The proposal is to remove
breed labels from shelter kennel cards, forcing adopters to base their decisions on more important factors like the dog's personality, size, and training.
MISSION HILLS, CA (FOX 11)- The city of Los Angeles Board of Animal Services met Tuesday night to discuss the possibility of removing dog
breed labels from city shelters and adoption forms.
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from concept to a going concern — than traditional businesses.
Conversely, dogs lacking any genetic evidence of relevant
breeds were
labeled as pit bull - type dogs
from 0 to 48 percent of the time, the researchers reported.
For example: «Please place dog hair in a zip - locked plastic bag...
Label each plastic bag of hair with the
breed... Do not remove dog hair
from the vacuum cleaner.
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Every dog
breed known to man has been cross
bred from another
breed of dog so if you are going to
label one dog a mutt
label them all!!
Some stories concern puppies, others are
from people who give homes to retiring
breeding dogs
from places which wouldn't be typically
labelled a puppy farm.
Therefore, the only solution is to find appropriate dogs
from related bull
breeds and allow their
breeding and
labeling as purebred English Bulldogs.
Lindsey Huffman, director of the Shenandoah Valley Animal Services Center, has also been moving away
from breed labeling at the shelter.
Therefore, we are no longer using
breed labels for our adoptable dogs unless we are provided corresponding documentation
from the previous owner.
The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter will no longer use
breed labels to identify its adoptable dogs, according to a Tuesday announcement
from the shelter.
Without pedigree records
from a breeder or DNA testing,
breed labels will not be used on our web postings, kennel cards, rabies certificates, or dog licenses.
Yet, researchers
from Western University of Health Sciences [20 - 21] have found discrepancies between
breed identification and the results of DNA analysis, and researchers in Florida found at one shelter that 50 % of dogs that were
labeled as belonging to a pit - bull - type
breed lacked the DNA
breed signature [22].
Each one
from a breeder folks would likely
label a BYB simply because they are «farms» (I saw more than one article online specifically defining farmers whom
breed dogs as BYBs because hey — someone who
breeds goats, cows, etc. for a living and to feed the rest of us clearly has no idea when it comes to
breeding dogs).
It's unfair to
label one
breed due to unfortunate incidents that stem
from irresponsible ownership.
From there, they found 15 dogs that were
labeled as pit bulls and another 15 that were very similar to the «pit bulls» but that had not gotten the same
breed label.
About 7 months ago, Delaware Governor John Carney signed House Bill 13 which specifically prohibits dogs
from being
labeled as dangerous based only the
breed of the dog.
Our foster - home based rescue group, Animal Rescue of the Rockies, adopts out mostly «mixed
breed» dogs, and we see all sorts of mistaken
breed labels when we pull dogs
from shelters.
There are a number of organizations that aim to combat
breed discrimination, and while they are doing great work, change needs to happen at all levels, which is why one shelter in Florida has stepped up to the plate and removed all of its
breed identification
labels from kennel cards and their website.
If this giant
breed receives positive reinforcement training
from a strong leader, and is trained in shorter class periods, they are less likely to be
labeled as «dumb.»
The eating habits of dogs may differ
from breed to
breed and thereby it will certainly be wise for you to check out the guidelines on the
label of the dog food package.
In this issue: Shelters move away
from labeling their dogs by
breed; the ins and outs of transporting companion animals
from one region to another; how your organization can cultivate major donors; determining the mix of media strategies to get your shelter's message out; turning your foster families into adoption ambassadors; and more.
Advocates of the
breed would like to see the «Pit Bull»
label removed
from their dogs in favor of «Bulldog»
Alaskan Malamutes, Siberian husky and other sled dog
breeds are intelligent, vocal and
from time to time can be
labeled as «escape artists».
Conversely, dogs lacking any genetic evidence of relevant
breeds were
labeled as pit bull - type dogs
from 0 to 48 percent of the time, the study further noted.
It will identity some
breeds of dog, it will pull up information about the brewery
from a beer
label, but it still feels like a work in progress.