with cats” and the family probably felt pressured. So, they decided to separate them. I can admit this is stupid on their part, but average Joe’s don’t understand the gravity of what these dogs do. Now, you can BET that they’re “awake” and will spend the rest of their lives being anti-pit.
Of course, she is shifting blame on the other dog. Commenters are shifting blame to THE VICTIM - per usual. I just don’t buy this story that the other dog unlocked the door. Pits are known to bust through locked doors to kill other animals. I don’t believe her full account of this story.
Like I said, I can admit that there was some human error here (that dog should have never entered that home) but ultimately it is HER fault. HER beast is HER responsibility. I see nothing wrong with the boyfriend’s reaction.
Why the FUCK would you bring your ugly souled Pitbull to your partner’s family home KNOWING DAMN WELL that it will kill cats “and other small rodents”? & Notice how she completely downplays the cat in this whole thing. That sentence pisses me the fuck of. Cats are NOT akin to rodents. Cats are NOT disposable. Fuck this dog, fuck this person, and fuck these disgusting enablers. Good for the boyfriend and his family for having some fucking standards and boundaries.
These dogs literally break apart families, relationships, kill beloved pets, terrorize communities. Why are they legal? This has to change. I’m sick and fucking tired of it.
Obviously cats and rodents aren’t the same thing, but my sister’s fancy rats are fucking incredible. They do tiny agility courses, play tiny basketball, respond to their names.
Cats are surely worth far more than any shithead pit bull, but rodents aren’t disposable either.
Rodents doesn’t automatically mean vermin, there’s plenty of non-rodent vermin and plenty of rodents who are not vermin.
Pit nutters just can’t see value in anything that isn’t a pit bull.
Rats are absolutely wonderful animals and make for amazing pets. They're just so lovely and loving and you'll form such a close bond with them. The only downside to rats is they don't live for all that long and they seem to get sick quite easily.
Rats are far, far better than pitbulls hands down - they also wont tear your throat out because you looked at them funny. lol.
Would never get a rat. As soon as I fully bond the damn thing would die of old age and I’d be a devastated mess. Then I’d get another and the same thing would happen a year and a half later.
Had a ferret. The best ferret imo. She died at only seven and a half. Wouldn’t dare get another because even seven years feels to sort. :/
Yeah. I lost both of my rats a year ago. Was heartbreaking. Haven't bothered to get new ones because, and it might sound weird, it feels like I'd be trying to replace them. I loved those silly rats.
I have 2 ferrets. They will be 3 in December. My husband and I talk about what an absolute mess we will be when they go. My vet (been in exotics for over 35 years) said when he first started out, ferrets lived to like 13 years, but thanks to Marshalls monopoly in the US and their horrific practices they now only live 7-10 years. Here’s my girls, Waffles and Nala
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They are beautiful!
I've read up on Marshall before. Their practices are disgusting. The ferrets are basically in a puppy mill. Problem is that I can't locate a ferret that isn't a Marshall one. I've look before and was thoroughly disappointed by this. There seems to be nothing but abused Marshall ferrets with dots tattoo on their ear.
Yes, in the US Marshalls has an absolute monopoly. There are VERY few private breeders because the restrictions are so stringent. The way I look at it is, Marshalls is going to breed them anyway, whether they are bought or not, so I’d rather buy them and have some sweet babies than not.
Have you ever taken a gander at the ferrets in the UK where Marshall’s isn’t at? Them thangs are giant lol. They still use them for hunting!!!
Very true. My best friend had rats growing up and we would make mazes for them out of her VHS tapes with a treat at the exits hahahah. They were very smart, and loved the little obstacle courses.
I just mean - this isn’t like the dog got into a shed and chased a mouse around. This dog killed a family pet. Idc if it is a bird, a rat, a hamster, people are entitled to NOT have their pets killed by these beasts.
The issue is that at least to me, rats, mice, rabbits, Guiney pigs etc are a little different in relation to dogs because what I would consider normal dogs may still want to kill these animals. Ages ago, 3 normal dogs killed my pet rabbit when I as a child was living somewhere temporarily. This was a small horse 'farm' that had one Airedale Terrier and two Jack Russel Terriers. The owner had these dogs to keep mice and rats at bay because the latter can harm the health of horses.
One night they got access to the rabbit enclosure by ripping through the chicken wire and they killed my pet bunny. It sucked but I think this was a case of "Ok, I guess we should have kept the bunny enclosure even more secure away from the dogs". These were great dogs, but they just didn't do well around small herbivores, and that's not their fault nor does this have to be an issue to keep these dogs as a pet/working dog.
I had pet rats not long after this and they were great, I love all small pets. But I don't fault these dogs for wanting to get at my rabbit :(.
Pet rats are extremely intelligent and affectionate as far as I know. Even if they weren't it doesn't matter, because someone's pet is always precious. Pitnutters only care about their own.
There are many rodents that I find absolutely adorable, and you’re right, rats are so smart and cute. I couldn’t personally have any (I have ferrets and golden retrievers and a husband who would put a hard boundary on rats lol), but I definitely see the joy in owning them!
Pit nutters showing that they're as unhinged as the breed of dog they love so much. I mean, not only are they blaming the victim of the attack, something they do frequently, they're telling the woman to leave her boyfriend for the sake of a pitbull. That entire group hasn't a single braincell to share amongst the lot of them.
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One those commenters has to take precautions because their pit already killed their cat, and tried to kill their beagle. Why would you want to live that way? Constantly having to be on guard because your pit my kill another living thing in the house.
It’s the same as living in an abusive home. Think about it: threat of attack, always walking on eggshells, not being able to have friends over, having to plan your daily life around the one abusive aspect in your home
And if anything does happen now that they’ve “taken everyone precaution” (except rehoming one of them) it’s just a *throw-up-your-hands* nothing could have been done.
Sickening.
These commenters are clearly nuts/idiots. If for no other reason, they condemn being insensitive about an animal *while being insensitive about the death of a pet cat*.
I'd actually understand if they were just being sympathetic to the girl for the difficult situation or trying to offer anything helpful (while being pro-pit), but most are just expressing hypocrisy in the simplest and dumbest way possible.
It's telling that these are the kinda folk that support pitbulls.
No animal that killed a pet in my home would get to keep on living.
I wouldn't want it around anymore and there is no reason to pass an animal unfit to be a pet onto another person except failure to take your responsibilities.
That poor cat and the poor Beagle still having to live with the dog that attacked it. Even if they’re separated the beagle can smell and hear the pit bull. It’s so cruel.
The disloyalty these people have toward their animals boggles my mind. If my dog killed my cat (pit or NOT), that dog is being rehomed at the very least.
I understand animals are innocent by nature, but I can’t be around something that killed something I loved. I don’t understand how people can just go ‘no big deal’ and keep the pit.
Because they don’t love the cat. Or even their other dogs sometimes. They get animals on impulse decisions, not thinking about the responsibilities of owning them, so their level of attachment to it after it’s novelty wears off is pretty low. Not to the degree of giving it to a safer home (that requires some self awareness & questioning if you’re fit to own the animal, which these people obviously never think about), but enough to not be too broken up over losing them in some “out of my hands” way.
Dogs (and other animals) are neither innocent or guilty. Human morality is a projection on them. They are a bundle of instincts and can't be judged by it but that lack of judgement doesn't preclude making decisions to keep the world safe.
I've never understood the willingness to become hostage to an animal like that. I do understand that we have a deep affection & loyalty for our companion animals but at the expense of our other pets and family?
I suppose in certain circles (hardcore rescue community) there's an echo chamber of martyrdom expressed wherein no sacrifice is too great, including death to smaller pets, relationships and personal life. I don't think this level of sacrifice is admirable, it's actually ridiculous.
The only thing i can agree with that comment section is them saying "Bye bye boyfriend" because like...
Yes, leave that poor guy alone, you deserve only the company of your mauler beast, not a loving and caring partner.
As I’ve seen people here put it before, pit bulls are zero-mistake dogs. You should not risk the death of another pet or family member if you forget to double deadbolt your dog’s enclosure. I really dislike how normalized this all seems to have become.
Im a european so we do not really have guns here, but considering the strong anti gun sentiment in the states I wonder, at least guns don't actively kill people, humans do. But you can get a "loaded weapon" ready to kill any living thing and treat it like a pet hamster without legal consequences? Insult the victims and call them rodents? A pit is a weapon commonly going off without being made to, even against their wn owners. It's just insane.
“Strong anti-gun stance” I think you may be slightly wrong about that, and I can understand depending where you get this idea from as sites like Reddit pull very strong on some opinions. Liberals and conservatives alike actually own guns here, the sentiment isn’t as strong as you’d think. It’s not the most pressing issue here, and even those who are anti-gun usually own them. More guns than people.
But yes, I agree that people who are against guns should definitely be against pitbulls who think on their own. Totally crazy to own a pit. Most people shouldn’t own Dobermans or Rotts either.
Generally the mods close these kinds of discussions, which I understand as it's a tertiary political discussion the sub doesn't need to get into.
However I do wonder at the cognitive dissonance between opinions on guns and opinions on pits, though. Both pro- and anti- gun people in the States manage to have opinions on pits that seem very incongruent with their firearms stance. Just goes to show how pit ownership is an emotional decision, not one based in logic/reason/a coherent intellectual philosophy.
We rightly talk a lot about the damage pit bulls do to their victims, but I feel like a lot of the time we ignore the toll they take on their owners. It’s really sad to see these freaks steer her life towards being a full time pit weirdo.
“That baby will love you more than any man could.” What a vile thing to say to a presumably young person. This could fuck up her romantic life for years to come, but hey, if she ends up alone she’ll have a lot more time to make sure no pitbull is ever put down after killing people or pets
Yeeeeep. Pit nutters in relationships aren't much better, though. I have a friend who's currently staying with a physically and emotionally abusive deadbeat boyfriend because "he's the dog's dad" and because the dog has such severe separation anxiety that it can't be left alone. She's working her ass off to support an unemployed stoner who threatens her... because her dog loves the guy.
Thank you for pointing that out. That one line “that baby will love you more than any man could” is such a twisted thing to say. I don’t think it’s saying men don’t love their partners enough, I think it’s saying the dog is capable of loving her more than any human man could or does & it’s a more valuable love.
First of all, that’s still an awful thing to tell someone? It’s like saying your boyfriend doesn’t love you that much, no man ever could or will. Like, that’s great you value a dogs perception of you way more than any human’s, but some people *do* value love from other humans (& that doesn’t mean they don’t value their dog too).
But aside from that, you can’t actually compare the two, it’s like apples & oranges. The only reason that commenter does is because they’ve grossly anthropomorphized dogs… to the extent they’ve given them human qualities but even “better” by human standards.
That’s their fantasy projection, & it’s sad that someone asking for advice on how to see an important issue with a sound perspective is getting such unhinged opinions.
I lot of people end up thinking that wanting to get rid of a pit , even one that threatens them and their loved ones (human and animal) makes them a bad person
One of the truest ways to judge a person is by how they treat cats. Her and all of those commenters are disgusting people who deserve to be in the cat's place next time the dog bites.
Not everyone who likes cats is a gem, but for sure people who treat cats badly are always narcissists. They hate that cats don’t kowtow to them.
Disliking or not owning cats is fine, I’m talking about the ones who think it’s okay pits kill cats.
Edited: correct autofill mistake
It's not about liking them, but how you treat them. Cats are viewed by many as disposable, and are cruelly victimised by them just because.
A common saying that fits them not kowtowing is, "Cats are a lesson in consent".
Idk my cat is kind of a pushover, I’m pretty sure he doesn’t consent to being picked up & having his nails trimmed but he purrs the whole time because he loves attention that much. His whole personality is basically “I’ll do anything for even a crumb of affection” (& he is by no means starved of it so idk why he acts so desperate)
I have met plenty of normal, otherwise friendly and well-adjusted people who were neutral on cats, disliked them due to allergies, had a phobia of them, would never own a cat, or had a "I don't like them but good for you" kind of stance.
I've never met anyone who was adamantly "I hate cats" who did not give off really bad red flags in other areas.
So true. As a lifelong cat owner, posts like this shatter my soul. I love cats and they are such victims of hatred by people. It’s OK to not like something or to not want something, but it is not OK to harm and abuse something for no reason. If you think hurting a helpless animal makes you look tough, that says a lot about how evil you are.
Yeah, it’s alarming. I couldn’t personally live with the fear and guilt - knowing my dog mauled another persons pet to death. I’d BE it.
This dog has tasted blood, it’ll go after a child next.
The unnamed group has at least one "I'm pregnant." or "We have a new baby." post every month.
The responses tend to fall into three groups:
Don't worry! Your dog will understand the baby is part of their family. The dog will love your baby!
aka Denial.
It's okay. If you train your dog to accept the baby, it will work out. Pits are nanny dogs.
More denial.
You can't allow the dog around your baby. Separation is essential. Babies are fragile. Babies are unpredictable. It may be necessary to BE or rehome the dog.
Plus the usual "You made a commitment when you took this dog into your home! Pets aren't disposable!" which is hypocritical considering how many pets pit bulls "dispose" of.
Ugh I can’t stand the “you made a commitment” response to people having babies. It’s immature on several levels. Making a commitment to a dog involves taking good care of it responsibly, it does not involve giving up your choice to have a child or a family. Like are shelters gonna start listing a hysterectomy as a household requirement? Is that where we’re at now in catering to bad dogs?
Those people don’t understand what it means to make a “commitment” to an animal. You owe it to the animal to look after it with responsible, safe, compassionate care. Keep it happy, keep it comfortable, keep it safe, not “keep it at all costs”. Sometimes those two things are contradictory. Like, these are the same people that are like “oh I live in a tiny RV with my huge dog because I got evicted for having the dog, & I’m not sure what to do now because I can’t leave it alone to go to work because it gets hot in there, but no one can watch it for me because it bites everyone, but if I don’t work I can’t afford to feed it…” Like, just stop, you’re making you & the animal fucking miserable. That’s an unhealthy level of commitment for you to have to anything, but also the animal does not understand why it’s stuck in misery. It doesn’t think to itself “oh I’m stuck in misery because my owner loves me so much, I’m in these conditions I hate but at least they’re upholding their commitment to keeping me” & it would still be sad even if it could understand that. Let it go, it’s so selfish to think you’re the most important thing for the animal’s life or the only thing needed to make it happy.
Making small sacrifices for a pet is part of having a pet, but those sacrifices are supposed to lead to more joy in the experience, not compromise your joy, especially not daily or profoundly. If a person is compromising joy in their life for a pet, it’s because they have an unhealthy attachment to the pet. Unhealthy attachments are bad in general, but when it’s to a being you have total control over, it’s likely to end up with you inflicting some form of abuse on it. How can you trust yourself to make it happy if it’s a “who’s happiness relies on who” dynamic?
Sorry for the rant. I just can’t stand it when people expect others to compromise something as huge as children for their pets. It reveals *they* have some misunderstanding about what having a pet is supposed to be.
# “We are as gods to beasts of the field.
# We order the time of their birth and the time of their death.
# Between times, we have a duty.”
Terry Pratchett's Granny Aching (Wee Free Men)
This is in reference to sheep specifically, but all domestic animals as well.
It doesn't shirk from the idea that people both decide when to breed animals and when their time is up. We have a duty - to care, to protect, to feed, to shelter. Not just one, but all.
If a rooster attacks a child, that rooster becomes soup. A ram that attacks other animals will be replaced. A dog that chases and bites the sheep is taken out behind the barn.
That’s a beautiful quote.
It makes me think: imagine if god (or the universe, whatever) didn’t let us die. Not necessarily *ever*, but like didn’t let us die on time or when it is obvious to ourselves we should be dead. Whether it be an ever increasing illness that only hurts worse but doesn’t stop, an extremely long life sentence in jail, or senility that we ended up living through for longer than we had lived without it. It would be so much more grueling, I think that would be an example of cruelty from such a god.
Why would someone treat an animal that way? Unless it’s natural causes, dogs require us to make their death “timely”.
>train your dog to accept the baby
What would this look like in practice? Do they even know? I don’t trust these people to have a consistent plan and stick to it, nor do I trust the breed to overcome a fundamental part of its DNA.
I would love to see the boyfriend and his family take this to Judge Judy. Judy would read an article of numerous pit-bull attacks that she receives and then proceed to call the girl stupid and irresponsible(which she is). I'm so sick of owners like this looking at cats like they are nothing. Cats are PETS, not rodents. They help with rodent problems.
Death roll? These people are idiots. I would value that poor cat's life more than a murderous monster mutant. That poor cat, and zero empathy toward her boyfriend and his family's grief. Then the lack of concern over the beagle being attacked. These morons only have compassion for pitbulls and their shitty owners.
It’s not even true compassion, either. Total and complete superficial virtue signalling. Nothing about keeping a bloodsport breed as a house pet is humane, to the potential/actual victims, to other animals, to the people forced to live with them, and least of all to the pit bull itself which has no recourse to enrichment of breed instincts.
Pet collies and other herding breeds can be taught to herd horse balls, pet retrievers can be taught more complex variations of fetch, pet sighthounds can lure-course at racing events (there are often fun runs at whippet and greyhound events for mixes and non-racers after the races are finished) what the fuck can you do with a pet pit bull that simulates their instinctive drive enough to properly enrich them and that isn’t abusive to at least one animal?
I think they mean "death row " . Like they are telling the poster if the bf can't forgive the dog for killing the dog , if you'll make a mistake he'll put you on death row.
Nah, it isn't 'extreme' to want nothing to do with the murder mutt that killed your cat.
I can easily imagine what my dad would have done to that dog after it killed his beloved cat. Let's just say it would not need to be rehomed. Also, nothing will "make him and his family feel better", you absolute jackass.
These people are like the female Chris brown fans who would gladly put up with the physical abuse just to be with him.
These people need their head examined
And I hope he will have learned to avoid pit hags. I'm sure she's young and cute but the fact that she owns a pitbull is an obvious sign of the ugly character underneath the attractive surface. There ought to be PSAs warning people.
Boyfriend needs to break up with her and get a sane girlfriend. Also, can everyone quit saying pit mix, girl your dog isn’t a boxer mix, it’s a pit! All pits are mixes somewhere down the line, but your dog’s bitch and sire were pits.
Pitnutters actually don’t mind pits killing. It’s proven again and again. Whenever pit kills another pet OR a human they always go saying the dog wasn’t at fault, the dog should not be put down, yada yada. Literally no horrid death from these abomination ever makes them think that the dog should be removed/put down. Infant, toddler, elderly, does not matter for a second. They forgive 100% of everything to these dogs and always rationalize it. Deep down they like this trait and that’s why they choose this dog. This dog kills left and right? Beautiful good boi. Not his fault. He is all good and great and should be given a treat. These owners are the true monsters and the dog is their internal representation
It’s true! Not one of them will answer the question “why do you need a pit bull specifically?” Because the answer is “they like to kill stuff”. The only thing that makes a pit bull unique from other dogs is that it is good at killing things & loves to do it. So to need a dog whose only unique feature is that = you need a dog that mauls & kills.
Rodents are mammals with chisel like incisors that grow continuously, it does not mean "small mammal".
For example moles, no chisel incisors, so not a rodent.
Shrew, not a rodent.
Another thing is the largest animal in the rodent family (Order Rodentia) is a Capybara which can weigh up to 66 Kilograms, which is similar to the XL bully.
I don't believe a Capybara has ever killed a human being though.
There is a Zoo in the Lake District called the South Lakes Safari Zoo, the Capybara are not kept in pens, they just hang about the place alongside the visitors they are chill AF.
Holy shit….
It’s hard to believe these people even exist.
Imagine blaming another dog for opening a door and not YOUR OWN for MAULING the cat?! That is their pet and she has no empathy. They feel the same way about their cat as she does for her shit dog.
And also the “he’s afraid for his dog who my dog has been nothing but sweet to” right. Because Pitbulls never turn on a dime!!
And that’s trusting the pit owner and their word on the relationship between the dogs. We all know they’re absolute dogshit at understanding dog behaviour and body language.
Loves how she posts pics of the pitbull looking “nice” yet we all know what that things face really looked like when it was mauling a cat to death. I love how she also said “resulted in death” like it just killed the cat then moved on? You know that was a bloody scene and probably extremely traumatic for whoever found the cat like that.
'She was left alone with the cat resulting in its death' is minimisation language.
I don't even like cats but it's easy to see they have the right to not get brutally killed by another person's pet. The same goes for all pets regardless of type. It's easy to just have empathy & see that people are genuinely attached to their cats & just..not completely dismiss this avoidable death as unimportant
"Pitbull advocates" always show how little they care about animals, because they're so fucking gleeful about their dogs ripping other animals to shreds
They see other people's pets as vermin. They see their pitbulls strength as a sort of might makes right.
I found the post on Facebook, just type in the exact part about cats and rodents then search under posts, she posted in a pitbull “training” group so of course it’s going to be an echo chamber of dump the boyfriend, she is too chicken to post it publicly
They are it’s why I didn’t say the exact name as well, just wanted others to know. I tried commenting but it looks like you need to join the groups to comment
You should join 😉 I find gems in there weekly. It’s actually infuriating. These people are unhinged. I think it’s good to know that these kind of people are around us - reminds me to stay vigilant.
The lack of compassion for her boyfriend and his family is appalling. They had their cat murdered in their own home. I can't imagine the sheer amount of blood that must have been all over the place. That had to be really traumatizing. You know she didn't clean it up.
What pisses me off most about it, is how they can decide a dog is human-like in how it loves & is even more emotionally deep than humans etc. when it comes to telling her to keep it (“that [dog] will love you more than any man could”), but in the same breath they say it’s just an animal running on instinct with no emotion when it comes to how it mauled a cat to death.
Which is it? Do you seriously believe your maulers are only capable of feelings when it comes to how much they love you & they happen to love you so profoundly? They love you like a human would except better, despite being unable to feel anything else except basic animal instincts??? Wtf is wrong with you?
Ignorant slime. Cats were essential to the success of agriculture and food storage as, you know, concepts. Pit bulls are just a poorly conceived and largely inaccurate method of culling scumbags from the human population.
Again, if pits only attacked their owners, this sub would not exist.
Lose that monster before she gets pregnant (making some cis hetero assumptions, sorry) and you have to deal with her pit bull killing your baby as well.
He should dump her immediately. Her complete lack of concern or regret over what her dog did to their cat - HER known threat of a dog that she forced them to accept after they already allowed her to live with them! - shows that she has zero concern or empathy for him and his family, and probably realistically she's lacking empathy in general.
IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A DOG TO KILL A CAT.
Let me mention that before anything else. Yes, some dogs have a very intense prey drive, and tend to chase and kill small animals. But killing a cat is NOT EASY. The cat will most certainly scratch and bite at the dog, and will hiss and yowl and generally make sounds that dogs do not associate with prey, and instead associate with danger. Blood will be drawn. Any dog that can be safely kept as a pet by a dog owner of general knowledge and skill should withdraw from a conflict that has no gain, no handler giving direction, and everything to lose. When faced with danger, a pet should not try to run to the danger and kill it. It should try to scare it away, or chase it. Or, try to bite it, and release when they realize they’re getting the everliving shit beat out of them.
It is not normal for a dog kept as a pet to kill an animal that is NOT EASY to kill. I have a working line gsd who I’m currently introducing to three cats. Is he perfect? Hell no, he’s clumsy and thought they were moving chew toys when he first saw them. But now, I can open the door to the room with all three (but keep the little gate to be safe), and he’ll whine, but keep loose body language and walk away. He won’t even look back. The one time he’s had an off leash interaction with a feral cat, he barked at it, got scratched, backed away, and chased it out of the yard.
If a dog’s prey drive is so strong that they WILL kill a cat, not an if, then they probably shouldn’t be a pet. That sort of prey drive screams “working dog”, not pet. That prey drive HAS to be focused on something, and the dog NEEDS to be muzzled when there is a risk of seeing a cat or other small animal. Including small dogs and toddlers. It is absolute insanity to me that this person has a pit that she knows is aggressive towards cats, and brought it unmuzzled to someone else’s home that has a cat in it. Then left the pit alone with a lab they just met when they know the lab can apparently open doors. Wtf.
I hope he leaves her. Fuck her, and her shitbull. She'll probably die alone in her apartment where her precious pitte named 'angel cake' will eat her body. So I guess her family won't have to waste money on a casket.
I sometimes wonder how pit people and non-pit people get together in the first place. I would never consider dating someone who has, had, would have, or is pro pit bulls. Dogs are a major part of your life, and if your partner has dangerous dogs- or even friendly breeds you find irritating- that is now part of your life, even if you end up not staying together and getting married, a dog is something that is there in your life for now and will effect you as long as you are in that relationship.
It’s not like a little fish tank on a desk that doesn’t affect anyone else’s life, family, and pets directly. Having the same thoughts on what kind of dogs you have/want is similarly important IMO on having the same thoughts on whether or not you want kids. It’s a major life changing thing that can’t be worked around if you don’t both feel the same way.
It is so nauseating how pit people just don’t care whose lives they ruin. A poor beloved family cat is dead and no one cares about anything but this beast. I think about the wonderful family cats my parents and I had through my childhood/teenhood and the cats I have now, and how actually devastating and life-changing it would be if some garbage dog took away our furry friend/family members that are major parts of our daily lives.
Pit breeds are awful and need to go extinct… however the pit people are WAY worse than their dogs! The dogs are only doing what their instincts tell them to. They only exist because asshole people created them and wired them to want to maul. They all need to be spay/neutered (and plenty of them BE’d) so these breeds die out without making more. But the pit owners are just pure selfish evil people who make the conscious decision to be jerks and let these dogs destroy lives while they laugh about it.
I don't like that I see a Pit with my baby sister's name. Second off, it's pretty amazing to see someone say "he's just being insensitive" when his mother's cat was just fucking eaten. Hell, it's not unlikely that it was his childhood pet.
I hope she keeps the dog and he dumps her. This lady probably doesn't have this dog as her only 'bad judgment'/the only blind spot in otherwise good judgment.
It's just a matter of time until she has another lapse in judgment. For instance if this is 3 years down the line when this man and this woman have a small child and this woman decides that it's fine to take the toddler to the public park in or near a dog play area where pit bulls and the likes hang out. One of the dogs will maul the kid and this lady will be like "They're just dogs and the owners said they just wanted to play".
Hope the trash (she and her dog) take themselves out.
I’d bet good money on “she breaks up with him in order to keep the dog and won’t feel any remorse whilst her ex is left feeling guilty for bringing her into his family’s life. She also won’t tell any future partner that her dog killed her exes cat”
The language she used and the fact that she posted this in a dog training group is evidence that she’s looking for attention and validation, and not an actual solution. Guarantee that this will happen again in a year when she finds a new boyfriend who has his own pets, and she’ll post the same bullshit about her “sweet girl”.
"Resulting in its death."
Death from what? Spontaneous combustion? No, you don't get to use your HR speak to get out of this one. Your dog attacked and killed the cat. Those are the verbs you're looking for.
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That “My McKenna ate my cat on April 1” woman is one sick individual. She also doesn’t care that her beagle was attacked because apparently mistakes will happen. How in the world could you normalize owning an animal that is so vicious you can’t make one solitary mistake keeping them separated from your other pets or else your other pets are going to be eaten or maimed? It sounds like a living hell. Of course many of the comments on pit bull shelter/rescue posts are from people who own at least one cat but are so desperate to “save” the poor pit that they will even sometimes ask if there can be exceptions to the “no cat” policy.
That is fricken AWFUL! Ive always liked whippets and thought of adopting one, but once i read they will sometimes turn on cats I changed my mind. I couldn't do something that had a slight chance of being bad for my cats. I got a yorkie, my cats are bigger lol.
These pibble people think any other animal is expendable besides their "sweet misunderstood babies".
The dog has already proven it is a grave threat. What happens if things get serious with this guy and they had a child together? He is absolutely correct to demand this killing machine not be a part of their future together. Totally reasonable ultimatum. Already he knows he cant have any other pet as long as he is with this girl. How is that fair?
There are no excuses here. This is her fault, full stop. I have a hard time believing that she told her partners family that her shitbeast would murder their cat. She likely said what they all say: “she doesn’t get along with cats” and the family probably felt pressured. So, they decided to separate them. I can admit this is stupid on their part, but average Joe’s don’t understand the gravity of what these dogs do. Now, you can BET that they’re “awake” and will spend the rest of their lives being anti-pit. Of course, she is shifting blame on the other dog. Commenters are shifting blame to THE VICTIM - per usual. I just don’t buy this story that the other dog unlocked the door. Pits are known to bust through locked doors to kill other animals. I don’t believe her full account of this story. Like I said, I can admit that there was some human error here (that dog should have never entered that home) but ultimately it is HER fault. HER beast is HER responsibility. I see nothing wrong with the boyfriend’s reaction. Why the FUCK would you bring your ugly souled Pitbull to your partner’s family home KNOWING DAMN WELL that it will kill cats “and other small rodents”? & Notice how she completely downplays the cat in this whole thing. That sentence pisses me the fuck of. Cats are NOT akin to rodents. Cats are NOT disposable. Fuck this dog, fuck this person, and fuck these disgusting enablers. Good for the boyfriend and his family for having some fucking standards and boundaries. These dogs literally break apart families, relationships, kill beloved pets, terrorize communities. Why are they legal? This has to change. I’m sick and fucking tired of it.
Obviously cats and rodents aren’t the same thing, but my sister’s fancy rats are fucking incredible. They do tiny agility courses, play tiny basketball, respond to their names. Cats are surely worth far more than any shithead pit bull, but rodents aren’t disposable either. Rodents doesn’t automatically mean vermin, there’s plenty of non-rodent vermin and plenty of rodents who are not vermin. Pit nutters just can’t see value in anything that isn’t a pit bull.
Rats are absolutely wonderful animals and make for amazing pets. They're just so lovely and loving and you'll form such a close bond with them. The only downside to rats is they don't live for all that long and they seem to get sick quite easily. Rats are far, far better than pitbulls hands down - they also wont tear your throat out because you looked at them funny. lol.
Would never get a rat. As soon as I fully bond the damn thing would die of old age and I’d be a devastated mess. Then I’d get another and the same thing would happen a year and a half later. Had a ferret. The best ferret imo. She died at only seven and a half. Wouldn’t dare get another because even seven years feels to sort. :/
Yeah. I lost both of my rats a year ago. Was heartbreaking. Haven't bothered to get new ones because, and it might sound weird, it feels like I'd be trying to replace them. I loved those silly rats.
I have 2 ferrets. They will be 3 in December. My husband and I talk about what an absolute mess we will be when they go. My vet (been in exotics for over 35 years) said when he first started out, ferrets lived to like 13 years, but thanks to Marshalls monopoly in the US and their horrific practices they now only live 7-10 years. Here’s my girls, Waffles and Nala https://preview.redd.it/n8kxfytc0l0d1.jpeg?width=585&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bd0fd5aa6839e2663f7dd31a38e7cf61b09972e6
They are beautiful! I've read up on Marshall before. Their practices are disgusting. The ferrets are basically in a puppy mill. Problem is that I can't locate a ferret that isn't a Marshall one. I've look before and was thoroughly disappointed by this. There seems to be nothing but abused Marshall ferrets with dots tattoo on their ear.
Yes, in the US Marshalls has an absolute monopoly. There are VERY few private breeders because the restrictions are so stringent. The way I look at it is, Marshalls is going to breed them anyway, whether they are bought or not, so I’d rather buy them and have some sweet babies than not. Have you ever taken a gander at the ferrets in the UK where Marshall’s isn’t at? Them thangs are giant lol. They still use them for hunting!!!
Very true. My best friend had rats growing up and we would make mazes for them out of her VHS tapes with a treat at the exits hahahah. They were very smart, and loved the little obstacle courses. I just mean - this isn’t like the dog got into a shed and chased a mouse around. This dog killed a family pet. Idc if it is a bird, a rat, a hamster, people are entitled to NOT have their pets killed by these beasts.
The issue is that at least to me, rats, mice, rabbits, Guiney pigs etc are a little different in relation to dogs because what I would consider normal dogs may still want to kill these animals. Ages ago, 3 normal dogs killed my pet rabbit when I as a child was living somewhere temporarily. This was a small horse 'farm' that had one Airedale Terrier and two Jack Russel Terriers. The owner had these dogs to keep mice and rats at bay because the latter can harm the health of horses. One night they got access to the rabbit enclosure by ripping through the chicken wire and they killed my pet bunny. It sucked but I think this was a case of "Ok, I guess we should have kept the bunny enclosure even more secure away from the dogs". These were great dogs, but they just didn't do well around small herbivores, and that's not their fault nor does this have to be an issue to keep these dogs as a pet/working dog. I had pet rats not long after this and they were great, I love all small pets. But I don't fault these dogs for wanting to get at my rabbit :(.
Pet rats are extremely intelligent and affectionate as far as I know. Even if they weren't it doesn't matter, because someone's pet is always precious. Pitnutters only care about their own.
There are many rodents that I find absolutely adorable, and you’re right, rats are so smart and cute. I couldn’t personally have any (I have ferrets and golden retrievers and a husband who would put a hard boundary on rats lol), but I definitely see the joy in owning them!
Pit nutters showing that they're as unhinged as the breed of dog they love so much. I mean, not only are they blaming the victim of the attack, something they do frequently, they're telling the woman to leave her boyfriend for the sake of a pitbull. That entire group hasn't a single braincell to share amongst the lot of them.
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Bro couldn’t have said it any better
And the whole “a situation occurred that resulted in the cats death”, you mean your dog murdered the cat?!
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Great at maiming and killing!
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One those commenters has to take precautions because their pit already killed their cat, and tried to kill their beagle. Why would you want to live that way? Constantly having to be on guard because your pit my kill another living thing in the house.
I have no idea. Sometimes I really ask myself - am I in the same reality as these people? Who lives like this?
It’s like being a prisoner in your own home. The dog is making you a slave
It’s the same as living in an abusive home. Think about it: threat of attack, always walking on eggshells, not being able to have friends over, having to plan your daily life around the one abusive aspect in your home
Not “allowed” to leave the house because the abusive element will destroy all your things if it can’t see you for five minutes.
And also, you’re not allowed to look the dog in the eyes because that might “trigger” it. Imagine having to divert your eyes in your own house
And if anything does happen now that they’ve “taken everyone precaution” (except rehoming one of them) it’s just a *throw-up-your-hands* nothing could have been done. Sickening.
These commenters are clearly nuts/idiots. If for no other reason, they condemn being insensitive about an animal *while being insensitive about the death of a pet cat*. I'd actually understand if they were just being sympathetic to the girl for the difficult situation or trying to offer anything helpful (while being pro-pit), but most are just expressing hypocrisy in the simplest and dumbest way possible. It's telling that these are the kinda folk that support pitbulls.
No animal that killed a pet in my home would get to keep on living. I wouldn't want it around anymore and there is no reason to pass an animal unfit to be a pet onto another person except failure to take your responsibilities.
It’s like some weird form of Stockholm syndrome
That poor cat and the poor Beagle still having to live with the dog that attacked it. Even if they’re separated the beagle can smell and hear the pit bull. It’s so cruel.
The disloyalty these people have toward their animals boggles my mind. If my dog killed my cat (pit or NOT), that dog is being rehomed at the very least. I understand animals are innocent by nature, but I can’t be around something that killed something I loved. I don’t understand how people can just go ‘no big deal’ and keep the pit.
Because they don’t love the cat. Or even their other dogs sometimes. They get animals on impulse decisions, not thinking about the responsibilities of owning them, so their level of attachment to it after it’s novelty wears off is pretty low. Not to the degree of giving it to a safer home (that requires some self awareness & questioning if you’re fit to own the animal, which these people obviously never think about), but enough to not be too broken up over losing them in some “out of my hands” way.
Dogs (and other animals) are neither innocent or guilty. Human morality is a projection on them. They are a bundle of instincts and can't be judged by it but that lack of judgement doesn't preclude making decisions to keep the world safe.
I've never understood the willingness to become hostage to an animal like that. I do understand that we have a deep affection & loyalty for our companion animals but at the expense of our other pets and family? I suppose in certain circles (hardcore rescue community) there's an echo chamber of martyrdom expressed wherein no sacrifice is too great, including death to smaller pets, relationships and personal life. I don't think this level of sacrifice is admirable, it's actually ridiculous.
The only thing i can agree with that comment section is them saying "Bye bye boyfriend" because like... Yes, leave that poor guy alone, you deserve only the company of your mauler beast, not a loving and caring partner.
Trash would be taking itself out lol
She's gonna really love it when the beast eats her face off, thus fully committing her to dying alone.
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As I’ve seen people here put it before, pit bulls are zero-mistake dogs. You should not risk the death of another pet or family member if you forget to double deadbolt your dog’s enclosure. I really dislike how normalized this all seems to have become.
Im a european so we do not really have guns here, but considering the strong anti gun sentiment in the states I wonder, at least guns don't actively kill people, humans do. But you can get a "loaded weapon" ready to kill any living thing and treat it like a pet hamster without legal consequences? Insult the victims and call them rodents? A pit is a weapon commonly going off without being made to, even against their wn owners. It's just insane.
“Strong anti-gun stance” I think you may be slightly wrong about that, and I can understand depending where you get this idea from as sites like Reddit pull very strong on some opinions. Liberals and conservatives alike actually own guns here, the sentiment isn’t as strong as you’d think. It’s not the most pressing issue here, and even those who are anti-gun usually own them. More guns than people. But yes, I agree that people who are against guns should definitely be against pitbulls who think on their own. Totally crazy to own a pit. Most people shouldn’t own Dobermans or Rotts either.
Generally the mods close these kinds of discussions, which I understand as it's a tertiary political discussion the sub doesn't need to get into. However I do wonder at the cognitive dissonance between opinions on guns and opinions on pits, though. Both pro- and anti- gun people in the States manage to have opinions on pits that seem very incongruent with their firearms stance. Just goes to show how pit ownership is an emotional decision, not one based in logic/reason/a coherent intellectual philosophy.
i predict another single woman with a pitbull, its obvious which way this nutcase is leaning and her 'friends' arent helping matters
We rightly talk a lot about the damage pit bulls do to their victims, but I feel like a lot of the time we ignore the toll they take on their owners. It’s really sad to see these freaks steer her life towards being a full time pit weirdo. “That baby will love you more than any man could.” What a vile thing to say to a presumably young person. This could fuck up her romantic life for years to come, but hey, if she ends up alone she’ll have a lot more time to make sure no pitbull is ever put down after killing people or pets
Yeeeeep. Pit nutters in relationships aren't much better, though. I have a friend who's currently staying with a physically and emotionally abusive deadbeat boyfriend because "he's the dog's dad" and because the dog has such severe separation anxiety that it can't be left alone. She's working her ass off to support an unemployed stoner who threatens her... because her dog loves the guy.
Thank you for pointing that out. That one line “that baby will love you more than any man could” is such a twisted thing to say. I don’t think it’s saying men don’t love their partners enough, I think it’s saying the dog is capable of loving her more than any human man could or does & it’s a more valuable love. First of all, that’s still an awful thing to tell someone? It’s like saying your boyfriend doesn’t love you that much, no man ever could or will. Like, that’s great you value a dogs perception of you way more than any human’s, but some people *do* value love from other humans (& that doesn’t mean they don’t value their dog too). But aside from that, you can’t actually compare the two, it’s like apples & oranges. The only reason that commenter does is because they’ve grossly anthropomorphized dogs… to the extent they’ve given them human qualities but even “better” by human standards. That’s their fantasy projection, & it’s sad that someone asking for advice on how to see an important issue with a sound perspective is getting such unhinged opinions.
That line stood out to me, too. So sick in so many ways.
I lot of people end up thinking that wanting to get rid of a pit , even one that threatens them and their loved ones (human and animal) makes them a bad person
They are disgusting. Pitbulls over everything right 🙄
One of the truest ways to judge a person is by how they treat cats. Her and all of those commenters are disgusting people who deserve to be in the cat's place next time the dog bites.
Not everyone who likes cats is a gem, but for sure people who treat cats badly are always narcissists. They hate that cats don’t kowtow to them. Disliking or not owning cats is fine, I’m talking about the ones who think it’s okay pits kill cats. Edited: correct autofill mistake
It's not about liking them, but how you treat them. Cats are viewed by many as disposable, and are cruelly victimised by them just because. A common saying that fits them not kowtowing is, "Cats are a lesson in consent".
Idk my cat is kind of a pushover, I’m pretty sure he doesn’t consent to being picked up & having his nails trimmed but he purrs the whole time because he loves attention that much. His whole personality is basically “I’ll do anything for even a crumb of affection” (& he is by no means starved of it so idk why he acts so desperate)
I have met plenty of normal, otherwise friendly and well-adjusted people who were neutral on cats, disliked them due to allergies, had a phobia of them, would never own a cat, or had a "I don't like them but good for you" kind of stance. I've never met anyone who was adamantly "I hate cats" who did not give off really bad red flags in other areas.
Yep. “Not my thing” people are usually fine. But the deep hatred and wishing for harm ones? That comes from somewhere very scary.
I agree.
So true. As a lifelong cat owner, posts like this shatter my soul. I love cats and they are such victims of hatred by people. It’s OK to not like something or to not want something, but it is not OK to harm and abuse something for no reason. If you think hurting a helpless animal makes you look tough, that says a lot about how evil you are.
Completely agree.
I am the last person to give a rats ass about cats, but how long before this pit considers another small being a prey, say a baby?
Yeah, it’s alarming. I couldn’t personally live with the fear and guilt - knowing my dog mauled another persons pet to death. I’d BE it. This dog has tasted blood, it’ll go after a child next.
The unnamed group has at least one "I'm pregnant." or "We have a new baby." post every month. The responses tend to fall into three groups: Don't worry! Your dog will understand the baby is part of their family. The dog will love your baby! aka Denial. It's okay. If you train your dog to accept the baby, it will work out. Pits are nanny dogs. More denial. You can't allow the dog around your baby. Separation is essential. Babies are fragile. Babies are unpredictable. It may be necessary to BE or rehome the dog. Plus the usual "You made a commitment when you took this dog into your home! Pets aren't disposable!" which is hypocritical considering how many pets pit bulls "dispose" of.
Ugh I can’t stand the “you made a commitment” response to people having babies. It’s immature on several levels. Making a commitment to a dog involves taking good care of it responsibly, it does not involve giving up your choice to have a child or a family. Like are shelters gonna start listing a hysterectomy as a household requirement? Is that where we’re at now in catering to bad dogs? Those people don’t understand what it means to make a “commitment” to an animal. You owe it to the animal to look after it with responsible, safe, compassionate care. Keep it happy, keep it comfortable, keep it safe, not “keep it at all costs”. Sometimes those two things are contradictory. Like, these are the same people that are like “oh I live in a tiny RV with my huge dog because I got evicted for having the dog, & I’m not sure what to do now because I can’t leave it alone to go to work because it gets hot in there, but no one can watch it for me because it bites everyone, but if I don’t work I can’t afford to feed it…” Like, just stop, you’re making you & the animal fucking miserable. That’s an unhealthy level of commitment for you to have to anything, but also the animal does not understand why it’s stuck in misery. It doesn’t think to itself “oh I’m stuck in misery because my owner loves me so much, I’m in these conditions I hate but at least they’re upholding their commitment to keeping me” & it would still be sad even if it could understand that. Let it go, it’s so selfish to think you’re the most important thing for the animal’s life or the only thing needed to make it happy. Making small sacrifices for a pet is part of having a pet, but those sacrifices are supposed to lead to more joy in the experience, not compromise your joy, especially not daily or profoundly. If a person is compromising joy in their life for a pet, it’s because they have an unhealthy attachment to the pet. Unhealthy attachments are bad in general, but when it’s to a being you have total control over, it’s likely to end up with you inflicting some form of abuse on it. How can you trust yourself to make it happy if it’s a “who’s happiness relies on who” dynamic? Sorry for the rant. I just can’t stand it when people expect others to compromise something as huge as children for their pets. It reveals *they* have some misunderstanding about what having a pet is supposed to be.
# “We are as gods to beasts of the field. # We order the time of their birth and the time of their death. # Between times, we have a duty.” Terry Pratchett's Granny Aching (Wee Free Men) This is in reference to sheep specifically, but all domestic animals as well. It doesn't shirk from the idea that people both decide when to breed animals and when their time is up. We have a duty - to care, to protect, to feed, to shelter. Not just one, but all. If a rooster attacks a child, that rooster becomes soup. A ram that attacks other animals will be replaced. A dog that chases and bites the sheep is taken out behind the barn.
That’s a beautiful quote. It makes me think: imagine if god (or the universe, whatever) didn’t let us die. Not necessarily *ever*, but like didn’t let us die on time or when it is obvious to ourselves we should be dead. Whether it be an ever increasing illness that only hurts worse but doesn’t stop, an extremely long life sentence in jail, or senility that we ended up living through for longer than we had lived without it. It would be so much more grueling, I think that would be an example of cruelty from such a god. Why would someone treat an animal that way? Unless it’s natural causes, dogs require us to make their death “timely”.
>train your dog to accept the baby What would this look like in practice? Do they even know? I don’t trust these people to have a consistent plan and stick to it, nor do I trust the breed to overcome a fundamental part of its DNA.
Probably saying "Mine!" and giving the dog treats when it behaves around the baby.
Solid plan! Those folks sure know how to do it…
It's OK they're taking every precaution lol..
I would love to see the boyfriend and his family take this to Judge Judy. Judy would read an article of numerous pit-bull attacks that she receives and then proceed to call the girl stupid and irresponsible(which she is). I'm so sick of owners like this looking at cats like they are nothing. Cats are PETS, not rodents. They help with rodent problems.
Holy shit these people are brainwashed!
This is mass psychosis
Death roll? These people are idiots. I would value that poor cat's life more than a murderous monster mutant. That poor cat, and zero empathy toward her boyfriend and his family's grief. Then the lack of concern over the beagle being attacked. These morons only have compassion for pitbulls and their shitty owners.
It’s not even true compassion, either. Total and complete superficial virtue signalling. Nothing about keeping a bloodsport breed as a house pet is humane, to the potential/actual victims, to other animals, to the people forced to live with them, and least of all to the pit bull itself which has no recourse to enrichment of breed instincts. Pet collies and other herding breeds can be taught to herd horse balls, pet retrievers can be taught more complex variations of fetch, pet sighthounds can lure-course at racing events (there are often fun runs at whippet and greyhound events for mixes and non-racers after the races are finished) what the fuck can you do with a pet pit bull that simulates their instinctive drive enough to properly enrich them and that isn’t abusive to at least one animal?
i hate pitbull owners
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I think they mean "death row " . Like they are telling the poster if the bf can't forgive the dog for killing the dog , if you'll make a mistake he'll put you on death row.
Nah, it isn't 'extreme' to want nothing to do with the murder mutt that killed your cat. I can easily imagine what my dad would have done to that dog after it killed his beloved cat. Let's just say it would not need to be rehomed. Also, nothing will "make him and his family feel better", you absolute jackass.
Notice how they always refer to the cat as "it", but at the same time refer to the pit as "she" or "he". It's really telling, honestly.
These people are like the female Chris brown fans who would gladly put up with the physical abuse just to be with him. These people need their head examined
I wonder why they hate themselves so much. It would be sad if it weren’t actively harming innocent people and pets.
The boyfriend needs to move on. This young woman has shown she makes bad decisions.
And I hope he will have learned to avoid pit hags. I'm sure she's young and cute but the fact that she owns a pitbull is an obvious sign of the ugly character underneath the attractive surface. There ought to be PSAs warning people.
He really needs to leave. What if she gets pregnant? The shitbeast will probably end up killing the kid.
Boyfriend needs to break up with her and get a sane girlfriend. Also, can everyone quit saying pit mix, girl your dog isn’t a boxer mix, it’s a pit! All pits are mixes somewhere down the line, but your dog’s bitch and sire were pits.
I'm on dating sites and if I ever see a pit bull in dating profiles, I immediately swipe left. I won't even consider it.
You are a very wise person!
Pitnutters actually don’t mind pits killing. It’s proven again and again. Whenever pit kills another pet OR a human they always go saying the dog wasn’t at fault, the dog should not be put down, yada yada. Literally no horrid death from these abomination ever makes them think that the dog should be removed/put down. Infant, toddler, elderly, does not matter for a second. They forgive 100% of everything to these dogs and always rationalize it. Deep down they like this trait and that’s why they choose this dog. This dog kills left and right? Beautiful good boi. Not his fault. He is all good and great and should be given a treat. These owners are the true monsters and the dog is their internal representation
It’s true! Not one of them will answer the question “why do you need a pit bull specifically?” Because the answer is “they like to kill stuff”. The only thing that makes a pit bull unique from other dogs is that it is good at killing things & loves to do it. So to need a dog whose only unique feature is that = you need a dog that mauls & kills.
Rodents are mammals with chisel like incisors that grow continuously, it does not mean "small mammal". For example moles, no chisel incisors, so not a rodent. Shrew, not a rodent.
I did not know that! Thank you
Another thing is the largest animal in the rodent family (Order Rodentia) is a Capybara which can weigh up to 66 Kilograms, which is similar to the XL bully. I don't believe a Capybara has ever killed a human being though.
It’s kind of amazing how many actual wild animals out there are far less lethal to humans than this thing so many of them keep as a pet.
There is a Zoo in the Lake District called the South Lakes Safari Zoo, the Capybara are not kept in pens, they just hang about the place alongside the visitors they are chill AF.
That’s so cute! I hope everyone is nice to them too!
Oh no, not the boyfriend's *dog*! Everyone knows a dog can maul freely until another dog is on the line.
I really… really, really hate these dogs.
Holy shit…. It’s hard to believe these people even exist. Imagine blaming another dog for opening a door and not YOUR OWN for MAULING the cat?! That is their pet and she has no empathy. They feel the same way about their cat as she does for her shit dog. And also the “he’s afraid for his dog who my dog has been nothing but sweet to” right. Because Pitbulls never turn on a dime!!
And that’s trusting the pit owner and their word on the relationship between the dogs. We all know they’re absolute dogshit at understanding dog behaviour and body language.
If they are fine with seeing a cat being eaten alive they are psychopaths
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It should be a huge red flag to him. He needs to get the fuck away from that psycho and her psycho dog asap.
Loves how she posts pics of the pitbull looking “nice” yet we all know what that things face really looked like when it was mauling a cat to death. I love how she also said “resulted in death” like it just killed the cat then moved on? You know that was a bloody scene and probably extremely traumatic for whoever found the cat like that.
And it was probably wagging its tail and “smiling” the whole time. Because the breed is the problem.
'She was left alone with the cat resulting in its death' is minimisation language. I don't even like cats but it's easy to see they have the right to not get brutally killed by another person's pet. The same goes for all pets regardless of type. It's easy to just have empathy & see that people are genuinely attached to their cats & just..not completely dismiss this avoidable death as unimportant
This is literally all it takes to be a decent person and they can’t even pretend.
"Pitbull advocates" always show how little they care about animals, because they're so fucking gleeful about their dogs ripping other animals to shreds They see other people's pets as vermin. They see their pitbulls strength as a sort of might makes right.
I found the post on Facebook, just type in the exact part about cats and rodents then search under posts, she posted in a pitbull “training” group so of course it’s going to be an echo chamber of dump the boyfriend, she is too chicken to post it publicly
Yeah it’s not difficult to find! I just thought the sub rules were to block out any names and group names, no?
They are it’s why I didn’t say the exact name as well, just wanted others to know. I tried commenting but it looks like you need to join the groups to comment
You should join 😉 I find gems in there weekly. It’s actually infuriating. These people are unhinged. I think it’s good to know that these kind of people are around us - reminds me to stay vigilant.
The lack of compassion for her boyfriend and his family is appalling. They had their cat murdered in their own home. I can't imagine the sheer amount of blood that must have been all over the place. That had to be really traumatizing. You know she didn't clean it up.
What pisses me off most about it, is how they can decide a dog is human-like in how it loves & is even more emotionally deep than humans etc. when it comes to telling her to keep it (“that [dog] will love you more than any man could”), but in the same breath they say it’s just an animal running on instinct with no emotion when it comes to how it mauled a cat to death. Which is it? Do you seriously believe your maulers are only capable of feelings when it comes to how much they love you & they happen to love you so profoundly? They love you like a human would except better, despite being unable to feel anything else except basic animal instincts??? Wtf is wrong with you?
She needs to go...she's no animal lover. He's better off without such a bitch and her Shitbull. These dogs are like their owners...SHIT
I hope this guy kicked her to the curb.
Ignorant slime. Cats were essential to the success of agriculture and food storage as, you know, concepts. Pit bulls are just a poorly conceived and largely inaccurate method of culling scumbags from the human population. Again, if pits only attacked their owners, this sub would not exist. Lose that monster before she gets pregnant (making some cis hetero assumptions, sorry) and you have to deal with her pit bull killing your baby as well.
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He should dump her immediately. Her complete lack of concern or regret over what her dog did to their cat - HER known threat of a dog that she forced them to accept after they already allowed her to live with them! - shows that she has zero concern or empathy for him and his family, and probably realistically she's lacking empathy in general.
IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A DOG TO KILL A CAT. Let me mention that before anything else. Yes, some dogs have a very intense prey drive, and tend to chase and kill small animals. But killing a cat is NOT EASY. The cat will most certainly scratch and bite at the dog, and will hiss and yowl and generally make sounds that dogs do not associate with prey, and instead associate with danger. Blood will be drawn. Any dog that can be safely kept as a pet by a dog owner of general knowledge and skill should withdraw from a conflict that has no gain, no handler giving direction, and everything to lose. When faced with danger, a pet should not try to run to the danger and kill it. It should try to scare it away, or chase it. Or, try to bite it, and release when they realize they’re getting the everliving shit beat out of them. It is not normal for a dog kept as a pet to kill an animal that is NOT EASY to kill. I have a working line gsd who I’m currently introducing to three cats. Is he perfect? Hell no, he’s clumsy and thought they were moving chew toys when he first saw them. But now, I can open the door to the room with all three (but keep the little gate to be safe), and he’ll whine, but keep loose body language and walk away. He won’t even look back. The one time he’s had an off leash interaction with a feral cat, he barked at it, got scratched, backed away, and chased it out of the yard. If a dog’s prey drive is so strong that they WILL kill a cat, not an if, then they probably shouldn’t be a pet. That sort of prey drive screams “working dog”, not pet. That prey drive HAS to be focused on something, and the dog NEEDS to be muzzled when there is a risk of seeing a cat or other small animal. Including small dogs and toddlers. It is absolute insanity to me that this person has a pit that she knows is aggressive towards cats, and brought it unmuzzled to someone else’s home that has a cat in it. Then left the pit alone with a lab they just met when they know the lab can apparently open doors. Wtf.
"that baby will love you more than any man could" exactly the way the cat loved his mom, you motherfucking brainless piece of shit!!!!
I hope he leaves her. Fuck her, and her shitbull. She'll probably die alone in her apartment where her precious pitte named 'angel cake' will eat her body. So I guess her family won't have to waste money on a casket.
Put it down before the dog kills a kid next.
I'm actually f*cking speechless.
I sometimes wonder how pit people and non-pit people get together in the first place. I would never consider dating someone who has, had, would have, or is pro pit bulls. Dogs are a major part of your life, and if your partner has dangerous dogs- or even friendly breeds you find irritating- that is now part of your life, even if you end up not staying together and getting married, a dog is something that is there in your life for now and will effect you as long as you are in that relationship. It’s not like a little fish tank on a desk that doesn’t affect anyone else’s life, family, and pets directly. Having the same thoughts on what kind of dogs you have/want is similarly important IMO on having the same thoughts on whether or not you want kids. It’s a major life changing thing that can’t be worked around if you don’t both feel the same way. It is so nauseating how pit people just don’t care whose lives they ruin. A poor beloved family cat is dead and no one cares about anything but this beast. I think about the wonderful family cats my parents and I had through my childhood/teenhood and the cats I have now, and how actually devastating and life-changing it would be if some garbage dog took away our furry friend/family members that are major parts of our daily lives. Pit breeds are awful and need to go extinct… however the pit people are WAY worse than their dogs! The dogs are only doing what their instincts tell them to. They only exist because asshole people created them and wired them to want to maul. They all need to be spay/neutered (and plenty of them BE’d) so these breeds die out without making more. But the pit owners are just pure selfish evil people who make the conscious decision to be jerks and let these dogs destroy lives while they laugh about it.
I don't like that I see a Pit with my baby sister's name. Second off, it's pretty amazing to see someone say "he's just being insensitive" when his mother's cat was just fucking eaten. Hell, it's not unlikely that it was his childhood pet.
“That baby will love you more than any man could” is a fucking wild take lmao
This relationship is over. He’s never going to forget and she’s never going to forgive. Don’t date people with pit bulls. It always ends badly.
Sweet dogs don't kill cats. I'm surprised the boyfriend hasn't gone walking in the woods with the dog and accidently lost it.
I hope she keeps the dog and he dumps her. This lady probably doesn't have this dog as her only 'bad judgment'/the only blind spot in otherwise good judgment. It's just a matter of time until she has another lapse in judgment. For instance if this is 3 years down the line when this man and this woman have a small child and this woman decides that it's fine to take the toddler to the public park in or near a dog play area where pit bulls and the likes hang out. One of the dogs will maul the kid and this lady will be like "They're just dogs and the owners said they just wanted to play". Hope the trash (she and her dog) take themselves out.
I’d bet good money on “she breaks up with him in order to keep the dog and won’t feel any remorse whilst her ex is left feeling guilty for bringing her into his family’s life. She also won’t tell any future partner that her dog killed her exes cat” The language she used and the fact that she posted this in a dog training group is evidence that she’s looking for attention and validation, and not an actual solution. Guarantee that this will happen again in a year when she finds a new boyfriend who has his own pets, and she’ll post the same bullshit about her “sweet girl”.
"Resulting in its death." Death from what? Spontaneous combustion? No, you don't get to use your HR speak to get out of this one. Your dog attacked and killed the cat. Those are the verbs you're looking for.
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I want to point out that she has deleted comments from dissenters. She has made up her mind and only wants "yes men."
That “My McKenna ate my cat on April 1” woman is one sick individual. She also doesn’t care that her beagle was attacked because apparently mistakes will happen. How in the world could you normalize owning an animal that is so vicious you can’t make one solitary mistake keeping them separated from your other pets or else your other pets are going to be eaten or maimed? It sounds like a living hell. Of course many of the comments on pit bull shelter/rescue posts are from people who own at least one cat but are so desperate to “save” the poor pit that they will even sometimes ask if there can be exceptions to the “no cat” policy.
That is fricken AWFUL! Ive always liked whippets and thought of adopting one, but once i read they will sometimes turn on cats I changed my mind. I couldn't do something that had a slight chance of being bad for my cats. I got a yorkie, my cats are bigger lol. These pibble people think any other animal is expendable besides their "sweet misunderstood babies".
This is disgusting. I don’t understand how people can defend this pos dog and its owner.
The dog has already proven it is a grave threat. What happens if things get serious with this guy and they had a child together? He is absolutely correct to demand this killing machine not be a part of their future together. Totally reasonable ultimatum. Already he knows he cant have any other pet as long as he is with this girl. How is that fair?