Breed specific legislation is exactly what sounds like...regulation of your right to own or, in many cases, not own a dog based solely on the breed or "type" of dog, not your responsibility as an owner.
http://www.pbrc.net/breedspecific.html
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Breed Specific Legislation or "BSL" is exactly what it sounds like...regulation of your right to own or, in many cases, not own, a dog based solely on the breed or "type" of dog - not your responsibility as an owner. BSL can also refer to regulations and/or requirements placed only on a specific breed of dog and their owners.
No matter how you define it, BSL targets all dogs of a breed -- the innocent as well as the guilty, and it removes the responsibility from the dog's owner and towards the dog itself. Simple common sense tells you that laws are created to punish or deter the actions of humans - not those of animals.
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THE STATE OF BSL AS OF DEC. 2011
StopBSL Recap 2011 December 31, 2011 3 Comments
Happy New Year! Here are some of the stories and alerts StopBSL covered in 2011. It was a busy year. Many thanks to all of you who have participated in public dialogue, communicated with elected officials, spread the word about breed-specific proposals, and worked diligently to stop BSL! With your help and support, we’re looking forward to a successful 2012.
Rough count / overview:
BSL Repealed = 6
BSL Rejected = 34
BSL Proposals that Died Quietly = 17
Repeal Proposals that Did Not Pass = 8
New BSL Passed = 12
BSL Revised Slightly = 15
BSL Repealed
Bay County, MIOverland, MO
Cleveland, OH (although breed-specific state law still applies)
Moses Lake, WA
Vienna, WV
Canada, BC, Cumberlandhttp://stopbsl.com/2011/12/31/stopbsl-recap-2011/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+StopBsl+%28Stop+BSL%29
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************************************************ Running Afoul of Aurelia, Iowa's Ordinance Banning Pit BullsPosted by Stephanie Ulmer, Guest Blogger on (feb. 1, 2012)
Jim Sak, a former Chicago police officer for over 30 years, recently relocated to Aurelia, Iowa, to help care for his wife’s 87-year-old mother. Shortly after arriving, the Saks learned that they had an unwelcome family member, Snickers, who is Jim’s service dog. Because Aurelia had a “breed specific” ordinance singling out pit bulls, the Saks were told Snickers could no longer live with them.
The Saks were summoned to a city council meeting on December 14th, where the council then voted 3 to 2 not to make an exception for the Saks to allow them to keep Snickers. This occurred even though the Saks argued that Snickers “was the sweetest, most good-natured dog you’d ever want to meet.” And that Jim heavily relies upon Snickers after “suffering a debilitating stroke that left him with no feeling on the right side of his body.” The council subsequently ordered the Saks to remove Snickers by the following day. (read on) http://aldf.org/article.php?id=1943
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