Breed Specific Legislation - Canine Racism?

New Breed Specific Legislation laws are literallythat your dog was being confiscated because it
sweeping not only the nation, but the world.was dangerous and aggressive. Its like saying all
These laws while made with good intentions areteenagers are dangerous, and violent, Simply
only causing grief and heartache to caring, lawbecause you have met a couple that fit this
abiding, dog owners, and bad situations worse. Ifstereotype.
you own Pit bull-type dogs, Rottweilers, GermanI'm not saying something shouldn't be done about
Shepherds, Chows, Presa Canarios, Dobermans,the violent dog bites and attacks, But BSL laws
Cane Corsos, Huskies, or Boxers, just to name aare simply not the course to ultimately solve
few of the targeted breeds, you must open yourthese problems. In areas where pit bulls have
eyes to a world that utterly ignores a dogs goodbeen completely banned, dog fighting has just
behavior, and exploit's the bad. It is a truly sadwent further underground, causing these poor
situation for these breeds as it is not there faultdogs to become a black market money maker,
man has taught them to behave badly, or deniedwhere all are trained to be highly violent and
them proper socialization.aggressive. The only thing it has solved is
You may find yourself asking ' What are breeddestroying the loving dogs of responsible owners.
specific legislation laws?' They are simply laws thatProving its not the breed that needs to be
state what you and your dog can do in publicpunished its the owner. Dog attacks would not be
settings, They can range from requiring a muzzlepossible if ALL dog owners were responsible, and
and twelve inch leash at all times to the moreabide by both leash laws and properly socialized
common practice of completely destroying alland trained their animals. BS laws are NOT the
dogs that even resemble these breeds. imagineanswer, they are simply racial profiling on a canine
laying on your couch with your best friend onescale.
day, hearing a knock on the door, and being told