媒體是如何左右了我們的思想

05-08

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It is not uncommon when reading the paper or watching the news to see a report about a

pet attacking the member of the family, when this happens it can have an affect

where pets become fear, thrown out of the family home and even killed. When

this happens, the media will always put the blame on the animal, although there

is an argument from nature and nurture.

Nature and nurture

This the media always putting the blame on the animals, it makes a statement that the

animals that attacked the owner is evil by nature, although when you consider

how these animals are raised in the household the chances are high that the pet is in an

abusive household. The most dangerous time for a dog is when they are scared

and backed into a corner, attacking is the dogs last defence.

the animals been violent but the violence has been bred into these animals. Because of

these breeders making fighting dogs in the United Kingdom they have pass a law

banning people from owning certain dogs, the law is called The Dangerous Dog

Act 1991, which stops the ownership, the dogs on the list are the Pit Bull

Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino and Fila Brasilero. If you have these

dogs in the United Kingdom these dogs must go under strict guidelines such as

the dogs always been muzzled (guard over the mouth to stop biting) andalways on

a lead in public, must be registered and insured, neutered, tattooed and

microchip implants.

These guidelines help protect the public from these dogs but it also makes them a pet

to be owned by criminals for illegal dog fighting and protection from other

gangs and police. One of the dogs that fallen victim to this is a Staffordshire

terrier.

The Staffordshire bull terrier

This dog has two names depending on where you get your information, if you believe the media

you will know these dogs as devil dogs but if you consider the history of the

dog they are known as nanny dogs, these dogs have a bad reputation because they

look like small pit bulls.

Throughout history these dogs were known as nanny dogs, these would help the nanny look

after children while the nanny would clean the house, these are one of the friendliestdogs

around although they look like they are violent and people will be scared at

first but once they meet people will fall in love with them. Not only are these

dog』s friendly but they are very brave and protective of the family.

Although they have been some attacks, the media have given these the name devil dog. The

reputation has changed through media due to the role they play in gangster

movies and in rap videos. Making them the dog to have to make you look strong

or to use in violence. Since the people who get these dogs want them for a

dangerous reputation they treat the dogs abusive to try and make them violent,

but this turns on the owner when the dog attacks them for their own protection.

When this happens, the media will report it as another violent dog, which makes

them more desirable by more violent people and the cycle continues to give

these dogs a bad reputation.

There are charities out there, that are trying to change the reputation of these dogs by reporting every good thing they do and showing how the owners was treating the dogs before the attack and rehoming abandoned dogs. When you hear a story about a violent dog attack, think why the

dog attacked in the first place and how many of the dogs have attacked the owner. Don』t let the media change your mind without doing your own research.

中文翻譯

我們時常會從報紙或新聞中看到寵物襲擊家庭成員的報道，一旦此類事件發生人們對於寵物的態度就會急劇轉變，不惜趕出家門甚至將其殺害，媒體指責的矛頭通常都會在寵物身上。但是關於寵物的攻擊性究竟是先天還是後天一直就存在爭議。

媒體即使考慮到動物被虐待的可能性極高，仍然會這樣指責動物：這些畜生竟然襲擊自己的主人，是天生的魔鬼。其實當一條狗感到害怕時，是最危險的時刻，如果它被逼到牆角，那麼反擊是它最後的防禦。

人們對於動物的認知一直存在爭議，認為它們天生就是具有攻擊性。但其實有時是人類將其培養成極具侵略性。由於有些人一直讓狗互相爭鬥，英國甚至出台了一部法律叫做《危險犬法案》，禁止人們飼養一些特定的危險犬種，列入名單的犬種有：比特犬、日本鬥犬、阿根廷杜高犬、巴西非勒。如果你在英國飼養這些犬種的話，必須遵循嚴格管制，例如狗需要戴好嘴套，在公共場所需時刻拴好鏈條，所有的這類狗必須登記在冊、且上保險、進行絕育手術、身體上有所標記且進行晶元植入。

這些條條框框既保護了民眾免受這類狗的攻擊，也防止犯罪分子利用這類狗從事非法活動。之前就有一種狗成為了犯罪活動中的犧牲品，它就是美國斯塔福德狗。

這種狗有兩種名字，取決於你從哪裡獲取信息，如果你信任媒體報道，你就會被灌輸這種狗是魔鬼的思想，但是如果你去了解它們的歷史，你會發現它們又被稱作保姆狗，之所以現在這類狗被冠以壞名聲，是因為它長得像小型的比特犬（就是上文提到的兇殘狗之一）。

通過歷史，我們發現斯塔福郡鬥牛梗之所以被稱為保姆狗是因為它們會在保姆忙碌的時候，幫助她們照顧小孩，它們是最友善的狗之一，儘管外表看起來很兇殘，一旦人類與它們接觸後，就會愛上它們。這類狗不僅友善，更重要的是勇敢，義不容辭得承擔起保護家庭的責任。

一些媒體捕風捉影地抓拍到它們的攻擊性行為後，就給它們起了魔鬼之狗的稱號。保姆狗的壞名聲也是因為在那些警匪片及說唱視頻中扮演的角色，給人一種強壯且極具攻擊性的感覺。當人們領養了這類狗後，認為它們是危險的品種，因此對它們也具有虐待傾向，狗急了也會跳牆，就會對它們的主人發起反擊，當這類事件發生後，媒體就愈發大肆報道狗的邪惡暴力性，這樣的結果就是讓那些有暴力傾向的人更加渴望領養這種狗，如此反覆這類惡性循環，狗的壞名聲就被定型了。

幸好有慈善家們，正在積極致力於恢復狗狗的名聲，一旦所謂的「魔鬼之狗」做了善舉就向人們展示，並且告知人們狗狗之所以攻擊主人的前因後果，幫助那些被遺棄的狗狗重新找到新家。所以當你聽到關於狗殘忍襲擊人類的時候，不妨想想為什麼狗要首先發動攻擊，又有多少狗發生過襲擊主人的行為。不要在沒有任何事實依據的情況下讓媒體左右了你的思想。

在這個信息大爆炸的時代，做個獨立思考的人。