Sentences with phrase «where breed bans»

dog bites do not decrease in communities where breed bans and / or regulations have been passed.

Aurora Animal Shelter, a government - funded shelter, is now transferring pit bulls from the Aurora location to other Colorado shelters where the breed ban is not in place.

Not exact matches

The measure bans the intensive confinement of breeding pigs and veal calves in tiny crates on corporate factory farms, where the animals can not turn around or stretch their limbs.

The vet uses Royal Canin and a blood sample, it is really pricey, but my dog could be a banned breed in the UK which is where we may move back to at some stage, so I need as accurate a result as possible.

A full breed ban requires dogs of a particular appearance to be removed from the municipality where the ban has been implemented.

Learn the truth about breed bans, and help your community become a place where dogs aren't judged by their looks, but by their behavior.

We often hear about Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) where a state or province has introduced a ban or restrictions to owning a certain breed ofBreed Specific Legislation (BSL) where a state or province has introduced a ban or restrictions to owning a certain breed ofbreed of dog.

It started across the pond in Europe where the country began banning certain breeds to reduce dog bite incidents.

Data shows dog bites continue to rise in areas where certain breeds of dogs are banned.

Our US contacts tell us time and again that while retail bans are welcome, much attention is needed to what's happening in the breeding facilities themselves where the suffering begins and continues, for anything to really change.

The big news, however, over the last few years has been at the municipal level, where city councils are taking the bold measure to ban the sale of mill - bred pets in their communities.

Humane Society International hopes bringing more attention to the issue will lead the government ban the breeding of meat dogs in South Korea, where the 2018 Winter Olympics are being held.

Where other cities in Canada focus on banning certain breeds, Calgary decided to implement strong educational programs and stronger enforcement for law - breakers.

[5] Breed standards in countries where docking is banned, such as the UK, [6] do not require this.

«To run any dog rescue is difficult, but to run a rescue for a breed that many believe shouldn't be allowed to live, when governments and legislators enact laws to ban them entirely, and for a breed who's finest characteristics have been exploited and misused by irresponsible owners, creating a reputation that has been demonized by a bias media driven society where fear sells....

«I understand where (opponents) were coming from, but I didn't want to see us going the same routes as other communities that are banning certain breeds altogether.

Curt Rogers, 55, a Cambridge resident who organized support for the ban, pointed to a recent case where dozens of Great Danes were rescued from squalid conditions in a puppy mill inside a New Hampshire mansion as an example of inhumane breeding close to home.

Laws and policies can range from an outright ban of certain breeds, making it illegal to own or import them, to restricting where these animals can be in public.

I did a lot of reading and attended some classes when my son brought home his Pit Bull, this is where I learned about the their attitudes and tendencies... about their fear factor, they are tenacious and strong but they are actually less aggresive than some of the more common breeds that nobody seems to fear, Rotties have a very powerful bite and a record of people attacks, but no one is banning them... so I would suggest you get your puppy, take him / her to classes and get him / her socilized early on, let him / her play with other dogs so they know that there is nothing to be afraid of... you'll have a wonderful time and you will become so much more wise from the experience.

Some restrictions that various versions of BSL impose are: - muzzling and leashing in public - muzzling and leashing in cars - extra-short leash lengths - automatic dangerous or vicious dog designation, without any bite history - banning from city parks and beaches where other breeds are allowed - banning from leash - free parks where other breeds are allowed - banning completely from jurisdiction (although sometimes existing dogs are allowed to stay)- special (i.e., more expensive) licensing and jurisdiction - wide registry - special tags identifying the dog as a restricted dog - mandatory microchipping and photograph - mandatory insurance (often one million dollars) for each individual dog on the premises - mandatory signage indicating the presence of the dog on the owner's property - mandatory secure enclosures (in some cases, mandatory chaining)- mandatory spay / neuter (to eventually eliminate the breed entirely)- higher fines and / or jail time if a restricted breed bites or menaces - fines and / or jail time for any infraction of any provision regarding restricted breeds - age limit for walking the dog in public - persons with criminal records not allowed to own a restricted breed - ability of law enforcement to stop owners on the street just to check the dog's status - ability of law enforcement to seize dogs without proof of wrongdoing - ability of law enforcement to enter an owner's home, with or without a warrant, to investigate and / or seize a dog

If the neighboring province of Ontario, where a pit bull ban has been enforced since 2005, is any indication, Montreal isn't likely to avoid dog bites by declaring war on specific breeds.

If approved the proposed amendment would void the current breed ban in Prince George's County, where about 900 pit bulls and pit bull mixes are euthanized a year, according to the federation.