The bylaw officers in Calgary have taken a stand
against breed banning, and responded to dog bite concerns with a tougher licensing program and stronger enforcement.
The failure has caused the majority of the professional organizations in the UK to be very vocal in speaking out
against the breed ban — including The British Veterinary Association, Blue Cross, Dogs Trust, the Kennel Club and the RSPCA.
Not exact matches
It was Roy's vision to form a national association of German Shepherd owners and breeders to fight the prejudice
against the
breed, lift the many
bans on the
breed, including importation, and to improve the temperament and conformation of the
breed generally.
The police were fed - up with the killings and supported action
against owners as opposed to
banning a particular
breed.
It is enacted
against all pit bulls as they all have the genetic DNA propensity to carry out these horrific attacks that are non existent in 99 % of all other
breeds,
ban the
breed and you
ban the deed, simple as that.
Delaware has joined 18 others states in
banning breed - specific legislation that discriminates
against certain
breeds!
Yakima's 29 - year - old
ban on the dog
breed will remain in place after the City Council voted 4 - 3
against moving the issue to committee for further discussion.»
Pit bull
bans are more often abrogated than created these days, but they still exist, as do landlord and insurance rules that discriminate
against certain
breeds.
As a result of these incidents occurring close in time a heated debate swept across Canada as to whether particular dog
breeds should be
banned or whether action needed to be taken
against «bad dog owners».
Must not live in Ontario or a burrow / apartment that discriminates
against dogs based on physical features (
breed bans).
To their credit, 19 states across the country have
banned any kind of local discriminatory ordinances
against dogs based solely on their
breed.
Earlier this month, at the same time as the proposed
ban on pit bulls in Montreal was suspended indefinitely by a judge in that city, pending the continued legal challenge by the Montreal SPCA, and emphatic anti-BSL protests from around the globe, a suburb of Montreal passed a resolution
against breed specific legislation.
Horrible cases of dog attacks bring a flurry of laws to restrict or
ban certain
breeds or mixes in a frantic attempt to protect the public from dogs perceived as aggressive because of their appearance or because a similar dog committed a hostile action
against a person or pet.
This discrimination
against the
breed has led them to be
banned in 12 countries around the world.
Casey said she hopes other Missouri cities will follow Ashland's lead and lift
bans that discriminate
against certain
breeds.
As a pet advocate, Steve has testified many times
against breed specific
bans, pet limit laws, etc..
In Broward, a
ban on pit bull - type dogs was considered at one time, but was dropped due to a Florida state law
against breed - specific
bans.
Thus, the ruling
against the city stands; Midwest City can not legally
ban breeds.
The situation has focused national anger
against Turks and other foreign residents who frequently own dogs of the
banned and restricted
breeds and brings comparisons with the early days of the Nazi regime in Germany, a time when people were targeted for specious reasons and made scapegoats for tyranny.
The California State Legislature, seemingly with a well - meaning, but uninformed prejudice
against legally operating business owners, are stomping on the Justice's grave as they march toward passing a bill which would
ban pet stores from selling puppies
bred by inspected and licensed breeders and forcing them to sell dogs with unknown backgrounds, temperament and health histories.
Also of concern is the possibility that guardians of regulated or
banned breeds will be driven «underground... making criminals of otherwise law - abiding people» and deterring them from seeking routine veterinary care, including having their dogs inoculated
against rabies.
The legislative backfire gallery — laws intended to achieve an admirable goal such as reducing neighborhood nuisances, stray cats or discarded dogs but which often achieve the opposite effect — include arbitrary pet limit laws,
bans against specific
breeds, penalties
against feeding neighborhood cats, outlawing elective veterinary procedures like debarking and declawing or charging exorbitant licensing fees for intact animals.
Bans against specific
breeds produce relinquishment and euthanasia of well - behaved pets of the targeted
breeds, while irresponsible and criminal pet owners just switch to new
breeds and continue abusing their dogs.
The ASPCA is opposed to laws that
ban or discriminate
against specific dog
breeds or
breed mixes without regard to the temperament and behavior of individual dogs.
As a pet advocate, Steve has testified many times
against breed specific
bans, pet limit laws, etc. in the Chicago area and elsewhere.
It is time for those of us who support these
bans to speak out
against you apologists for these indefensible
breeds....
Thanks again for taking the time to share with us about Tosas, it's always good to hear the other side of the story when it comes to certain
breeds that have been
banned or discriminated
against.
However, the ASPCA opposes laws that
ban specific
breeds of dogs or that discriminate
against particular
breeds.»
Major cities like Chicago, San Diego, Phoenix, and Los Angeles join 50 other American jurisdictions, such as Suffolk County in Boston and Cook County in Illinois, that have
banned the sale of commercially -
bred animals like cats, rabbits, and dogs in pet stores to fight
against puppy mills says the Huffington Post.
Many local governments have laws patterned after the now repealed
breed discriminatory law or worse, outright
bans against dogs based on
breed or appearance.
The bill, even if it passes, would not override
bans against certain
breeds that some cities, like Denver, have imposed, and it would not stop landlords from
banning dogs altogether.