The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) calls for the ban of domestic pet ownership of all breeds of pit bulls in South Africa. This comes after the numerous pit bull attacks on children, which most recently has seen the painful death of a three-year-old in Hennenman, Free State.
The death of this three-year-old follows the moulding of an eight-year-old boy in Vista Park, Free State and that of a ten-year-old boy in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. It has become clear that pit bulls are not suitable for domestic breeding, they are an aggressive breed who attack humans viciously and this is exhibited by their tendency to attack the human neck, rendering their attacks fatal , said the spoke person.
The EFF encourages all pit bull owners to voluntarily handover the dogs to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), to avoid further attacks.
The EFF will explore through means of legislation avenues to ensure that domestic pit bull ownership is prohibited in the country.
