Should there be a pit bull breeding license?

[Frankie]

There should be a license requirement for breeding ANY dog or cat.

Considering how severely over bred dogs like Labradors, chihuahuas, and Golden Retrievers are, a breeding license shouldn't be confined to just Pit Bulls.

And I agree, banning a breed or type of dog does not solve the problem. It just means law-abiding citizens lose dogs and innocent dogs are put to sleep...while the people abusing the dogs continue to own them illegally and keep them hidden. Dog bite incidents do not go down, people still breed poorly bred Pits, and the dogs still lose.

Requiring a license to breed any animal would mean less ignorant people breeding their animals. Anyone found selling unlicensed puppies would be subject to fines and being forced to pay for the license to sell that litter. Or lose the litter and the parent dogs.

This does bring up a problem with some people preferring to keep intact animals. They would probably need a limited license. Saying they don't plan on breeding the animal. (or it can't be fixed due to medical issues).

But the fact is, there are a lot more ignorant people than responsible ones. So the responsible ones would be paying for other people's ignorance. But its a small price to pay when it means reducing the pet overpopulation problem.