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britishbandit · 01-03-2006, 10:39 AM

This poor misunderstood breed of dog has recently been banned in Ontario, Canada. The dogs that are here now are it. They HAVE to be spayed/neutered, microchipped, muzzled in public, and you MUST have a minimum of $1 million liability insurance (and most people cannot find a company who will insure them). The reasons the government passed this law was that in their opinion, these dogs are dangerous, attack often, and have a special "locking" mechanism in their jaws, which is complete "BULL", their jaws are no different, just that in the past they were trained to fight and not let go. Granted, many owners are irrisponsible and do not train and there can be bad specimens of the breed, but the same is true for all breeds. "Advocated for the Underdog" was created for lovers of these breeds who are trying to fight for the right to keep these dogs a part of their lives.
This ban has got the attention of many dog owners, as these dogs are not the only breed targeted as aggressive/dangerous. There was also talk of banning other large breeds, mainly because of their "bad rep". The Rottweiler, German Shepard, Mastiff and many others simply because of their size and "intimidation" factor. The Ontario government isn't looking at the number of attacks, only the attacks that cause the most damage, which are few and happen rarely. Is it really necessary to ban breed strictly on a few bad specimens? This issue went on for months and months with articles and people writing to the editors of newspapers to either agree with or defend certain aspects of the breed. Numerous council meetings that (in my opionion), could have been used for REAL problems that affect the city and Ontario.
This post is not really a question, but I would like to see what people in other parts of the country or world think about this.
A good friend of my was attacked by a German Shepard when she was 7, and now owns a Pit Bull, her pride and joy, and a wonderful dog. Even she never blamed the GSD breed or that specific dog for the incident, and still loves all breeds. She puts complete responsiblity on the owner of that dog for letting her be left alone outside with it.

01-03-2006, 10:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
britishbandit Rottweiler Mum Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Windsor, ON Posts: 4,185 Rep Power: 180	Staffys/Pit Bulls banned in Ontario :( This poor misunderstood breed of dog has recently been banned in Ontario, Canada. The dogs that are here now are it. They HAVE to be spayed/neutered, microchipped, muzzled in public, and you MUST have a minimum of $1 million liability insurance (and most people cannot find a company who will insure them). The reasons the government passed this law was that in their opinion, these dogs are dangerous, attack often, and have a special "locking" mechanism in their jaws, which is complete "BULL", their jaws are no different, just that in the past they were trained to fight and not let go. Granted, many owners are irrisponsible and do not train and there can be bad specimens of the breed, but the same is true for all breeds. "Advocated for the Underdog" was created for lovers of these breeds who are trying to fight for the right to keep these dogs a part of their lives. This ban has got the attention of many dog owners, as these dogs are not the only breed targeted as aggressive/dangerous. There was also talk of banning other large breeds, mainly because of their "bad rep". The Rottweiler, German Shepard, Mastiff and many others simply because of their size and "intimidation" factor. The Ontario government isn't looking at the number of attacks, only the attacks that cause the most damage, which are few and happen rarely. Is it really necessary to ban breed strictly on a few bad specimens? This issue went on for months and months with articles and people writing to the editors of newspapers to either agree with or defend certain aspects of the breed. Numerous council meetings that (in my opionion), could have been used for REAL problems that affect the city and Ontario. This post is not really a question, but I would like to see what people in other parts of the country or world think about this. A good friend of my was attacked by a German Shepard when she was 7, and now owns a Pit Bull, her pride and joy, and a wonderful dog. Even she never blamed the GSD breed or that specific dog for the incident, and still loves all breeds. She puts complete responsiblity on the owner of that dog for letting her be left alone outside with it.