Can't Believe Ban

I am in complete disbelief of the Ban on Pit Bulls put in place in Ontario. As a person with a lot of experience with dogs (I am an animal health technician), I can assure you that I have been bitten several times by dogs in veterinary care.
I have been bitten by a golden retriever, several German Sheppard's and even a Yorkshire terrier, but I have never even been growled at by a pit bull.
Pit bulls are TRAINED to be vicious by irresponsible Owners. It is NOT genetic, they are very playful and affectionate dogs by nature.
I have several friends still involved in the veterinary business who own pit bulls and they are lovely dogs. Smart and playful, pit bulls make a wonderful family dog and tend to love kids (and protect them from danger)!
I wish that people would take time to gather information about things that they fear, rather than jump on the nearest bandwagon against them.
Banning pit bulls would be a huge mistake as it would eliminate a really special breed of dog from our society.
I encourage all of you in support of the ban to spend some time with the breed before you rally to have it removed from our province, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

JR