From prohibition to books, no matter how much we like to think we live in a free society, there is always something being banned. While many of these things don’t affect us all, many of them do. Furthermore, the whole concept of a minority (politicians) banning things for the majority is repugnant. This is a list of ten things recently banned, which led to controversy.
Food companies favor trans fats because it allows their products to stay fresh on the shelves longer and it is also made from less expensive oils keeping production costs down. The main concern with trans fats is the body is unable to break down trans fatty acids causing them to build up triggering high cholesterol and in some cases heart disease. In 2003 Denmark became the first country to ban foods containing large amounts of trans fats. Under this ban no more than two per cent of the fats and oils in any food product can contain trans fats. This effectively limits people’s trans fat intake to less than one gram per day. Switzerland followed with a similar ban in 2008.
Interesting Fact: The Center for Science in the Public Interest sued KFC over its use of trans fats in their fried foods. KFC then reviewed alternative oil options saying “there are a number of factors to consider including maintaining KFC’s unique taste and flavor of Colonel Sanders’ Original Recipe”. In 2006, KFC announced that it will replace the partially hydrogenated soybean oil it currently uses with a zero-trans-fat low linoleic soybean oil in all restaurants although its biscuits will still contain trans-fats.
In 2004 the Canadian Health Minister announced the Government’s immediate ban on baby walkers. Between 1990 and 2002, the ministry said, there were 1,935 reports of infants being injured using the walkers. It was determined that young children “do not have the necessary skills, reflexes or cognitive abilities to safely make use of the product”. The most common accident occurs when babies fall down stairs. The ban prohibits retailers from selling, advertising or importing baby walkers. Canada is the only country so far to ban Baby Walkers.
Interesting Fact: Many parents believe that baby walkers teach a child to walk faster; however, studies suggest that it is not true, and they may actually delay walking by two to three weeks.
Because the compact fluorescent (CFL) lasts five years longer and uses about 75 percent less energy it has prompted many countries to enact laws to phase out incandescent light bulbs. Australia passed a law in 2007 that will make it one of the first countries to ban the incandescent light bulbs outright in 2010. Cuba exchanged all incandescent light bulbs for CFLs, and banned the sale and import of them in 2005. The EU agreed to a phase out incandescent light bulbs by 2012. California recently passed a bill that will phase out the bulbs by 2018. New Zealand’s previous government passed legislation to ban the bulbs but the newly elected government threw the ban out due to the outcry the ban caused.
Interesting Fact: CFLs, like all fluorescent lamps, contain small amounts of mercury as vapor inside the glass tubing, averaging 4.0 mg per bulb. A broken compact fluorescent lamp will release its mercury content. This means that safe cleanup and disposing of broken compact fluorescent lamps will differ from incandescent bulbs.
Chewing gum was banned in Singapore in 1992 and was revised in 2004. Incorrect disposal of chewing gum on chairs, tables, floors and on the door sensors of the new metro system led to the ban. Regulations also did not make any provisions for personal use of quantities to be brought into Singapore. Therefore, bringing chewing gum into Singapore, even in small quantities was prohibited. In 2004 the Singapore Government recognized the proven health benefits of certain gums such as sugar-free gum that contains calcium lactate to strengthen tooth enamel. Medical gum was then allowed provided it was sold by a dentist or pharmacist who must take down the names of the buyers. Singapore is the only country with a chewing gum ban.
Interesting Fact: The Chicago-based Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company enlisted the help of a Washington, D.C lobbyist and the chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, to get chewing gum on the agenda of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement. This caused the 2004 revised ban allowing the medical improvement type gum.
In 2005 India became the first country to ban smoking and tobacco on-screen prohibiting all scenes showing the consumption of all tobacco products in movies and television programs. Whenever an actor smokes or consumes a tobacco product on screen, television channels must blur the scene. Films that already contain such scenes must run a scroll at the bottom of the screen, warning of the dangers of tobacco use.
Interesting Fact: Earlier this year the Delhi High Court overturned the Indian federal ban on performers smoking in films saying it is a reality of life and any censorship on its depiction would violate creative artists’ fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression.
Somewhere between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year. In 2002 Bangladesh became the first country to ban plastic bags outright after discovering the bags blocked drains and was one of the main causes of the devastating floods of 1988 and 1998. Another problem with plastic bags is they do not biodegrade in landfills and pose a danger to many marine mammals. Thin plastic bags are now banned in South Africa and thicker ones are taxed. Similar laws exist in many other countries. Australia and the United Kingdom are also considering bans. In the United States the cities of San Francisco and Oakland have banned plastic shopping bags completely and promote reusable and compostable sacks.
Interesting Fact: According to one statistics choosing paper or plastic may just involve choosing which resource to consume. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, the plastic bags used annually in the United States require about 12 million barrels of oil to produce. Paper bags require about 14 million trees. In a landfill, plastic bags take up less space than paper.
The move to ban super skinny or size-zero models came in 2006 after the death of 22-year-old model Luisel Ramos (shown on the right) who died of a heart attack moments after stepping off the catwalk. Ramos apparently was eating nothing but green leaves and diet coke for three months. Reports said she’d been told by her modeling agency that she would have a big future if she would loose a lot of weight. Stylists signed a joint declaration with the Italian government stating that, all models in shows must have a body mass index of 18 and above and must be “full bodied and healthy.” Madrid’s annual fashion show also banned models with a body mass index of less than 18 and there are calls for similar restrictions at London fashion shows.
Interesting Fact: In early 2007, Luisel’s 18-year-old sister Eliana Ramos, also a model (shown on the left) also died of an apparent heart attack believed to be related to malnutrition.
This is the most recent ban on the list and gained momentum after members of the Bolivian wing of an animal rights group went undercover. They revealed that animals in circuses are confined to cages without room for them to move around and forced to stay crammed in cages for the majority of their lives. The Bolivian Senate agreed to the ban and President Morales signed it into law in July 2009. There are similar bans on animal use in circuses in Austria, Costa Rica, Finland and Denmark where it is prohibited to use certain species of wild animals. Bolivia is the first and only country to ban both wild and domestic animals from traveling circus.
Interesting Fact: The recent attention given to animal cruelty in circuses has prompted Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to release a fact sheet on how their animals are treated. You can read the fact sheet here.
Everyone is familiar with the recent smoking regulations that have affected smokers all over the world. In 2004 Ireland became the first country to prohibit smoking in all indoor workplaces including restaurants and bars. In 2008 a small mountainous kingdom between India and China called Bhutan was the first to ban smoking and tobacco sales outright. Authorities celebrated the ban by igniting a bonfire of cigarettes in the capital city and hanging banners across the main thoroughfare urging people to kick the habit. Violators in Bhutan are fined $232 (more than two months’ salary) The Ban on tobacco has caused an increase in the illegal trade of tobacco products to Bhutan. No other country so far has banned smoking and tobacco outright.
Interesting Fact: The first modern, nationwide tobacco ban was imposed by the Nazi Party. Smoking was prohibited in every German university, post office, military hospital, and Nazi Party office. The Institute for Tobacco Hazards Research was created in 1941 under orders from Adolf Hitler. Major anti-tobacco campaigns were widely broadcast by the Nazis until the end of the regime in 1945.
Sweden was the first country to ban parental spanking back in 1979. It took many years before another country would follow but now a total of 24 countries have passed similar laws. The most recent countries are Venezuela, Uruguay, Portugal, Spain and New Zealand in 2007 (though a referendum is being held to determine whether the anti-smacking bill should be repealed this year since the change of government) and Costa Rica and Republic of Moldova in 2008. There have been many studies done on the results of the Sweden spanking ban. Some studies suggest it has reduced child abuse in the country to almost zero. Other studies show Sweden with a lower rate of child deaths due to abuse than 20 out of 27 developed countries. Another recent report by Sweden suggested that the spanking ban has made little change in problematic forms of physical punishment.
Interesting Fact: In the United States (In all 50 states) it is legal for parents to spank or paddle their children. In 23 states corporal punishment is still legal in public schools. Canada bans corporal punishment for children under two and over twelve years of age, as well as the use of any objects such as a paddle.
in some parts of canada they made it illegal to smoke in a vehicle where a child is present and others banned smoking completly in places of business like restaurants (including patios) bars and bingo halls
Yes, I live in the province of Québec, and they want to pass the law to not smoke in cars. It's absolutly normal, because the smoke who is not filtred is twice as dangerous than the one smoked by the person. Would you imagine this smoke stay in the car for a long period?
I absolutely would support a global ban of plastic bags.
because landfills are filled with them?
every year I hear that landfills are filled with something different meaning primary fill. A few years ago it was dipers then plastic bottles them bags, ect, ect.
Visit a garbage dump and decide for yourself. I am not a fan of plastic bags, I hate seeing one stuck in a tree like a windsock, but no matter what you choose the replacement may be no better.
reusable totes are being picked on for some such b.s. like chemicals or using 4 to 5 times the plastic of a cheap recycleable bag (if it gets recycled.)
and also being less biodegradable.
They just made smoking in a car with a minor illegal in California also… but I don’t think the cops really crack down on it.
Pshh if all my parents ever did was send me to time out and tell me not to do it again it wouldn’t have had much of an affect on me. Sure I think child abuse is wrong but one spanking isn’t going to kill them
i agree jen, as long as you are in control and not letting anger lead you during the punishment and you are not inflictin lasting injuries (bruises) spanking should be fine, all in descretion
I must say, I always do enjoy reading your lists Blogball. I agree that ten and nine should be banned because they pose an unneccessary health risk. Also item four is an inappropiate thing to do and I don’t know why models believe people like them that skinny.
I am fifty fifty on item eight. On one must hand this is better lightbulb is much better for the consumer. However the sale of this lightbulb could have a impact on industires, which could in turm effect countries economies. Its the same with number two. The tobacco industry is the biggest in the world, so imagine the amount of money a nation must lose if they ban it.
Chewing gum is just a minor inconvienence and not worth banning. The ban on smoking on movie and TV screens, I find a little pointless, because its very unlikely someone on a screen smoking will effect a smokers’, or non-smokers’ habits as its done so often.
As for item number five, plastic bans, I’m all for them being banned. As for circus animals I’be never been to a circus so I can’t pass judgement on wherever it would benefit from having animals or not. Finally parental spanking does no long term damage to the child, it teaches them discpline and gives the parents control. The government seems insistent on taking away parental control and letting the kids do what they want.
good list
i agree with jen
i used to get a good spanking and i turned out normal
i agree with chubbmeister too
i would also support a ban on plastic bags
im in london uk!
KFC do biscuits? help?
The idea that “politicians banning things for the majority is repugnant”, as stated in this list’s introduction,seems very strange to me. This is essentially a list of health and safety legislation, and I think that although one may take issue with particular items, government clearly has to have a role in this process.
I don’t think banning smacking is necessarily a good idea. I was a very naughty child and the only thing that would teach me a lesson was a quick slap. But I do remember that once my dad went a bit overboard and hit me with the yellow pages, but he did have a wee bit of a temper.
An interesting meaty list.
I think the law against spanking ones children is really good. I know that not all children that are spanked are hurt by it, but Im sure some parents take it too far out of anger and really hurt their children.
I also think that it is sad that parents have to hit their children to make them respect them. My parent never hit me, but I still had a lot of respect for my parents. Also, I don’t think it is a good idea to teacht children that it is okay to hit someone, then how do you discipline them when the hurt another child in the school yard, but hitting them agian?
Oh yeah I got my voting papers for that smacking thing the other day. I dont like how clear cut the option are. I hate when parents hit there kids but im all for a smack on the hand or arse as i really dont believe it does any permanent damage but it gets the point across.
What are you forting Jamie?
Cool list although I agree that banning smacking is a bad idea. I got a good hiding for being a ***** when I was younger and I turned out all the better for it. Smacking doesn’t always lead to child abuse, the problem there is usually with the parent, not the method of discipline.
I think it’s interesting though that the studies done in Sweden into the results of banning smacking failed to mention how it affected discipline and young behaviour, only that child abuse went down.
I see the UK going in a similar direction and in light of the rampant knife and gun culture, gang raping and lack of discipline among kids these days, I think that’s a big reason for it.
@ Signe
I think your reasoning is a bit of a stretch. Being smacked by my parents didn’t make me logically conclude as a child that it was ok to wollop another child if I didn’t like something they did. It’s not about earning respect by smacking a child, it’s about teaching them the difference between right and wrong.
And it’s simple, a child isn’t the same as a parent or an adult so you teach them the difference by showing them that they need to approach an adult to tell them about another unruly child rather than attacking them. Children aren’t stupid, I’m pretty sure they get it.
That said, a child will learn how to hit another child whether they’re smacked or not, seen it enough times to know this. And they won’t do it to “discipline” the other child, they’ll do it for selfish reasons.
I love the list, I thought it would end up being a tad more contraversal, like China’s crazy bans, but most of these seem like a healthy move or the country and world.
I have to say, I would never ever hit a child. Teaching a child it’s okay to hurt someone when they disagree with your rules can sometimes lead down a devastating route. Understandably most children turn out okay, but where I live [Manchester, UK] seeing someone hit a child would get a huge uproar.
#8 is not true. A lot of fluorescent light bulbs no longer contain mercury and this scare is what keeps it down in lots of places
#6 Norman – models believe they have to be skinny because they are usually young, naive and the industry (fashion writers, agencies, publications, clients etc.) tells them to – basically regarding vulnerable young women as an expendable resource. I’ve always found the fashion industry to be unusually repellant and exploitative. Here’s a recent article – although it doesn’t feature the size zero debate, does show how ‘fashion’ operates.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/jun/07/sara-ziff-teen-modelling-fashion
@Geng1s (13): I plan to vote to allow parents to smack – legislation already exists to prosecute child abuse. A smack to teach consequences is not abuse; in fact, witholding it may be.
i agree jaime, i should punch him if i want!
spread the rumor, jaime beats his children
Banning Spanking isn’t a good idea. I think that everyone understands the difference between spanking and child abuse. Child abuse is frustration taken on kids while spanking is a punishment for grievous errors.
On a lighter note, maybe we need to set limits on spanking – one a day at max!
LOL @ the ban of spanking. Spanking is not allowed. But beating is okay.
A very interesting backstory on the ban of cigarettes in Indian movies.
One of India’s biggest movie stars (Rajinikanth) urged voters to stay away from a particular party. The voters didn’t heed to his advice & the party chief’s son was made the Minister for Heath in the federal government. The movie star’s signature move involves cigars & cigarettes and hence the minister found a cause to fight for!
The minister & his move to ban smoking in movies has been widely pilloried and the Delhi high court overture is the correct way forward.
the nazis only banned smoking because they wanted to reach Autarky and with many people still smoking foreign tobacco they were loosing money which could be put into the war effort. they didnt do it for the health benefits.
We had a debate at school about smacking children and whether its’s ok and I said that if my dad hadn’t slapped me when I was younger (this was the 90s so not long ago at all – and I never had bruises, only a bit of a red bottom lol) then I would have been much naughtier. It’s not that it takes ‘abuse’ for rules to be enforced, it’s just that if my dad had just shouted at me or told me to sit on a naughty step then I would’ve just laughed. And I knew that i had been slapped because i’d done something wrong and that it was never ok to hit someone else. (I also think its funny when people say spanking, maybe i just have a dirty mind – but i digress.)
ye someone explain to me what ‘biscuits’ are in american cus saying they sell them in KFC just sounds stupid to me beacuse in england biscuits are wat u call cookies. :S
blasphemy has recently banned in ireland
i think denying people their free speech is wothy of the list
i’m all in favour of a partial ban on smoking, like the one here in the uk about indoor smoking in public places. its nice to go to a gig and not have some jerk in front blowing carcinogens in my face. there are downsides, of course, like everyone smoking out in the streets instead now. at least they have to fight the good old british weather o do that, though
i’ve always found there to be something of a double standard in banning drugs, though. after all, aren’t some *****s (such as ecstacy and *****) less dangerous compared to legal ones like alcohol and tobacco?
Im from New Zealand and think that the smoking ban indoors is great. Interestingly….
The first building in the world to have a smoke-free policy was the Old Government Building in Wellington, New Zealand in 1876. This was over concerns about the threat of fire, as it is the second largest wooden building in the world.
ha ha since smoking was banned in ireland all my smoker friends had to go outside and so i’d go out with them and now i smoke with them.
damn that pesky ban.ruining my health.
If only they allowed beating punishments in British schools we would not have half the troubles we do.
@ Lowdog
I think it’s something like scones.
It’ll be nice if there was a global ban on smoking so that they can only be sold on the black market. Less people get addicted and (nearly) everyone is happy. Instead of buying recreational drugs, they buy cigarettes and cigars which technically will have less of a negative effect on society.
Rather then spanking, just lock them in an empty room for ten minutes and they’ll behave, that works for little children at least.
@Lowdog (26):
American biscuits are like scones, but not sweetened, eaten hot out of the oven with lots of butter or smothered in gravy.
KFC’s are typical of Southern USA cooking. Your basic flour, baking soda, water, salt, and lard. mix it up, drop it on a baking sheet, bake 10 minutes, and voilà, you’re well on your way to a heart attack.
nice…
i remember corporal punishment in schools being used (on me) the year b4 it was banned in australia. And yes i was a very naughty boy. still am. please miss dont spank me again lol
A good list but am surprised some of what is banned in Saudi Arabia did not feature, but then everything is banned.
Getting the same everywhere.
Hey Blogball, you’re a good list writer.
The circus animal piece really stopped me. I am so “on-the-fence” on this issue. As a little kid, I always ran down to the fairgrounds to watch the circus unload off the train tracks and set up their tents. It was fantastic: the smells, the noise, the creepy circus people, and of course the elephants helping set up the Big Top. Their animals looked really mangey and unhealthy, and I felt so bad for them. It was a high sensory experience, and I totally loved it.
I read the Barnum and Bailey propaganda. Feh. Who knows? I certainly don’t know what to make of it. It is thrilling to see magnificent elephants up close.
Cirque du Soleil is very cool, but I always miss the animals.
Good list, Blogball!
Glad that smoking is listed twice since it is so nasty…and I used to smoke, too.
As a parent, I would allow spanking, but nothing more. Smacking other places of the body other than the behind is closer to abuse. Also no item is needed other than a hand. Time outs don’t always work. It didn’t for my sister or brother. However, it seemed to work on me just fine. Hated sitting by myself while others were having fun without me.
I have a feeling that if more countries ban circus animals then zoos might follow suit. That would be fine with me as I have visted many zoos that the animals are worse off than circus animals. At least with the circus animals, they get out of thier cages. One zoo was so small I had to leave it because it was so upsetting to see how the animals were being kept.
I also heard that in Canada they are trying to ban pitbulls due to the recent attack on 2 girls…3 and 5 years old. Good. I hope that passes. It should be for all agressive dogs.
@oouchan (39): What about native Australian dingoes? They’re pretty vicious, but I would’ve picked you for the “don’t kill tigers” type… Just wondering
In Florida where I live they are trying to ban “saggy pants” in one city. They are still trying to get it passed.
Here in Pakistan thay have banned emails & sms’ makin fun of the govt as well as its officials. Doinf otherwise can result in upto 14 YEARS OF IMPRISONEMENT. Holy *****, that surely will stop them. Seriously, how can a govt win a war against such a widespread form of Communication ?
In the U.S. it’s dangerous business to spank your child as punishment. These days it seems the children hold the power in the household. A friend of mine told me that her kid warned her they would go to social services if they were ever spanked again and now the kid runs a bit wild. DYFIS(Social Services) takes what the kids say VERY seriously around here. Growing up, it seems the kids who were spanked seemed to turn out ok. The best rule with more than one kid in the house: if one kid messes up, they BOTH got in trouble. This worked WONDERS in my house.
The ban on smoking in restaurants is ridiculous. Here in Jersey there was a coalition of restaurant/bar owners who tried to stop it. I agree that they shouldn’t be forced to ban it. It’s THEIR place of business. At worst, let them put a sign outside that says “WE ALLOW SMOKING” so the public is forewarned.
I definitely agree with banning circus animals, we should be able to entertain ourselves with clowns and acrobats.
Way awesome list again Blogball. I always get excited when I see your name at the top of the page – sad commentary on my life, I know – and you’ve rewarded my faith again.
Baby walkers aren’t really the problem eh? It’s the fallibility of parents that’s the problem; none of us are perfect; someone’s gonna leave the door open to the garage or forget to put the gate at the top of the stairs. Personally my kids lived on the floor when they were babies – you can’t fall off the floor – and my kids all crawled and walked earlier than my sister’s walker babies.
My opinion on spanking depends on the kid we’re talking about; his/her age, temperament, and the infraction. A smack on the hand works very well on an 18 month old prone to sticking fingers in wall outlets – zing, instant consequence – they learn quickly. Sometimes too, the actual child leaves you no other option. My eldest (in grade 6, 10/11 years old) was caught on the river in winter, playing on the ice. He was grounded. Caught again as soon as he was finished with his punishment, he was grounded again. Then, while he was still under restriction, I caught him again. The consequence to this behaviour is DEATH. This time he got the belt. Like hands on the dresser, 10 licks. You know what? He never went on the ice again. It worked for that particular kid. My youngest? Wouldn’t be effective – he doesn’t do shame or embarrassment – he just gets angry. We’ve had to find other ways to discipline him – none that worked btw.
I hate those CFL bulbs. They don’t give off enough light. I’ve had to use more of those in one room to give off the same amount of light the others had, even with buying the highest wattage. That pretty much offsets the savings.
As for the plastic vs paper debate-there was a special on tv about what would happen to the earth if people stopped existing. I think it was called, “Life after People”. It showed how paper and plastic eventually decompose (granted, it takes a looong time), but metal doesn’t. All those cell phones and other metal items that don’t rust that people throw away stay and the batteries leak into the environment.
So, no matter what gets banned and what you recycle something else will be a problem.
Errr….what about the pitbulls that didn’t do anything oochan? The blanket ban of one breed should never pass. It’s ridiculous. But that’s fine, let’s kill all the pits because a 3 year old jammed its finger into a dogs eye. Take all the ones away from owners who train, love, and handle their dogs well and kill them because they are obviously vicious killing machines just waiting to turn on their owners. Never mind the fact that they used to be so good with children they were called nanny dogs. I’m sure that dog the Little Rascals had was eyeing them up and down, just waiting to pounce. I hope a golden retriever attacks someone some day and people leave me and my dog alone.
@Mark (40): You’re right. I’m not like that, but these dogs are allowed more freedoms because of animal rights groups. Yeah, yeah…I know, it’s the owners. Not all, though. I personally would welcome such a ban. The other proprosed change is to have the dog registered as an agressive dog, you have to pay a yearly fee to keep it, and the moment it goes outside (even for natural functions) it has to wear a muzzle. I would agree with that too. Recently a pitbull ATE a 2 week old baby. So yes….I will welcome such a ban.
Hope this helped explain for you.
OK – the spanking ban chaps my a$$. I totally agree with mom424, that swats on the butt can be very effective. Time-outs and other ‘new-age’ punishements don’t always work that well. Sorry for the rant! That really gets me going when moronic politicians and hippy freaks tell me how to run my life!!!
As for the spanking debate-it depends on the kid. My mom has 2 brothers. All disciplined. One brother was an absolute terror. He got kicked out of kindergarten TWICE! The rest of his life was juvie and jail. Nothing they did to discipline him worked.
You can’t blame my grandma for not being there and watching him (mothers stayed home in those days). Video games didn’t exist. They didn’t have tv until my mom was in highschool. So you can’t use those for blame.
Every child is different. What works for one may not work for another and some things may not work at all.
I’m for spanking if all else fails.
Sorry but a major peeve of mine is when parents are automatically blamed. Not that there aren’t bad parents but no one ever takes the fact that kids don’t always do what they’re told into consideration.
@callie19 (47): It wouldn’t be just one breed but all agressive dogs. Pitbulls are agressive. That’s a fact. Many hurt their family and others. Yes…I know you have some and they are treated well and are not like this. I have a friend at work who has 4 of them and they are very nice dogs. However, there are too many of them out there that are not.
Let’s put it this way….I love my dog (shetland sheepdog) and would hate to have to do this to her if they put a ban on her. The alternative would be worse in my mind if she attacked someone. I would put her down immediatly if she did. Some dogs attack because of abuse and some just attack. That is why such a ban or even the proposed change would be welcome. Just in case of a situation getting out of hand. I would want to protect her just as much as I would want to protect others.
***** was just outlawed in the Ukraine.
Pointless Anecdote time:
I’d take our son & his walker over to the in-laws, who have polished boards. The young’n quickly figured out that if he ran the length of the hallway, then drew his legs up and lean in certain directions, he could then do a circle, terrorize the dogs, crash into his grandmother and knock things off the buffet.
My fiancee & I thought it was scream, but it was only two visits later that my father in law ‘gently suggested’ that we leave the walker at home from now on.
i think of lot of parents would agree that spanking is necessary for a lot of kids….the smoking on movies is rediculous and i totally agree with the model thing, that ***** starts to develop in teenagers and only encourages them to not eat and live unhealthy and die in their 20′s….
Any animal can turn on it’s owner at any time. Who was the magician that got mauled by the tiger?
if my parents tried to hit id hit them back
I would support 100% a boycott of Israel.
Actually, dachshunds, followed by jack russel terriers, are consistantly rated the number one and two most aggressive dogs. Even fighting pits aren’t aggresive towards humans. The trash that breed pits for fighting select the ones least likely to turn on a human- in case the fight needs to be broken up, they want to be able to do it easily. And, pardon the pun, but the mass hysteria towards pits has lead to people not knowing a pit bull if it bit them on the ass. See if you can do it.
http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/findpit.html
I own one and it took me three tries. Bans on a breed are a TERRIBLE idea. My dog is training to be a therapy dog- to go into hospices and hosptials to visit. She’s one of the good pits that’s a ambassador for her breed. Having to muzzle or her register as aggressive when she isn’t and hasn’t been is a huge step backward from all the work we’ve done. IF (and this is a huge if) she were to nip or bite someone, I’d muzzle her or register her without hesitation, and if the situation called her it I suppose I’d put her down if I was forced. But to do it just in case is ridiculous. She deserves a chance. Recently, my two year old nephew came over to play, and we were all keeping a very vigilant eye on him and my dog. However, as soon as our backs were turned, he went over to explore her. We heard a scream, and turned around, expecting the worst. My nephew was riding my dog, screaming with joy. True story.
On the spanking debate, how can you try and teach a child that violence is not the way to solve problems, and then spank him when he steps out of line? Hypocrisy anyone?
http://dogobedienceadvice.com/which_dog_breeds_are_most_aggressive.php
Here’s a good article on dog aggression.