Pit Bull Breeder Gets 30 Years
Sunday December 26, 2004
Two days into his jury trial, a South Carolina man changed his plea to guilty and will get 30 years in prison -- 10 years for creating the booby trap that injured a surveyor who wandered onto his land, and 20 years for four counts of criminal animal fighting in connection with his pit bull breeding business. Authorities said David Tant was the No. 2 breeder of fighting pit bulls and sold the dogs internationally. Had he been found guilty by the jury, he would have faced 205 years in prison.
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This is horribly and terribly inhumane. When did a dogs life become more valuable than a humans. If I had to choose in saving the lives of a thousand dog that I cared for and one person that is a stranger, without question I would save that stranger. The humane society kills dogs every day through euphanization and these are dogs not owned by them. This man and people like him fight there own dogs, this breed is bred to fight if place them in room with one another they will fight, not because they were told to but because its in there genetics. Many people watch professional boxing, where two men get in a ring and attempt to destroy one another physically, where there is blood and all kinds of permanent scars. In some cases, even death and brain damage. This is a sport that we watch, participate by ordering on PPV and betting on. Biblically, when you kill another animal, you either pay for it or replace it, AND THAT’S ANOTHER PERSONS ANIMAL . There’s no penalty for killing your own animal. In the Bible, a dog is said to be unholy and not worthy to be fed anything good, but is allowed to eat the scraps off the table. Has the human race come so far away from God that, a dogs life is more valuable than a mans. I say the punishment does not meet the crime and is not justified. This mans offense does not affect society in any way, he did not kill from a man, he did not steal from a man, he didn’t even offend God according to scripture. Yet we took away his freedom and his livelihood. The punishment does not fit the crime.
He did not kill a human or harm a human? The #### had “booby traps” all over his property. He severely injured a land surveyor with birdshot to his leg and chest. Not to mention that the dogs he was breeding and training to fight were dangerous to people. Dogs that are trained to fight are more typically aggressive to humans and thus dangerous to “human society” in that way. Yes they were bred to fight and sometimes more genetically disposed to aggression than other breeds of dogs however how they are raised plays most if not all of whether a dog will be aggressive. I have a pitbull. He was attacked a laborador retriever. You know what my dog did, he rolled on his back and let the lab bite him. He did not fight back. He whined until the other dogs owner pulled the lab off of him. He has two scars on his face and head because the lab drew blood.
your dog should be spayed or neutered, please do not breed such a worthless dog. And as for David Tant he should be freed and left alone I think he is a great breeder of great apbts.
journeyman – you are a dog fighter, and your day in prison is coming soon.
I’m glad the surveyer is ok. I’m also glad that this disgusting dog fighter got a much more appropriate sentence as result of him harming both humans and dogs. ALL dog fighters should get 10 years minimum. So should all child molesters, and rapists.