Montreal passed a Pit
Bull breed ban after a «Pit Bull» had killed a woman.
Denver is one of the more prominent cities with a Pit
Bull breed ban and Aurora has several breed bans including American Bulldogs and Pit Bulls.
Not exact matches
In the past 30 years, media reports of Pit
Bull attacks have fueled reactions from fear to outrage, causing many to support their communities
banning the
breed.
Interestingly, the
ban on certain
breeds (e.g., pit -
bull types in the United Kingdom in the 1990s), invariably fails to lower the number of dog bites, which keeps rising.
About 10 communities in Utah had
breed restrictions, including
banning pit
bull terriers within city limits.
There may also be
bans on
breeds considered dangerous such as Staffordshire (Pit)
Bull Terrier, Akita, Presa Canario, and others, but these differ from country to country.
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.
The original dog of choice for the «
ban the
breed» crowd was the «pit
bull.»
In an Oregon county, Pit
Bulls are killed en masse in a shelter with an avowed No Kill goal by misusing temperament testing as a de facto
ban on the
breed.
Dogs of these
breeds are rarely used by dog fighters, yet the stigma of past history remains and the
breeds are included in pit
bull bans and restrictions.
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, Training
Zebrowski, a Pit
Bull owner, has put forth a bill that will prohibit landlords from targeting specific
breeds and
banning them from housing units.
Pit
bulls have earned an unfortunate reputation as dangerous dogs, and some apartment complexes or cities
ban these dogs as a dangerous
breed.
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).
Residents in the Montana town of Libby can legally welcome pit
bull type dogs into their homes now that a longtime
ban of the
breed has been lifted.
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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.
While Bulldogs were originally
bred purely for fighting and grew in fame owing to their intense, blood - thirsty fierceness during the hay days of
Bull - baiting and other dog - fighting sports, they were later bred by admirers into calmer, family dogs to save them from extinction once bull - baiting was banned from the streets of R
Bull - baiting and other dog - fighting sports, they were later
bred by admirers into calmer, family dogs to save them from extinction once
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bull - baiting was
banned from the streets of Rome.
These laws focus on
breed, not deed, and uniformly
ban the various dog
breeds that are collectively known as Pit
Bulls.
Even though, Jones was aware that a Pit
Bull had saved the boy, he was advocating
banning pit
bulls and other
breeds.
The township follows a 30 - year old ordinance that
bans all pit
bull breed dogs.
Tillery plans to relocate Diggy in order to comply with the city's
breed discrimination laws, but an online petition with over 59,000 signatures is fighting — for Diggy's sake as well as actual pit
bulls everywhere — to overturn the decades - old
ban.
********************************************************************************************************* The pit
bull's unusual
breeding history has produced some bizarre behavioral traits, described by The Economist's science editor in an article published a few years ago, at the peak of a heated British controversy over dangerous dogs that saw the pit
bull banned in England.
The purpose of a pit
bull ban is to eradicate mauling injuries and deaths inflicted by pit
bulls, the
breed involved in more than half of all severe and mauling attacks.
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...
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.
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.
Because of the disproportionate damage they cause to other animals and humans, especially children, some 600 communities across North America have chosen
breed selective legislation to
ban pit -
bull - type dogs.
At least 35 communities nationwide have considered
banning the
breed from within their city limits, and while such ordinances have run into constitutional problems stemming from the difficulty in defining exactly what a pit
bull terrier is, their number is growing weekly.
While she's a fierce opponent of «
breed bans» like the proposed outlawing of pit
bulls that San Francisco debated two years ago, she believes it's undeniable that some
breeds are predisposed to violence.
Diego Salsapants was chosen out of 100 pit
bulls from Mariah's Promise Rescue after being
banned from Denver in 2005 for his
breed.
The policy specifically
bans purebred and mixed
breed pit
bulls, Rottweilers, wolf hybrids «or any canine
breed with dominant traits of aggression» that pose a risk to people living in base family housing.
Randall Lockwood, director of higher education programs for the Humane Society of the United States, frowns on legislation that
bans breeds like the pit
bull but supports laws that penalize owners for not taking precautions with aggressive animals.
Although, yes, pit
bulls are in fact
banned in some states based on
Breed Specification Legislation, they aren't not the only types of dogs that are, and it is not effective in law in every state.
Dogs like the pit
bull have a bloody track record, but their owners — not the dogs — should be the focus of local and state laws, a national expert on canine attacks said Saturday.Randall Lockwood, director of higher education programs for the Humane Society of the United States, frowns on legislation that
bans breeds like the pit
bull but supports laws that penalize owners for not taking precautions with aggressive animals.
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The Florida Legislature passed a law preventing local governments from
banning specific dog
breeds in 1990, but lawmakers left intact Miami - Dade County's
ban on pit
bulls.
Breed specific legislation affecting Pit
Bull dogs ranges from all - out
bans to laws that require Pit
Bull owners to carry costly insurance policies.
While that alone should be a major indicator that the pit
bull ban is not working, legislators are clearly not listening to facts when it comes to the
breed ban so it is a bit of a moot point - at least for this post.
A number of states or municipalities, recognizing the unique danger pit
bull dogs pose to their citizens, have enacted legislation that classify pit
bull dogs as vicious, thus enabling them to control or
ban this
breed's presence in their communities.
Aurora Animal Shelter, a government - funded shelter, is now transferring pit
bulls from the Aurora location to other Colorado shelters where the
breed ban is not in place.
I wonder how many Sentinel readers who responded to your Sound Off phone - in and favored
banning the
breed in Central Florida cities and counties have had direct contact with pit
bulls.
Berliner Schnauze («Berlin Muzzle») formed last summer when lawmakers began enacting local ordinances to
ban or restrict some
breeds after a pit
bull killed a 6 - year - old Hamburg boy.
Denver's infamous pitbull
ban, for example, defines it as «an American Pit
Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire
Bull Terrier, or any dog displaying the majority of physical traits of any one (1) or more of the above
breeds, or any dog exhibiting those distinguishing characteristics.»
If you
ban the pit
bulls, people will switch to another
breed and wreck it (which is what is happening to the Rottweiler, Presa Canario, and other
breeds)-- are you then going to
ban those
breeds, too?
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.»
Often making the list of
banned dog
breeds, this handsome boy originated in the U.K., is a mix of Terrier and Bulldog and is considered part of the «pit
bull»
breed that is experiencing
bans and restrictions for being aggressive.
Under the law, any of the
banned breeds — this includes American Pit
Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire
Bull Terriers, and any dog mixed with or sharing certain physical characteristics with a
banned breed — could be «grandfathered in,» but owners must have applied for a special permit or risk having their dog seized.
Most supporters of
Breed Specific Legislation hope to see all pit
bull - type
breeds banned.