Sentences with phrase «neutral dangerous dog»
«Resolved, that the American Bar Association urges all state, territorial and local legislative bodies and government agencies to adopt comprehensive breed - neutral dangerous dog / reckless owner laws that ensure due process protections for owners, encourage responsible pet ownership and focus on the behavior of both dog owners and dogs, and to repeal any breed discriminatory or breed specific provisions.
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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).
It also clarifies some of the breed neutral dangerous dog language.
«RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges all state, territorial, and local legislative bodies and governmental agencies to adopt comprehensive breed - neutral dangerous dog / reckless owner laws that ensure due process protections for owners, encourage responsible pet ownership and focus on the behavior of both dog owners and dogs, and to repeal any breed discriminatory or breed specific provisions.»
The National Animal Control Association, the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Center for Disease Control, the White House, the Department of Justice, and most professional animal welfare organizations have all spoken out against breed discriminatory laws and have supported breed - neutral dangerous dog laws that apply to all.
-- A strong, proactive, breed - neutral dangerous dog law would have had a strong likelihood of helping save Ms Richey.
The local police chief stated to the news media that the ordinance was «unnecessary» because the town already had a breed neutral dangerous dog law in place.
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.
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In 1987, in an attempt to modernize and update the state's dangerous and vicious dog ordinance Ohio State Representative, Bob Hickey proposed a bill originally breed neutral.
Recognizing that the problem of dangerous dogs requires serious attention, the ASPCA seeks effective enforcement of breed - neutral laws that hold dog owners accountable for the actions of their animals.
Since she was the only vet in the community, this strategy worked like a charm and the city council passed a comprehensive breed - neutral dangerous - dog law instead.
Breed neutral «dangerous dog» laws, «leash laws» that prohibit dogs from running loose off their owners» property, and «anti chaining» laws can control the behavior of individual dogs and individual owners and thereby help reduce the risk of harm to people and other animals.
Dangerous dog laws that are breed - neutral and focus on the behavior of the individual guardian and dog
In summary, the ASPCA advocates the implementation of a community dog bite prevention program encompassing media and educational outreach in conjunction with the enactment, and vigorous enforcement, of breed - neutral laws that focus on the irresponsible and dangerous behavior of individual guardians and their dogs.
In a recent interview with the Salt Lake City Weekly, Best Friends Animal Society senior legislative attorney Ledy VanKavage explained, «The trend is to go away from breed - discriminatory laws and pass comprehensive reckless - owner and dangerous - dog laws that are breed - neutral.»
Through its national pit bull initiatives, Best Friends Animal Society encourages state and municipal governments to adopt breed - neutral «dangerous dog» laws that focus on the key causes of dog aggression — owners» failure to spay or neuter, train and socialize dogs regardless of breed, or because they abuse or neglect dogs or force them to live on chains.