They're right out in the open now:
In addition to both Spanish and English
newspaper and radio ads, the ASPCA sponsored wall-sized ads with
graffiti-inspired artwork featuring a man and his canine sidekick on
the sides of buildings in Harlem and the Bronx. The "wallscapes" target
low-income black and Latino men, the largest demographic of owners of
pit bulls – the breed that, more than any other, fills shelters and is
euthanized. Although many dog lovers maintain the breed can make
friendly companions, they also can be dangerous when neglected or
raised for aggression – leading overwhelmed owners to give them up. The
ASPCA estimates that eight out of 10 dogs put down in New York City
each year are pit bulls. So the group is trying to reduce the number of
unintended canine pregnancies.
Let's fisk this.Who says black and hispanic people are the largest demographic of 'pit bull' owners? Source?
Note the use of the word "maintain", as in claim - in other words the truth of this statement is in doubt.
Name one other breed that isn't dangerous when neglected or trained to be aggressive - just one.
Now, let me get this straight. People are supposedly handing over 'pit bulls' they've made aggressive because they don't want aggressive dogs. Yet, we are concerned about dogs delivering litters of puppies. Does anybody else notice a slight break in the logic chain there? Unless, of course, your real goal is to make it hard for certain people to get dogs, in which case it makes perfect sense.
Here's how the excerpted paragraph reads to me:
We're using graffiti-inspired artwork to try to break through the hip-hop barrier.. That's because we don't want black and Latino men to own or breed 'pit bulls'. 'Pit bulls' aren't a breed, so we can say that they fill shelters and are put to death by us in large numbers because nobody can prove us wrong. Besides, nobody cares thanks to our propaganda campaign. Dog lovers keep insisting that bully breeds are good pets but we know they are dangerous when black or hispanic people have them. Owners give 'pit bulls' up the most, but not because it's the most common shape of dog in the US - it's because they're aggressive. The
ASPCA estimates - which means you can't hold us to the number - that eight out of 10 dogs put down in New York City
each year are 'pit bulls' - again, easy to say since 'pit bull' isn't a breed. So we figure if we can get all the 'pit bulls' sterilized, there won't be any more of them. This will result in all problems of inexperienced or negligent dog ownership disappearing because only brown people are lousy dog owners.
Am I right?