The Ohio Legislature is considering a bill to fix the state's
dangerous dog law by providing due process for owners whose pets are accused of crimes and eliminating the breed specific portion of the current law.
Not exact matches
The
Dangerous Dogs Act Study Group (DDASG) and Lord Redesdale criticised the Government for what they saw as its part in the ongoing problem of «status dogs» by making them appeal to those wishing to intimidate others and rebel against the existing
Dogs Act Study Group (DDASG) and Lord Redesdale criticised the Government for what they saw as its part in the ongoing problem of «status
dogs» by making them appeal to those wishing to intimidate others and rebel against the existing
dogs»
by making them appeal to those wishing to intimidate others and rebel against the existing
law.
Gartenstein said this week that he planned to take a revised version of the
dangerous dog law before the Common Council's
Laws and Rules Committee to fix the defect cited
by Kirschner.
Oklahoma
law defines a
dangerous dog as one that has severely injured a person before, whose owner has already been notified
by an animal control authority that the
dog is potentially a
dangerous dog.
Muzzles must be used
by law in the case of
dog breeds that are considered «potentially
dangerous».
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is calling for tougher
laws regulating
dangerous dogs after three separate attacks
by pit bulls and Rottweilers in two days.
Allowing a «sworn statement»
by a citizen to initiate a «
dangerous dog» investigation, as provided by «Emily's Law,» is a good idea... last year our legislators amended our «dangerous Dog» laws in Virgin
dog» investigation, as provided
by «Emily's
Law,» is a good idea... last year our legislators amended our «
dangerous Dog» laws in Virgin
Dog»
laws in Virginia.
We support
laws that: 1) establish a fair process
by which specific
dogs are identified as «
dangerous» based on stated, measurable actions; 2) impose appropriate penalties for reckless or irresponsible actions
by owners of such
dogs; and 3) establish a well - defined method for dealing with
dogs proven to be
dangerous.
Instead of enhancing public safety, breed - discriminatory
laws actually compromise public safety
by requiring
law enforcement officers to seize or restrict friendly pets instead of focusing on
dogs whose behavior is truly
dangerous.
If this bill were to become
law, it is likely shelters would stop making an effort to the extent they have, to work with rescues to provide training and homes for difficult
dogs and simply refuse to release them at all because under this bill it would become the protocol not to do so, to have the
dog declared «
dangerous» instead. The shelters would not want to release these
dogs on demand and so would err on the side of caution
by having them declared
dangerous.
Dangerous dog laws should be narrowly drawn to define dangerous dogs as those who have either attacked a person or another animal without justification, causing injury or death, or those who exhibit behavior that strongly suggests the risk of such an attack, as determined by a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, a board - certified veterinary behaviorist or another trained and experienced animal behavio
Dangerous dog laws should be narrowly drawn to define
dangerous dogs as those who have either attacked a person or another animal without justification, causing injury or death, or those who exhibit behavior that strongly suggests the risk of such an attack, as determined by a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, a board - certified veterinary behaviorist or another trained and experienced animal behavio
dangerous dogs as those who have either attacked a person or another animal without justification, causing injury or death, or those who exhibit behavior that strongly suggests the risk of such an attack, as determined
by a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, a board - certified veterinary behaviorist or another trained and experienced animal behavior expert.
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The day before the holiday, Cincinnati City Council unanimously overturned the Queen City's 13 - year - old ban on American Staffordshire Terriers and Staffordshire Bull Terriers and replaced the breed - specific
law with a generic
dangerous dog ordinance written in part by Ohio Valley Dog Owners Inc., an NAIA affilia
dog ordinance written in part
by Ohio Valley
Dog Owners Inc., an NAIA affilia
Dog Owners Inc., an NAIA affiliate.
However, the problem of
dangerous dogs will not be remedied
by the «quick fix» of breed - specific
laws — or, as they should truly be called, breed - discriminatory
laws.
Publicly funded animal control agencies also operate under a range of policies, but because they are charged
by law with protecting the community from
dogs that are nuisances or
dangerous and because they do no fund - raising around humane issues, they are often denigrated as animal killers.
(See Losing in Aurora, pit bull advocates set their
dogs on us, Blue Buffalo, & Home 4 the Holidays, Christmas baby killed
by pit bulls because Miami - Dade
law is not enforced, and Quebec introduces toughest
dangerous dog law in North America.)
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.
By contrast, following Winnipeg's enactment of a breed - neutral
dangerous dog law in 2000, pit bull bites remained low and both Rottweiler and total
dog bites decreased significantly (Winnipeg reported bite statistics, 1984 - 2003).
Protecting pet owners and their animals
by tracking
dangerous and aggressive
dogs and habitual offenders of animal
laws.
By deeming a
dog «
dangerous»,
law - abiding and responsible
dog owners will shy away from owning these breeds, therefore ensuring that the only hands that these
dogs are in are the wrong ones.
However, the problem of
dangerous dogs will not be remedied
by the «quick fix» of breed - specific
laws, or, as they should truly be called, breed - discriminatory
laws.
Such a
law would give the owner incentive and help
by removing the
dog from a potentially
dangerous dog designation if after training and responsible management, the behavior improved. Â
A pit bull who was seized from a notorious dogfighting operation in Virginia, rehabilitated in Utah, and adopted
by a couple in Texas helped make the case for a new
law in Nevada that prohibits local governments from enacting and enforcing regulations that deem a
dog dangerous based solely on its breed.
They've been unfairly stereotyped as
dangerous or aggressive, are banned
by landlords and even entire cities through breed - specific
laws, and have been subjected to horrific abuse at the hands of those who exploit them for the
dog fighting industry.
The
dangerous dogs act was a
law passed in the United Kingdom in 1991 aimed to try to reduce the number of
dog attacks
by specific breeds.Parliament stepped in to create this Act after a slew of incidences where serious injury or death resulted from
dog attacks of a particularly aggressive breed that were uncontrolled.
The term «
Dangerous Dogs Act» refers specifically to the 1991 law passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the 1997 amendment which followed allowing for dogs to be once again added to the list of exempti
Dogs Act» refers specifically to the 1991
law passed
by the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the 1997 amendment which followed allowing for
dogs to be once again added to the list of exempti
dogs to be once again added to the list of exemptions.
(c) The necessity for the regulation and control of vicious and potentially
dangerous dogs is a statewide problem, requiring statewide regulation, and existing
laws are inadequate to deal with the threat to public health and safety posed
by vicious and potentially
dangerous dogs.
2.23
Dangerous Dog Laws 2.24 Breed - Specific Legislation 2.25 Breed Profiling
by Insurance Companies 2.26 The Use of Force
by Law Enforcement
(b) Upon relinquishment, the
dog may be made available for immediate euthanasia if it has a history of vicious or
dangerous behavior documented
by the agency charged with enforcing state and local animal
laws.
Generally, these
laws are supported
by people who are afraid of
dogs, victims of
dog attacks, and people who have been led to believe that their families are at risk from
dangerous dogs in their neighborhoods.
In this decision, Justice D.A. Hogarth strikes down sections of a Langley BC
by -
law regarding
dangerous dogs because the City invoked them under their emergency powers when there was no evidence of an emergency.