Jeff Borchardt of East Troy, Wis., tells a different story. On March 6, 2013, Borchardt’s 14-month-old son Daxton was fatally mauled by his babysitter’s two pit bulls.
Borchardt later started a nonprofit organization and a website at Daxtonsfriends. com to educate people about dog breeds. Borchardt supports banning the dogs, he said.
“Why in the world do (opponents of pit bull bans) not deny that pointers are bred to point, that herding dogs herd?” Borchardt said. “But suddenly, when we talk about pit bulls, oh no, no, they’re not aggressive.
“Why do they kill, maim and maul more humans and animals than all other breeds combined?” he said. “We as victims are re-victimized by (media coverage of pit bulls) all the time. When you say you want to hear from the other side – the other side is what got us here. It’s why my son is dead. Breed matters.”
Borchardt later started a nonprofit organization and a website at Daxtonsfriends. com to educate people about dog breeds. Borchardt supports banning the dogs, he said.
“Why in the world do (opponents of pit bull bans) not deny that pointers are bred to point, that herding dogs herd?” Borchardt said. “But suddenly, when we talk about pit bulls, oh no, no, they’re not aggressive.
“Why do they kill, maim and maul more humans and animals than all other breeds combined?” he said. “We as victims are re-victimized by (media coverage of pit bulls) all the time. When you say you want to hear from the other side – the other side is what got us here. It’s why my son is dead. Breed matters.”
The pit bull — a mixed breed by definition and one that elicits mixed emotions — is now legal in Grandview.
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