03-09-2016, 05:02 AM
I signed.
The whole thing is infuriating and I've written several papers and speeches on the subject. BSL or Breed Specific Legislation is pointless. You can't judge a dog based on breed. The breed gives hints as to characteristics and temperaments a dog MIGHT have but it's not fool proof. Have you seen a hyper Basset hound? a Lazy boxer? Dogs must be given a chance based on their individual temperament, health and state of mind. Meaning you can't set the dog up to fail either. The dog needs to be exercised, fed, loved...ect. You can't isolate a dog deprive it from exercise and social interaction and expect it to be perfect. That's setting a dog up to fail. The problem is you have uneducated people making decisions and laws about things they shouldn't. Ask any dog trainer and they will tell you that yes breeds have temperaments associated with their breeds but that's ONLY a guide line.
You have to assess each individual dog because what dog A has been though and dog B has been though can be totally different back stories and can have totally different outcomes based on those experiences. One dog can be from a loving home and the other was tortured and beaten within an inch of it's life that was own by a dog fighter. Both are APBT and have never shown aggression or bitten anyone but both will be killed because of their breed and dog B will never be given a chance. It's the same story over and over again.
You have uneducated people trying to pacify the ignorant masses with a witch trial. When all it hurts is the law abiding citizens with loving dogs.
The whole thing is infuriating and I've written several papers and speeches on the subject. BSL or Breed Specific Legislation is pointless. You can't judge a dog based on breed. The breed gives hints as to characteristics and temperaments a dog MIGHT have but it's not fool proof. Have you seen a hyper Basset hound? a Lazy boxer? Dogs must be given a chance based on their individual temperament, health and state of mind. Meaning you can't set the dog up to fail either. The dog needs to be exercised, fed, loved...ect. You can't isolate a dog deprive it from exercise and social interaction and expect it to be perfect. That's setting a dog up to fail. The problem is you have uneducated people making decisions and laws about things they shouldn't. Ask any dog trainer and they will tell you that yes breeds have temperaments associated with their breeds but that's ONLY a guide line.
You have to assess each individual dog because what dog A has been though and dog B has been though can be totally different back stories and can have totally different outcomes based on those experiences. One dog can be from a loving home and the other was tortured and beaten within an inch of it's life that was own by a dog fighter. Both are APBT and have never shown aggression or bitten anyone but both will be killed because of their breed and dog B will never be given a chance. It's the same story over and over again.
You have uneducated people trying to pacify the ignorant masses with a witch trial. When all it hurts is the law abiding citizens with loving dogs.
