• NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    "Despite the colloquial use of the term “pit bull” to encompass a whole category of dogs and the legal use of the term to include several breeds in legislation, some conservative professional breeders of the American Pit Bull Terrier as well as some experts and supporters claim that historically the APBT is the only true “pit bull” and the only breed that should be denominated as such

    The categorical legal definition is what I’m referencing

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      1 month ago

      So? Just use the correct definition instead by the UKC. You’re just saying you’re wrong.

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        1 month ago

        Not wrong. just concerned with the relevant, consequential definition. I simply don’t care about what you’re advocating if you’re not advocating for legal regulation and that’s when the legal definition matters.