Sentences with phrase «breed ban targeting»

Quebec's proposed Bill 128 will remove important protections for animals, and create the world's largest breed ban targeting pit...

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Zebrowski, a Pit Bull owner, has put forth a bill that will prohibit landlords from targeting specific breeds and banning them from housing units.

A breed ban usually requires that all dogs of a certain appearance («targeted breed») be removed from the municipality wherein the ban has been implemented.

Governments that have adopted BSL — such as the Montreal City Council, led by Mayor Denis Coderre — target specific breeds (primarily «pit bull - type» dogs) by imposing restrictions on owners or simply banning them outright.

After the effective date of the ban, dogs in the municipality that are identified as targeted breeds are usually subject to being killed by animal control, though in some cases, such dogs may be saved if relocation is an option.

These are just some examples which show how targeting owners» and their behavior can have a bigger effect on reduction of the number of dog - bite - related cases than breed bans and BSL.

The remaining 85 % of dog bite cases are from breeds that are not targeted by the ban.

The ultimate outcome of this committee is a report that concludes the banning of certain breeds in the UK is accepted as a failure in reducing bites by both targeted dogs and all others.

People who chose to train these dogs to fight are chiefly responsible for the banning and unfair treatment that has been targeting the breed throughout the country.

I also did very much like his words surrounding «breed» bans and that banning a breed does not solve the problem, the importance of rescuing animals, not supporting puppymills and that we need to target the «humans» behind the dogs.

She is passionate about advocating for pitbulls and other dog breeds targeted by negative legislation and breed specific bans.

NAIA opposes laws that target these problems by attempting to restrict or ban breeding or penalize responsible owners of intact dogs and cats.

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.

It looks better for lawmakers to ban a breed than to target the true source of the problem with supposedly killer breeds: often young, unsupervised, poorly raised kids or the irresponsible adult looking for another status symbol to prove machismo.

Unfortunately, the Mastiff's massive size has made it a frequent target of breed bans.

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.

But animal organizations say breed bans don't keep residents safe because they fail to target the real problem: irresponsible pet owners.

One of the problems of many current breed bans, Dr. Patterson - Kane says, is that they target pit bulls, which aren't actually a breed but a «type» descended from bull and terrier breeds.

New Mexico would become the 14th state to ban laws targeting specific breeds.

The ban extends to dogs who simply look like a targeted breed.

Bad dogs come from bad owners, yet some breeds, like pit bulls and rottweilers, have been targeted by breed - specific legislation (BSL) that attempts to regulate or ban these dogs in many communities throughout the U.S.. However,... [Read more...]

While pit bulls are most often the targets of these laws today, across the country over 20 different breeds have been banned.

It continues to target harmless family dogs for just looking similar to banned breeds — whilst failing to protect the public from violent dog attacks, as the number of dog attacks has risen consistently since the legislation was introduced.

While the movement to oppose laws targeting specific breeds is being led by national organizations of dog trainers, and veterinarians, shelter workers, of animal control officers, etc, one of the leaders of the «ban them» movement is calling people «irrational» and «out of touch» for not wanting dogs to be shot behind the barn.

Over the past two years, more than 100 municipalities across the USA have overturned bans and other restrictions that target dogs in the pit bull family, the generic term commonly used to describe the American pit bull terrier, Staffordshire bull terrier and many mixed - breed dogs with square - shaped heads and bulky builds.

Breed bans are also under - inclusive: These bans do not target all dogs that present a danger to the public.

Communities like Wauseon, OH are also considering repealing their breed bans because they realize they are ineffective, unfair, and a waste of community resources and that well written breed neutral laws have the ability to target vicious dogs, regardless of breed.