Sentences with phrase «dog laws based»

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On a regular basis city and neighborhood governments are looking at passing breed specific laws relating to pit bulls and other dog breeds that are considered to be dangerous or a nuisance.

On Wednesday and Thursday, defense attorneys hammered Howe for his years of misdeeds, including for embezzlement committed against his former employers, the Albany - based law and legal firm Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, to stiffing a long list of creditors ranging from lawyers and home contractors to a health club and even his family's dog walker.

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The law allows landlords to restrict their tenant's dog ownership based on the breed or physical appearance of the dog.

Irresponsible or abusive people are always named on shows like animal planet — then this gives most people the reasoning for hating human behavior as such, and subsequently gives AR law the push to use such behavior as a BASIS for targeting the animals like certain dog breeds.

They don't need laws that punish a whole lot of responsible dog owners based on the actions of just a few people.

This means not seizing dogs because of the way they look based on a city's breed ban (or repealing that law)

A common criticism of breed - specific legislation is that it is inherently problematic to try to determine a dog's breed based on appearance, and that the category of «pit bull» is itself arbitrary and overly broad, encompassing in the Montreal law three distinct breeds, mixes thereof, and any dog with the characteristics of these breeds.

These laws unfairly discriminate against responsible dog guardians based solely on their choice of breed.

I believe the number one reason for the proliferation of incompetent and even criminal dog owners, is the failure by authorities everywhere to enforce the breed neutral laws, based upon the individual behavior of each dog, as they stand.

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.

The executive director of Delaware's Office of Animal Welfare commented, «HB 13 is in the best interest of public safety, it will ensure that laws are enforced consistently across the state, based on the actions of a dog or dog owner, and not a dog's physical appearance.»

Unfortunately, these laws are generally based on either the most recent big - dog attack, or dog breeds that «look scary».

With the programs and out reach being done in the community, there is no reason for a law that would penalize people based on the appearance of their dog.

Due to the risk to humans and based on direction from the Centers for Disease Control, however, most local laws require your dog to be vaccinated by a licensed veterinarian.

The law was passed based on concerns about the treatment of dogs in puppy mills and in order to increase the number of rescued animals in need of homes who find them.

5) Orville, OH repeals breed - specific law — the trend of communities undoing their archaic laws targeting dogs based on their looks, and not their behavior, continues.

Very good news indeed to know that laws involving dogs are based on rational thinking and not hysteria.

Tom Bevis, the judge who spared Henshall's family pet and company guard dog that had attacked four times at his owner's DeBary home - based business, ruled May 6 that the state law cited by county animal officials was unconstitutional.

In February of this year, the state law was changed to target dogs based on behavior, not breeds.

The use of the Hardy - Weinberg law to determine the average carrier risk of the population (based on the percentage of proven affected dogs) is not valid.

GRCA opposes mandatory spay / neuter legislation because: 1) there is no evidence to suggest that it is effective in achieving its stated goal; 2) it causes well - documented health and developmental problems in some pets, especially when performed before sexual maturity; 3) it pushes responsible breeders out of the licensing system; 4) it reduces the availability of well - bred healthy, home bred and raised puppies; 5) it encourages the importation of puppies and dogs from less acceptable sources, including foreign countries; and 6) because laws that force owners to perform surgery on their pets without a rational basis for doing so may be unconstitutional.

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.

The federation filed the lawsuit based on complaints from more than 30 blind customers nationwide who have been denied rides because they had guide dogs — a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and California civil rights laws.

• Distemper • Parvo • Lyme • Leptospirosis • Bordetella «Kennel Cough» (we require dogs boarding with us be current on Bordetella vaccine) Vaccines required / recommended in cats (recommendations vary based on factors above) • Rabies • Rabies is required by state law.

Vaccines required / recommended for most dogs (recommendations vary based on factors above) • Rabies • Rabies is required by state law.

When aggressive dogs became a headline issue in 2003, many other cities enacted Breed Specific Legislation (BSL)-- laws that discriminate based solely on breed.

«We are appealing it, not necessarily on the basis of the dog law itself,» said Deputy Mayor of Operations Steve Herwat.

To be fair, it sounds like they are less concerned about the dog law at this point than the perceived hit on their Home Rule powers based on the decision.

In fact, exercising your dog is so important that some animal welfare organizations have proposed laws requiring dog owners exercise their dogs on a daily basis.

Best Friends prefers to refer to BSL as breed - discriminatory legislation (BDL) because certain dogs are targeted by laws based solely on a dog's alleged breed, not behavior.

Our training method is based on what dogs already know: canine communication and pack law.

Our dog behavior training method is based on what dogs already know: canine communication and pack law.

In Texas, state law requires that dogs and cats be vaccinated against rabies by 4 months of age and on a 1 - year or 3 - year basis thereafter depending on the vaccine used.

Behavior - based laws are more fair and more efficient at addressing the issue of dangerous dogs in communities.

Rabies vaccine for dogs and cats will be administered based on our state law requirements.

«There is no scientific basis to assess whether a dog is a pit bull or not... Veterinarians, some will identify them, some don't feel comfortable identifying them,» said Jerry Conlin, director of municipal law enforcement and licensing in Oshawa.

Sarnia is having quite a bit of trouble identifying banned dogs; this is an example of why appearance - based laws don't make sense.

The APDT opposes any law that deems a dog as dangerous or vicious based on appearance, breed or phenotype.

Dogs may be immunized against different diseases on the basis of their potential exposure, epidemiological importance of disease, local laws, breed etc. but non-core vaccines are not mandatory for every dog.

Notably, there are no statewide laws that discriminate based on dog breed, and 18 states have taken the proactive step of expressly banning laws that single out particular breeds for disparate legal treatment.

Both laws adversely affect the dog fancy; the airline bill resulted in tighter restrictions that interfered with shipping dogs for breeding, for shows, and for travel to new homes, and the breeder restriction law is based on number of puppies sold annually, not kennel conditions.

However, NAIA favors laws and policies that educate the public, hold dog owners accountable, and base punishment on dog behavior, not appearance.

In February 2018, Michigan Pet Fund Alliance board of directors approved a position statement opposing any proposed legislation, law, policy or protocol that would discriminate against a dog or cat based upon its appearance, perceived breed or history.

Texas state law currently prohibits discrimination against individuals based on their dog's breed or appearance (also known as breed - specific legislation, or BSL).

People realize that broadly generalized laws that target types of dogs instead of based on individual dog behavior do not work.

Housing laws and policies that ban pets, prohibit specific breeds, require cats to be declawed or dogs to be debarked or severely restrict pet ownership based on size should be rejected.

Both of those are the reasons I oppose dog laws that take the «lazy way out» by targeting dogs based on real or perceived breed rather than -LSB-...]

From now on, the state's cities and counties are prohibited from enacting or enforcing laws that ban or otherwise regulate dogs based on breed or appearance.

Therefore, the Yakima Humane Society opposes laws that prohibit or restrict the ownership of dogs based on breed and will strive to educate the public on responsible pet ownership and the ineffectiveness of such laws.