UMary Allen
Isingeniso: Ukuchaza Inkunzi Yomgodi
I-Pit Bull igama elisetshenziselwa ukuchaza uhlobo lwezinja ezivame ukubizwa ngokuthi yi-American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, kanye ne-Staffordshire Bull Terriers. Lezi zinja zinemisipha futhi zinesakhiwo esiqinile. Banejazi elifushane elingaba nemibala ehlukahlukene, kuhlanganise nomnyama, onsundu, omhlophe, no-brindle. Ama-Pit Bull aziwa ngokwethembeka nothando kubanikazi bawo, yingakho evame ukusetshenziswa njengezinja ezisebenzayo kanye nezilwane ezingabangane.
Umlando Wezinkunzi Zomgodi
I-Pit Bulls yaqala ukuzalaniswa eNgilandi ngekhulu le-19th ngenhloso yokulwa nezinkunzi. Lo msebenzi wawuhilela izinja ezihlasela izinkunzi eringini, futhi wawubhekwa njengendlela yokuzijabulisa ethandwayo. Kodwa-ke, lo mkhuba wavalwa eNgilandi ngo-1835, futhi ama-Pit Bulls ayengasasetshenziselwa ukuhlatshwa kwezinkunzi. Esikhundleni salokho, zazifuyelwe ukulwa nezinja, nazo ezazinqatshelwe ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20. Namuhla, izinkunzi ze-Pit zisetshenziselwa izinjongo ezihlukahlukene, ezihlanganisa ukusesha nokuhlenga, ukwelapha, kanye nezilwane ezifuywayo zomndeni.
Ingxabano Ezungeza Izinkunzi Zomgodi
I-Pit Bulls ike yaba ngundabamlonyeni iminyaka eminingi ngenxa yokuduma kwayo ngokuba nolaka. Abanye abantu bakholelwa ukuthi ama-Pit Bull anolaka ngokwemvelo ngakho akufanele agcinwe njengezilwane ezifuywayo. Abanye baphikisa ngokuthi ama-Pit Bull awanawo ulaka futhi ukuziphatha kwawo kuwumphumela wokungaqeqeshwa kahle noma ukungaphathwa kahle ngabanikazi bazo. Le mpikiswano iholele ekutheni kube nomthetho oqondene nokuzalanisa kwezinye izindawo, owenqabela noma obekela umkhawulo ubunikazi be-Pit Bulls kanye nezinye izinhlobo zezinja okuthiwa "ziyingozi". Kodwa-ke, izinhlangano eziningi zezenhlalakahle yezilwane, okuhlanganisa ne-American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), ziphikisana nomthetho oqondene nohlobo oluthile, ziphikisana ngokuthi awusebenzi futhi awulungile kubanikazi bezinja abanomthwalo wemfanelo.