There are breeds that can be classified as outlaws. How can this be? It's like judging a book by its cover, and isn't that frowned upon? Society has gotten to the point that some counties even have laws banning pit bulls. Fines have been introduced and outrageous insurance policies have to be purchased simply for owning a dog. A dog is just that, a dog, until someone comes along and turns him into a monster. A dog can be bred to do one thing and can be trained to do an entirely different thing. For example, pit bulls were bred to be nanny dogs. They should protect children and ultimately care for them as they would their own puppies. Some people have taken this instinct and turned it into something horrible. They have distorted the dog's mind into believing that he must continually fight to protect something. Pit bulls have been classified as vicious and harmful animals. This is discrimination and is due to distorted stories in the media, ignorant people who refuse to listen to hard facts, and the attitudes and opinions of the public. These anti-race laws are unconstitutional; there is no legislative basis for these laws. Pitbulls, like any other dog, grow into their temperament. The way the dog is raised complements its overall character and temperament. According to the American Temperament Test Society: Pit bulls pass temperament tests 84.1% of the time, which ranks them slightly better than golden retrievers (83.8%) and cocker spaniels (81.7%) and well above miniature schnauzers (78.6%). ” (The biting truth). Myths have generated atrocious attitudes towards this breed for years. The dog's nature of protecting children and the bulky build of pit bulls make them a very easy breed to target. These opinions... half the paper... in more than 230 articles in national and international newspapers and on major cable news networks. “The media denounces anything that has a negative effect on pit bull breeds. Their goal is to negatively influence said breeds. These atrocious opinions of journalists distort the opinions of the public, making them think that a breed represents a monstrous threat to society and should be banned. Breed-specific legislation is illegal and should be banned. Works Cited Campbell, Dana M. “Pitbull Bans: The State of Breed-Specific Legislation.” GPsolo 26.5 (2009): 36-41 . Network. 22 October 2013. “Pit Dolls: The Legal History.” DVM: The Newsmagazine Of Veterinary Medicine 37.12 (2006): 8. Academic Research Completed. 22 October 2013. Skloot, Rebecca. Prevention 59.8 (2007): 196-198. Academic research completed. 22 October. 2013.