But breed bans don't work.
But animal organizations say breed bans don't keep residents safe because they fail to target the real problem: irresponsible pet owners.
Fortunately, more people and their elected officials are learning why breed bans don't make sense, and breed - specific legislation (BSL) is on the decline.
Areas that impose breed bans don't see a decrease in dog bites or dog agression as a result.
Fortunately, more people and their elected officials are learning why breed bans don't make sense, and BSL is on the decline.
3) Breaking down the Manitoba BSL Effectiveness Study — Some researchers created a study to try to justify breed bans in Manitoba by mixing and matching data, however, scrutiny of the data and their own analysis suggests that
breed bans did not improve public safety in the communities that passed them.
Not exact matches
Close working with the Pet Advertising Advisory Group (PAAG) to ensure that all online, print and classified advertising contains appropriate welfare messages, and that publishers
do not advertise dogs
banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act or those from establishments which are not fit for the
breeding of animals.
Hu argues that although the sturgeon's population can be sustained by captive
breeding and restocking the Yangtze,
banning TPT at this stage would
do little to undo the damage in the wild.
And a distinction that will shift to another
breed if we
ban Pit Bulls but
do not bring about an end to the scourge of dog fighting.
What people
do not realize is that it will not stop here, the bites will not stop, the government will not stop
banning breeds.
Breed bans and similar laws don't make our communities safer.
Breeds don't need to be
banned, but dog owners» irresponsible behavior should be.»
The Lawrence Humane Society has indicated that they
do not support a
breed specific
ban, while supporting strengthening the existing ordinance.
Banning dogs is not going to solve the problem because there is no one
breed that is
doing all the damage.
A dog trained to be aggressive
does not mean the whole dog
breed is aggressive and should be
banned.
Thank You for The Pit Bull Description its the Owners not the Dogs I am a Responsible Pit Owner and hate seeing Pit Bull Breads in the wrong hands... Train the owners don't
ban the
breed...
If pit bull owners and advocates want to see their beloved
breed being listed no. 1 dangerous, having their insurance cancelled, being
BANNED... why don't you just accept the truth.
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.
More animal activists need to rally for their cities to vote for similar
bans, as the
breeding and selling of animals is often inhumane if
done by backyard breeders and puppy mills.
«We know from experience that all dogs have the potential to react aggressively if scared or threatened but most dogs don't bite, so the
banning of some
breeds over others doesn't make sense.»
The only way to stop euthanasia is to stop puppy mills, breeders, and irresponsible guardians from bringing more dogs and cats into a world that
does not offer them the chance for a home — and the only way to
do that is by passing mandatory spay - and - neuter legislation and implementing a full - scale
ban on
breeding.
The American Society of Veterinary Animal Behavior has joined the overwhelming chorus of veterinary and other expert opinion about
breed bans: They don't make communities safer.
This just puts a «pit» in my stomach every time I read about these types of incidents as I know it could happen to me, except that I am fortunate to live in an area that I don't believe would institute an all - out
breed ban.
There is going to be a terrible price to pay if we don't start speaking out about responsible dog ownership, and educating the public why
breed bans are not the way to deal with the problem..
If the average pet owner is willing to pick up their share of the load by not
breeding their pets at all, I don't think it's unreasonable to say breeders should accept their share of the load by conforming to temporary
breeding bans when it may be appropriate to
do so.
Do you know how fucking hard it is to get your
breed defined let alone
banned?
The fact that we now have an abundance of data showing that
banning certain
breeds of dog
does nothing to decrease the number of serious dog bites helps as well.
Why
do you think it's a bad idea to
ban certain
breeds of dog?
For example, the shelter workers at Aurora animal control
do not overtly disregard the
breed ban but they
do find a way to defend
banned dogs by placing them in other areas.
Although Maryland state law already prohibits the sale of dogs and cats
bred by illegal «puppy mills,» it
does not
ban the retail sale of animals
bred at large - scale commercial
breeding facilities which, many will argue, are merely federally inspected, legal puppy mill operations.
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.
The resolution, though,
does not actually
ban anything, but calls on the governor, legislature and local municipalities to take immediate steps to
ban the sale of dogs and cats that come from large scale commercial
breeding facilities - which are often referred to as «puppy mills.»
Humane Canada
does not support laws
banning individual
breeds.
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.
Sure, large dog bites will hurt more than bites from smaller dogs, but
does that constitute
banning all large dog
breeds?
Armed with this data, I don't understand how the City of Montreal legally passed its new Pit Bull
ban law when data clearly shows
banning dog
breeds doesn't work.
Banning dog
breeds doesn't stop or decrease dog bites.
Bulldog / Lab mix
does indicate how
breed bans affect ALL owners, not just pit bull owners, I will note that even if Lennox was a pure
bred American Pit Bull Terrier his death would be equally tragic and wrong.
Enabling, empowerment and forcing change in Wilmington — Wilmington, DE decided to repeal its
breed ban after struggles in finding anyone to take their animal control contract because no one was willing to enforce it for them — a nice power play that many organizations can
do themselves in their own BSL communties.
Do you believe
banning certain
breeds of dog will put a halt to issues / problems associated with dangerous dogs?
Police records show Sioux City police officers responded to 37 percent fewer dog bites in 2013 than they
did in 2007, the year before the
breed ban was passed.
«It's really a disservice to public safety to try and rely on a
breed ban, because what it
does is it makes people think you've
done something to solve the issue when in fact it hasn't,» Bradley said.
A
ban on selling pups via third parties would
do little, if anything to improve lives of
breeding dogs held by these unscrupulous people.
It doesn't work; it demonizes an entire
breed of dog and their owners; «tough guys» and dog fighters merely go on to the NEXT big
breed «scary» dog, in Miami its often Cane Corsos, which are NOT
banned (and shouldn't be) while Pit bulls ARE
banned (and shouldn't be)....
In the days leading up to this month's crucial vote, some pit bull - type dogs have been transported to rescues outside Quebec, to places that don't enforce a
breed - specific
ban - like Alberta and Saskatchewan.
The answer to the problem
does not come from
banning pit bulls but comes instead from
banning the
breeding and selling of pit bull puppies.
Williams had reached out to rescues across Canada, in places that didn't enforce draconian
breed bans, commonly known as
breed - specific legislation (BSL).
don't
ban breeds just keep arresting the owners who make dogs attack and give them a sentence that will have an impact on them!
Meanwhile, the costs of enforcement, and legal proceedings continue to mount in Denver — all at taxpayer expense — as the city is in the middle of yet another lawsuit and continues to defend its
breed ban in site of having never
done an audit of the
ban to determine its success.
«This verdict shows that Denver can not enforce it's pit bull
ban, They
do not have qualfied experts in to enforce the
ban and determine
breeds of dogs,» said Jennifer Edwards, the founder of the Animal Law Center.