Sentences with phrase «dangerous breed legislation»
But in Northern Ireland, under the country's dangerous breed legislation, being a pit bull is a death sentence.
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Of all the dogs Hume Council seized under the restricted breed legislation, none of them were dangerous dog.
Breed Specific Legislation (bsl) is not only wrong, it is also a very ineffective means of trying to rid the world of so called «dangerous dogs».
His succinct insight into dangerous dog laws and breed specific legislation in America is worth quoting.
The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) published a position paper in September 2014 that supports the use of appropriate legislation regarding dangerous dogs as long as it is education - based and not breed - specific.
We've talked before about how BSL (breed specific legislation) only perpetuates perceptions of pit bulls, American bulldogs or other targeted dogs as being dangerous.
Like other «bully» breeds, these dogs have been targets of breed - specific legislation and policies that seek to eliminate so - called dangerous dogs.
This is also reflected by the position statement of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association on dangerous dog legislation, which they support, «[p] rovided that it is not discriminatory of a specific breed.
Pit bull terrier dogs and puppies are the most frequently and unjustly targeted by breed discriminatory legislation as inherently vicious, aggressive and dangerous, though this is not the case, as shown by research, studies and policies from the National Canine Research Council, the Center for Disease Control and the American Bar Association.
The legislation is intended to protect the public from what is perceived to be dangerous dog breeds and it often includes the catch - all phrase ``... and any dog of a mixed breed that visibly contains any of these breeds.»
Pit bull terriers To help keep pit - bull - terrier - like dogs out of shelters, Best Friends is fighting breed - discriminatory legislation and advocating for breed - neutral dangerous dog laws.
Every country has breed - specific legislation (BSL) to ban specific breeds that are identified as being potentially dangerous in public places or used for illegal activities like dog fighting.
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Their 3 point plan is based on the European concept of «dangerous breeds» and as with other animal rights groups, will usher in yet more anti-dog, anti-owner legislation!
We also support reasonable laws to protect the public from dangerous dogs and oppose breed - specific legislation in any form.
Breed specific legislation overlaps with existing laws that if enforced, already address the problem of dangerous dogs.
The genesis of this type of legislation is the idea that prohibiting the presence of certain dog breeds considered «dangerous» or «aggressive» will reduce the incidence of dog attacks.
Hank was reported by a neighbor as a pit bull - a breed that is outlawed under Northern Ireland's dangerous dogs legislation.
Essentially, this ruling now makes breed specific legislation in Ohio for anything beyond «purebred» American Pit Bull Terriers and American Staffordshire Terriers very problematic — meaning that they would have to go through all due processes and puts more pressure on cities with laws pertaining to mixed breeds and other breeds, like cane corsos, that declaring these types of dogs dangerous without due process is «unreasonable and arbitrary.»
A few cities and communities may propose outdated breed - specific legislation (BSL), also known as breed discrimination, out of misinformation regarding the issue of dangerous dogs.
In 2007, a Spanish study compared dog bites reported to the health department of Aragon, Spain for 5 years before and 5 years after the implementation of breed specific legislation in the form of a Dangerous Dog Act.
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Breed - specific legislation feeds this cycle by adding to the mythology of the «dangerous breed.&rBreed - specific legislation feeds this cycle by adding to the mythology of the «dangerous breed.&rbreed.»
Dismissing dangerous dog behavior ---- or blaming the victims ---- disregards public trust SPRINGFIELD, Missouri; PHUKET, Thailand ---- Superficially, the dog - versus - human conflicts raging in Springfield, Missouri, where breed - specific legislation is at issue, and in Phuket, Thailand, where few dogs have any evident breed - specific traits, could scarcely look more different.
Therefore, the AVSAB does support appropriate legislation regarding dangerous dogs, provided that it is education based and not breed specific.»
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NAIA supports reasonable laws to protect the public from dangerous dogs and opposes breed - specific legislation in any form.
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«Breed - specific legislation is hardly a «quick - fix» to dangerous dog issues,» Scott Heiser, director of ALDF's Criminal Justice Program, says.
The Anti-Cruelty Society supports legislation designed to protect the public from all dangerous dogs, regardless of breed.
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.
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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.
She has spent the 10 years since fighting against «dangerous dog» and breed - specific legislation that targets pit bulls.
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.
• 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.
«Breed - specific legislation does not address the fact that a dog of any breed can become dangerous when bred or trained to be aggresBreed - specific legislation does not address the fact that a dog of any breed can become dangerous when bred or trained to be aggresbreed can become dangerous when bred or trained to be aggressive.
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Breed specific legislation is not actually very effective at preventing what it wants to prevent (dog fights and dangerous dogs).
Breed - specific legislation is a type of dangerous dog law.
Breed specific legislation does not work to make communities safe. BSL penalizes responsible dog owners and means the death of dogs that are not in any way dangerous.
These kinds of incidents give rise to breed specific legislation where even dogs who are dangerous get included.
Last year breed specific legislation was avoided when the city council passed a dangerous dog ordinance.
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However, while this specific term is reserved for the United Kingdom, many other countries have adopted their own version of the legislation in an effort to regulate «dangerous» dog breeds.
The American Kennel Club strongly opposes any legislation that determines a dog to be «dangerous» based on specific breeds or phenotypic classes of dogs.»
«The International Association of Canine Professionals strongly opposes legislation which discriminates against dogs and their owners by labeling certain dogs as «dangerous» or «vicious» based on breed or phenotype.