Because bad people give a great breed of dog a bad reputation. This law is outdated, however, sadly still reinforced. A "pit bull," for purposes of this, is defined as any dog that is an American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, or any dog displaying the majority of physical traits of any one or more of the above breeds. So basically, the city has the right to come to your property, take your pet and euthenize it soley by its physical characteristics. They dont care how well balanced, friendly, obeident and loyal it is. The law is outdated, unethical, inhumane and just plain WRONG!