I'm in a debate of sorts on a newspaper board about breed specific legislation. For the uninitiated, breed specific legislation is anylaw that restricts or prohibits the ownership, breeding etc of dogs based soley on breed, it's usually aimed at the pitbull breeds, but can sometimes include German Shepard Dogs, Rottweilers, Huskies and Great Danes. It's also known as "Dangerous Dog" legislation
http://home.hamptonroads.com/blog/index.cfm?uid=53 What I've tried to present is the stance that 1) the pitbull breeds where originally bred to guard, not fight 2) a properly trained, and cared for pitbull breed, is as trustworthy and loving as any other terrier 3) Statistically pitbull breeds are less likely to bite than Cocker Spaniels, Labs or even Chihuahuas 4) breed specific legislation does nothing to solve the problem of dog attacks, because the responsibility for the dog and it's training or lack thereof falls on the owner not the breed. here's just some of the information I've used for data Dog Watch: http://www.dogwatch.net American Dog Owners Association: http://www.adoa.org/ American Kennel Club: http://www.akc.org/news/sections/legislative_alerts.cfm Play find the Pit Bull, would you really know an American Pitbull terrier if you saw one? http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/findpit.html What I've found on this particular board is people who refuse to read/see the facts and refuse to present anything to back up their opposing viewpoints. Scott A. Stewart REAC/PASS-IT (202)-475-8875 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:218822 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
