Sentences with phrase «from breed discrimination»

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We have come a long way in busting the myths of breed discrimination, but there is a lot of misinformation and education to be done and by simply marking «pit bull» you have eliminated adopters from some communities, put a potential adopter in jeopardy of losing their home insurance, and limited the number of potential adopters.

Most Pit Bull owners feel although in some cases we may have to keep our love for the breed hidden from society in general due to the discrimination often faced by those ignorant of the breed in today's society.

Work to end breed discrimination that takes good dogs away from loving families, stop puppy mills, and keep community cats safe and out of shelters through TNR (trap - neuter - return) programs

Work to end breed discrimination that takes good dogs away from loving families, stop puppy mills, and keep community (feral and stray) cats safe and out of shelters through TNR (trap - neuter - return) programs

Grants are available for dogs or cats pulled from licensed MI shelters that have public adoption programs and do not engage in breed discrimination.

After adopting Tank, Pilar wanted to find support from people who were also trying to put an End to breed specific legislation and also become more educated about the legislation in order to end the discrimination.

Breed discrimination often comes in the form of Breed - Specific Legislation (BSL), which allows jurisdictions to ban people from having a certain breed of dog — usually, any dog that is determined to fall under the «Pit Bull» cateBreed discrimination often comes in the form of Breed - Specific Legislation (BSL), which allows jurisdictions to ban people from having a certain breed of dog — usually, any dog that is determined to fall under the «Pit Bull» cateBreed - Specific Legislation (BSL), which allows jurisdictions to ban people from having a certain breed of dog — usually, any dog that is determined to fall under the «Pit Bull» catebreed of dog — usually, any dog that is determined to fall under the «Pit Bull» category.

Breed - specific legislation not only discourages responsible people from owning certain breeds — even though these are the owners that these types of dogs need the most — but it also legalizes discrimination against, and places extra burdens on, the few responsible people who dare to provide a loving home for a dog of one of these breeds.

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.

NAIA opposes breed specific legislation and supports the effort of Representatives Webster and Walcher to erase this discrimination from Ohio law.

This is a snippet from an amazing article done by Best Friends Animal Society Dog Breed Discrimination: How to Prevent It in Your Community

Aside from dog - fighting, breed specific legislation (BSL) is a major contributor to discrimination against pit bulls and to their sad fate in shelters across the nation (their euthanasia is extremely high, hovering at a staggering 93 percent).

- In 2011, Cleveland overturned its breed discrimination ordinance, bringing an end to the decades - long ban on pit bull adoptions or transfers from Animal Control Services.