The banning of specific breeds does not accomplish this, as thus is not a «results - oriented» approach.
The APA does not feel that
the banning of any specific breed of dog solves the problems that the community is trying to address.
Not exact matches
References American Pit Bull Registry American Dog Breeders Association: The Role
of a Registration Office National Dog Breeders Council Of SA: Bloodlines American Kennel Club: American Staffordshire Terrier History ASPCA: Breed Specific Legislation American Bar Association - Pit Bull Bans: The State of Breed — Specific Legislation The REAL Pit Bull, Inc.: Pit Bull Education, Advocacy, Rescue, Traini
of a Registration Office National Dog Breeders Council
Of SA: Bloodlines American Kennel Club: American Staffordshire Terrier History ASPCA: Breed Specific Legislation American Bar Association - Pit Bull Bans: The State of Breed — Specific Legislation The REAL Pit Bull, Inc.: Pit Bull Education, Advocacy, Rescue, Traini
Of SA: Bloodlines American Kennel Club: American Staffordshire Terrier History ASPCA:
Breed Specific Legislation American Bar Association - Pit Bull
Bans: The State
of Breed — Specific Legislation The REAL Pit Bull, Inc.: Pit Bull Education, Advocacy, Rescue, Traini
of Breed —
Specific Legislation The REAL Pit Bull, Inc.: Pit Bull Education, Advocacy, Rescue, Training
Besides mere curiosity and determining possible health issues, genetic testing can help protect dogs from
breed specific legislation by proving that they are not part
of banned breeds.
Part
of our advocacy efforts includes educating the public on various aspects
of living with dogs, with or without disabilities, to encourage adoption, especially
of these ostracized
breeds that are in great numbers in shelters everywhere due to overpopulation and the
bans on pit bulls (read more about
Breed -
Specific Legislation and other BS discrimination).
«Policy responses to dog bites have increasingly turned to
banning or controlling particular
breeds of dogs (
breed -
specific legislation or BSL).
Emblazoned with stenciled text detailing in time, down to the exact minute
of death, the painting
of the black pit bull serves as the face
of the
ban breed -
specific legislation, or BSL, Barone and the organization do not support.
Hundreds
of these dogs are put to sleep in the U.S. alone every year, and
breed -
specific legislation
bans them from entire parts
of the country, which essentially serves as a death sentence for many dogs in those areas.»
A number
of municipalities have enacted
breed -
specific legislation (BSL), in some cases
banning «pitbull - type» dogs (and / or Rottweilers and other large
breeds), and in others requiring that they be spayed or neutered, or imposing special restrictions on their housing.
PAWTUCKET - «The city
of Pawtucket is looking to reinstate a «
breed specific»
ban on pit bulls after a vicious dog panel voted last week to return a pit bull - boxer mix to its owners after it mauled another dog to death in June.»
Although the
ban on
breed specific legislation allows Delaware's dog owners to open their family to any dog they choose, it does not prohibit landlords or property managers from barring certain
breeds from housing, an issue that a large number
of dog owners face.
We often hear about
Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) where a state or province has introduced a ban or restrictions to owning a certain breed of
Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) where a state or province has introduced a
ban or restrictions to owning a certain
breed of
breed of dog.
Most supporters
of Breed Specific Legislation hope to see all pit bull - type
breeds banned.
W. Bruce Cameron — the New York Times bestselling author
of numerous books, including «A Dog's Purpose,» made into a feature film starring Dennis Quaid — discusses how he decided to make
Breed Specific Legislation, or BSL (in this case, Denver's
ban on pit bulls) a core element
of his new novel, «A Dog's Way Home.»
«I'm not surprised at all by those statistics,» says Parkdale - High Park MPP Cheri DiNovo, an opponent
of breed -
specific bans.
Respondents over the age
of 55 are most likely to blame the
breed of dog and are more than twice as likely to support an outright
ban on
specific breeds compared to individuals below the age
of 35 as you can see below.
4) Failure
of breed -
specific policy in the UK - The UK has
banned four different
breeds of dogs for more than 20 years, and yet, in spite
of the
ban (and likely, because
of the
ban) hospitalizations due to dog bites continue to grow.
While denying ownership or existence
of a
specific dog
breed in itself is ridiculous without judging each dog on its own merit as vicious or not, but also as a citizen regarding this
ban, I would be concerned with the part.
It could be used to create the kinds
of breed -
specific bans we've been working so hard to combat.»
While the Humane Society
of the United States and American Kennel Club oppose a
ban on any
specific breed, saying that the relevant factor is the behavior
of a dog and not its lineage, a former Camp Pendleton resident said the directive evoked painful memories.
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.
Banning specific breeds shows your level
of ignorance.
Breed specific legislation, or BSL, is a law that
bans or restricts certain
breeds of dogs from being owned in a particular area.
Far better than
breed -
specific bans are laws to control aggressive dogs
of any
breed or mix and strictly - enforced laws to keep dogs from running loose or causing a neighborhood nuisance.
This year our priority bills include legislation to end wildlife hunting competitions, prohibit
breed -
specific dog
bans, improve shelter standards for livestock, and require the use
of non-animal testing methods for consumer products.
The cost and the manpower involved in
banning a
specific breed or type
of dog has certainly proved to be high with very little effect on public safety.
Breed discrimination often comes in the form of Breed - Specific Legislation (BSL), which allows jurisdictions to ban people from having a certain breed of dog — usually, any dog that is determined to fall under the «Pit Bull» cate
Breed discrimination often comes in the form
of Breed - Specific Legislation (BSL), which allows jurisdictions to ban people from having a certain breed of dog — usually, any dog that is determined to fall under the «Pit Bull» cate
Breed -
Specific Legislation (BSL), which allows jurisdictions to
ban people from having a certain
breed of dog — usually, any dog that is determined to fall under the «Pit Bull» cate
breed of dog — usually, any dog that is determined to fall under the «Pit Bull» category.
Breed -
specific legislation sometimes stops short
of outright
bans, but regulates how certain dogs may be kept, including mandatory spay / neuter regulations and requirements to muzzle dogs in public.
Nevertheless, regardless
of their experience with the APBT, or the lack
of any expertise related to the study
of science and / or genetics, those who support
breed specific legislation (most commonly in the form
of «pit bull
bans») are adamant that genetics play a crucial role in the disposition
of the American Pit Bull Terrier.
«Pit bulls» are the most frequent victims
of breed -
specific legislation despite being a general type rather than a
breed, but
specific breeds are also sometimes
banned including Rottweilers, Dobermans and boxers.
«The reason for most
breed -
specific bans is the reduction
of dog attacks.
More significantly, after pit bull advocates won legislation in 19 states prohibiting the passage
of breed -
specific local dangerous dog ordinances, victim advocates have mobilized on campaign budgets
of nothing to stop the passage
of similar laws in at least six other states, as well as defeating aggressive efforts to repeal pit bull
bans by ballot initiative in Miami in 2012 and Aurora, Colorado in 2014, winning the 2016 passage
of a pit bull
ban in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and obtaining the introduction
of a proposed pit bull
ban throughout Quebec province.
Boonville Mayor Julie Thacher's vote broke the tie (four to four) to ultimately approve the new dangerous dog ordinance, which releases a
ban on pit bulls in Boonville.Several individuals who were in favor
of the removal
of breed specific legislation told the council reasons for this favor at the council meeting Monday evening.
The state
of Oklahoma is one
of a handful
of states that actually
bans breed specific legislation.
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.
But this past week the Oklahoma Court
of Appeals disagreed, declaring the state
ban on
breed specific legislation means Midwest City can not
ban or restrict dogs based on
breed.
Breed -
specific legislation (BSL)
bans OR restricts certain types
of dogs based on their appearance because they are perceived as «dangerous»
breeds or types
of dogs.
Some pit bull - type dogs have found their way out
of Montreal shelters ahead
of the law with the SPCA, along with rescue groups, racing to find spaces for them in regions that don't enforce a
breed -
specific ban.
• Twenty - two jurisdictions instituted statewide
bans on
breed -
specific legislation (or «BSL») by either prohibiting municipalities from regulating or outlawing certain dogs based on
breed alone, or otherwise require proof
of a dog's supposed dangerous propensities beyond mere
breed: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware *, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.
BSL can range from something as mild as a higher licence fee for
specific breeds to an all - out
ban, including mandatory destruction
of any prohibited dog found within the boundaries
of the legislating jurisdiction.
Breed Specific Bans: A group of laws that bans particular breeds, usually pit bulls (a type of dog, not a breed) and sometimes Rottweilers, German Shepherds, Akitas, Dobermans, Chow Chows, and a few ot
Breed Specific Bans: A group of laws that bans particular breeds, usually pit bulls (a type of dog, not a breed) and sometimes Rottweilers, German Shepherds, Akitas, Dobermans, Chow Chows, and a few oth
Bans: A group
of laws that
bans particular breeds, usually pit bulls (a type of dog, not a breed) and sometimes Rottweilers, German Shepherds, Akitas, Dobermans, Chow Chows, and a few oth
bans particular
breeds, usually pit bulls (a type
of dog, not a
breed) and sometimes Rottweilers, German Shepherds, Akitas, Dobermans, Chow Chows, and a few ot
breed) and sometimes Rottweilers, German Shepherds, Akitas, Dobermans, Chow Chows, and a few others.
If the neighboring province
of Ontario, where a pit bull
ban has been enforced since 2005, is any indication, Montreal isn't likely to avoid dog bites by declaring war on
specific breeds.
The most publicized is a «
breed ban,» which prohibits the future ownership and reproduction (
breeding)
of a
specific dog
breed, chiefly pit bulls.
Opponents
of the
ban have argued that the law should focus on irresponsible dog owners as opposed to
specific breeds.
NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo, who opposes
breed -
specific bans, called the data «not accurate in terms
of the larger picture
of what's happening in Ontario» in an interview with Global Toronto reporter Laura Zilke.
Unwarranted fear
of «pit bulls» has brought about highly discriminatory laws called
breed specific legislation (BSL) which has
banned or severely restricted pit bull guardianship in a number
of towns across the U.S.
«Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prevent a municipality from adopting or enforcing its own more stringent program for the control
of dangerous dogs provided, however, that no such program shall
ban, regulate or address dogs in a manner which is
specific as to
breed.»
However, the ASPCA opposes laws that
ban specific breeds of dogs or that discriminate against particular
breeds.»
We live in the only city in the metro Kansas City area that does not have a
breed specific ban on pitbulls (or other
breeds of dogs).