While negligent dog owners happily pay hundreds or thousands of dollars to own a pure breed Pit Bull or Huskie, they are less willing to make the investment in time that it takes to become caring and responsible owners of
these potentially dangerous breeds.
In fact, banning
potentially dangerous breeds to eliminate a few bad apples has proven counterproductive.
Belarus adapted the Treatment of Animals Law in 2012 that states a list of requirements for
potentially dangerous breeds of dogs.
Both Lockwood and Fletcher said the public's best protection against attacks from pit bulls and other
potentially dangerous breeds is strong «vicious - dog ordinances» that slap owners with hefty fines and, in some cases, criminal penalties.
See also: American Pit Bull Terrier
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This easy dispersal, coupled with the complexity of
breeding resistant plants, make rice blast a
potentially dangerous biological weapon.
These states and the District of Columbia require owners of dogs determined to be
dangerous or vicious or in some cases,
potentially dangerous, [regardless of
breed] to obtain substantial liability insurance policies:
For example; small
breeds such as dachshunds, chihuahuas and miniature pinchers are all highly susceptible to
potentially dangerous dental disease.
Muzzles must be used by law in the case of dog
breeds that are considered «
potentially dangerous».
Choice of
breed, personality and attitude, the ability to follow commands and anticipate
potentially dangerous situations are all taken into consideration during training and before pairing a guide dog with its owner.
However, they are considered
potentially dangerous dog
breeds in some countries.
The FNC identifies the German Shepherd as a
potentially dangerous dog
breed, and they are restricted in the country.
Her perception of the
breed based on a very small sampling (her two dogs) and poor research was leading her to give erroneous and
potentially dangerous advice.
Every country has
breed - specific legislation (BSL) to ban specific
breeds that are identified as being
potentially dangerous in public places or used for illegal activities like dog fighting.
When dogs are not treated well, are used as resident animals, are not socialized to people and not sterilized, they all become
potentially dangerous no matter what they look like and no matter what
breed we think they are.
Further, some victims, the press, politicians, dog hating or
breed hating groups, and animal control officials, are not satisfied if a dog isn't put to death after a designation of «
potentially dangerous» or «vicious».
As funny as dog farts are, excessive gas can be
dangerous, especially in larger
breeds prone to bloat, which is a
potentially life - threatening condition.
Even worse is a combination of these
breeds with others that have a tendency towards animal aggression, independence, or stubbornness; thus Chow - Akita or German Shepherd - Alaskan Malamute mixes can be more than a handful and
potentially dangerous in the wrong hands.
The ASPCA opposes «
dangerous dog laws» that designate specific
breeds of dog as «
dangerous,» «vicious» or
potentially «
dangerous» or «vicious» without regard to the temperament or behavior of the individual dog.
B.
Potentially dangerous or
dangerous dogs may be regulated through local, municipal and county authorities, provided the regulations are not
breed specific.
Instead of targeting certain
breeds, the panel suggested a law that would set conditions to owning
dangerous or
potentially dangerous dogs.
Unfortunately, many people are not so scrupulous in their
breeding plans, and thus, the market becomes flooded with dogs that are
potentially quite
dangerous.
It's thought this it because
breed bans give people the false confidence that there are no
potentially dangerous dogs around.
Another type of
breed - specific law is to automatically declare a
breed prima facia «
potentially dangerous» or «
dangerous,» which triggers various regulations for the dog's owner to prevent a first attack from occurring.
When a dog
breed is declared «
dangerous» or «vicious,» which is a higher designation than «
potentially dangerous,» additional requirements apply.
It allows for the regulation of specific
breeds via spay, neuter status, but prohibits specific
breeds to be declared «
potentially dangerous» or «vicious.»
In 2008, Little Rock, Arkansas passed a pit bull ordinance declaring the
breed «
potentially dangerous» requiring pit bull owners to register, microchip and sterilize their dogs.
Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Virginia, bans «
potentially dangerous dogs such as full or mixed
breeds of pit bulls (Stafford Bull Terrier, America Staffordshire Terrier and other similar
breeds).»
Pass a
dangerous dog law that recognizes that any dog, regardless of
breed, is
potentially dangerous or considered
dangerous if the dog has demonstrated aggressive behavior.
A statutory or home rule charter city, or a county, may not adopt an ordinance regulating
dangerous or
potentially dangerous dogs based solely on the specific
breed of the dog.
If the dog is full of fighting dog lines and DNA, sure, I can see that being a
potentially dangerous dog (ie: full of American staffordshire terriers crossed with other bully dogs of angry lineage,
bred to be huge with aggressive tendencies on purpose, etc.).
Pit bulls are more
potentially dangerous because of their strength and instinct to hold on, however if raised, trained and treated correctly, they can be just as sweet, gentle and loving as many other
breeds people revere.
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Just five companies (Monsanto, Dow, Bayer, DuPont, and Syngenta) own more than 60 % of the global commercial seed supply, and with many of the modern seed varieties being hybrids that won't
breed true for home gardeners and small - scale farmers, or that have regulations outlawing the collection and replanting of seeds, today's growers are being locked into a cycle of reduced genetic diversity, which may lead to a
potentially dangerous food security situation in the near future.