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Peacock Versus Pitbull: To Ban or Not To Ban

There is a saying that goes ‘a dog is man’s best friend’. More often than not when we talk about friends we assume positive traits like love, care, looking out for each other and dues owed.

For every positive there is a negative though – an oft ignored side. Some friends will stab you in the front – forget the back - and we tend to conveniently forget that.

A pitbull is such a friend to man. You could be friends for quite a sustained period of time with this dog but one day it might decide it doesn’t like your face and turn on you.

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Diplomatic relations must be on equal footing

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