This just puts a «pit» in my stomach every time I read about these types of incidents as I know it could happen to me, except that I am fortunate to live in an area that I don't believe would institute an all -
out breed ban.
Not exact matches
California could become the first state in the nation to
ban pet stores from selling commercially
bred pets which includes dogs, cats and rabbits that come from
out - of - state breeders according to THE SAN DIEGO UNION - TRIBUNE.
It is enacted against all pit bulls as they all have the genetic DNA propensity to carry
out these horrific attacks that are non existent in 99 % of all other
breeds,
ban the
breed and you
ban the deed, simple as that.
Diego Salsapants was chosen
out of 100 pit bulls from Mariah's Promise Rescue after being
banned from Denver in 2005 for his
breed.
Lynn's admission then, serves to underscore the fact that she is not
out for overall public safety with her
breed ban agenda, which is a major part of the dogsbite.org mission statement.
There is going to be a terrible price to pay if we don't start speaking
out about responsible dog ownership, and educating the public why
breed bans are not the way to deal with the problem..
Breed specific legislation affecting Pit Bull dogs ranges from all -
out bans to laws that require Pit Bull owners to carry costly insurance policies.
HOLLYWOOD - «Joining the wave of cities hoping to snuff
out puppy mills, city commissioners on Wednesday
banned the retail sale of cats and dogs
bred in so - called puppy mills and kitten factories.»
You are free to publish... I am shocked, disappointed and disgusted concerning the Las Vegas decision to list the
ban Someone should send them a video of dirty, sick
breeding dogs in the cold warehouse or frying
out side in cages in warm weather, birthing and dying early in the most torturous conditions,, what kind of a started allows this, Take a look at all, the info on the Humane Associate.
Williams had reached
out to rescues across Canada, in places that didn't enforce draconian
breed bans, commonly known as
breed - specific legislation (BSL).
Check
out the Best Friends Animal Society's online calculator to see how much
breed bans and restrictions are estimated to cost your town.
The CDC also noted that the types of people who look to exploit dogs aren't deterred by
breed regulations — when their communities establish a
ban, these people just seek
out new, unregulated
breeds.
Be ready to elaborate on each of these points, as well as explain how
breed bans force responsible owners with good dogs to choose between surrendering their best friend to a shelter or moving
out of the community.
Find
out if your city has a
breed ban.
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.
The failure has caused the majority of the professional organizations in the UK to be very vocal in speaking
out against the
breed ban — including The British Veterinary Association, Blue Cross, Dogs Trust, the Kennel Club and the RSPCA.
In that ruling the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals struck down Oklahoma City's policy of not adopting
out pit bulls, saying it violated the state's
ban on
breed discrimination.
Some pit bull - type dogs have found their way
out of Montreal shelters ahead of the law with the SPCA, along with rescue groups, racing to find spaces for them in regions that don't enforce a
breed - specific
ban.
BSL can range from something as mild as a higher licence fee for specific
breeds to an all -
out ban, including mandatory destruction of any prohibited dog found within the boundaries of the legislating jurisdiction.
02/7/12 - City Beat -
Breeding Ground, Lack of dog auction regulation draws
out - of - state dealers 02/3/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Editorial - Dogged effort 01/31/12 - The Oxford Press - Auctions, puppy mills to blame for increase in unwanted dogs 01/28/12 - Columbus Dispatch - Ohio lawmakers to consider dog auction
ban 01/28/12 - 13 ABC (Toledo)- Ohio group clears step in dog auction
ban effort 01/24/12 - Westlake / Bay Village Observer - Petition shows support for dog auction
ban 01/24/12 - Ohio Akron Beacon Journal, Letter to the Editor - Push for animal rights 01/23/12 - Toledo Blade - Ohio group seeks to
ban dog auctions 01/21/12 - Examiner - Coalition to
Ban Ohio Dog Auctions Exceeds Signature Goal for Ballot Initiative 01/19/12 - Columbus Dispatch - Signatures collected to prompt action on dog auctions 01/13/12 - WOUB News - Group Wants Ohio to
Ban Dog Auctions 01/12/12 - DogHeirs - Proposed Ohio Dog Auctions Act Stops Distribution for Puppy Mill Breeders 01/11/12 - WOSU All Sides with Ann Fisher - Efforts to
Ban Puppy Mills and Dog Auctions in Ohio / Open Forum 01/11/12 - The Athens News, Letter to the Editor - Please sign petitions to end quarterly dog auctions in Ohio 01/10/12 - Cincinnati Animal News Examiner - Group works to
ban dog auctions in Ohio 01/8/12 - Tanglewood Hairdressers - Dog auction petition signatures being certified 01/7/12 - Pack Mentality - Pack Line Headlines: Dog auctions, dog lawsuit and puppy mill legislation 01/6/12 - Cleveland Scene - Puppy Sales on Hold at Ohio Dog Auction 01/5/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Ohio dog breeders association owns shuttered Farmerstown dog auction 01/3/12 - Life with Dogs - Ohio Dog Auctions: Going... Going... Gone 12/31/11 - Columbus Dispatch, Letters to the Editor - Ohioans deserve a say on puppy mills 12/30/11 - Orvis - Ohio One Step Closer to
Banning Dog Auctions 12/28/11 - Statehouse News Bureau - Group files petition to put before voters a law banning dog auctions 12/27/11 - Columbus Dispatch - Dog - auction ban a step
Banning Dog Auctions 12/28/11 - Statehouse News Bureau - Group files petition to put before voters a law
banning dog auctions 12/27/11 - Columbus Dispatch - Dog - auction ban a step
banning dog auctions 12/27/11 - Columbus Dispatch - Dog - auction
ban a step closer
It is time for those of us who support these
bans to speak
out against you apologists for these indefensible
breeds....
However, they spent no time calling
out other cities that have
breed bans and have murdered as many if not more pit bulls than Denver.
To me and so many other's this
ban is way -
out of line, don't blame the pit bull
breed it's the owners and wrongful trainers who are to blame.
Vista has become the sixth city in San Diego County to
ban retail pet stores from selling dogs and cats
bred in
out - of - state «puppy mills.»
Breed bans single
out particular
breeds of dogs, usually pit - bull - type dogs, and
ban or restrict them.
While the movement to oppose laws targeting specific
breeds is being led by national organizations of dog trainers, and veterinarians, shelter workers, of animal control officers, etc, one of the leaders of the «
ban them» movement is calling people «irrational» and «
out of touch» for not wanting dogs to be shot behind the barn.
This differs greatly from
bans of
breeds elsewhere which either allow dogs to visit or will allow you to take the dog
out of the local when warned.
In an effort to help put inhumane
breeding facilities
out of business and place more focus on finding homes for the millions of homeless animals in shelters, advocates across the United States and beyond are working to pass legislation
banning the retail sale of dogs and cats in pet stores unless they come from a rescue or shelter.
* Please also note: At this time we are unable to adopt
out dogs to anyone living in Prince George's County due to current
Breed Specific Legislation
banning Pit Bulls.
Banning a
breed or particular mix of
breeds unfairly punishes dogs that are reliable community citizens, including therapy dogs, assistance dogs for handicapped owners, search and rescue dogs, drug - sniffing dogs, police dogs, and more, and drives them
out of the community.
Ranked fifth in most veterinarians per capita and fourth in most pet businesses per capita, Miami kind of makes up for its strict
breed ban that keeps dogs like pit bulls
out of the area (kind of).