Dear Editor:
Re: City will keep pit bulls muzzled in dog bylaw, Burnaby NOW, Oct. 2.
It is not very often that we (I) applaud Burnaby city council for anything, let alone for standing by their scruples, but when it comes to protecting children and smaller animals and pets from these inbred dogs, they have my vote.
Usually I don't agree with mollycoddling citizens, but I lived in Surrey, and watched mothers with their children having to step off the sidewalk because some two-bit hood wanted to walk his dog without even a leash.
Yes, yes, cocker spaniels can be nasty, and French poodles are listed as one of the most likely to bite, but they tend not to be so absolutely insane and unpredictable as pit bulls.
I would go further and suggest that these dogs found without a muzzle (unless in a fenced junkyard) should be put down at the owner's expense.
Larry Bennett, Burnaby
