Gold Coast Council to Change Dog Laws.

[tybrax]

THE GOLD COAST COUNCIL IS REVIEWING ITS CONTROVERSIAL DOG LAWS
AFTER SUCCESSFUL COURT ACTION BY ANGRY PET OWNERS.

COUNCIL BUREAUCRATS HAVE ADMITTED TO FLAEWS IN THE SYSTEM AFTER
AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRES TERRIERS WERE MISTAKEN FOR BANNED PIT BULLS.

A NEW REPOT ON THE ISSUE, TO BE CONSIDERED BY GOLD COAST COUNCIL
ON MONDAY, LISTS REPEALING THE CONTENTIONS LAS AS ONE OPTION TO CIRCUMVENT THE PROBLEM.

HOWEVER, IT SAYS THAT WOULD RAISE DANGEROUS ISSUES OF LIABILITY AND COULD ENCOURAGE AN INFLUX OF PIT BULL'S TO THE CITY.

IT IS MORE LIKELY COUNCELLORS WILL AGREE TO A SIGNIFICANT ABOUT TURN ON THIER STRICT DOG POLICY BY ALLOWING BELATED REGISTRATION OF PIT BULLS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE GOLD COAST FOR YEARS.

THE POTENTIAL CHANGES COME AFTER LAST WEEKS LAND MARK COURT CASE
WHICH SAW AN ALLEGED UNREGISTERED PIT BULL RETURNED TO ITS OWNER
ALTHOUGH THE COUNCIL CLAIMED IT SHOULD BE DESTROYED.


FONZIE WAS RESCUED FROM DEATH ROW AFTER HIS OWNER SUCCESSFULLY
CLAIMED HIS PET WAS AN AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER.

THE CITY COUNCIL'S TOUGH DOG LAWS CAME INTO EFFECT IN SEPTEMBER
2003 PROHIBITING PIT BULLS AND THERE CROSSBREEDS BEING REGISTERED IN THE CITY .


THOSE ALREADY REGISTERED WITH THE COUNCIL WERE ABLE TO REMAIN
FOR LIFE.

THE NEW REPORT, BY COUNCIL'S ANIMAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION ADMITS
THERE ARE SUFFICENT PROBLEM WITH BREED IDENTIFICATION BECAUSE PIT BULLS AND AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRES ARE SO SIMILAR.

THE REPORT RECOMMENDS INCREASED TRAINING OF COUNCIL OFFICERS
SO THEY CAN BE BETTER IDENTIFY DANGEROUS DOGS.

ITS ALSO RECOMMENDS THE DOG LAWS BE CHANGED SO RESIDENTS WHO HAVE OWNED A DANGEROUS DOG FOR YEARS, BUT WHERE NOT AWARE
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BELATEDLY REGISTER THEIR PET.


UNDER THE CURRENT LAW ANY UNREGISTERED DOG DETERMINED TO BE A PIT BULL IS DESTROYED.

MAYOR RON CLARKE SAID THAT HE WANTED A VETERINARY PANEL SET UP INSTEAD OF USING COUNCIL OFFICERS TO IDENTIFY DANGEROUS DOGS .

HOWEVER, THE AUSTRALIAN VETERNARIAN ASSOCIATION DID NOT SUPPORT THE MOVE.

"AT LEAST WE CAN AMEND THE LAW SO PEOPLE WHO WERE CAUGHT SHORT AND DIDN'T NO THERE DOG WAS BANNED CAN STILL GET A PERMIT," SAID CR.CLARKE.


HE SAID REPEALING THE DANGEROUS DOG LAWS WAS SIMPLY NOT A FEASIBLE OPTION FOR THE COUNCIL .

"THAT LEAVES US WIDE OPEN FOR LITIGATION HE SAID,"HE SAID.

AS LONG AS WE CAN MAKE SURE PEOPLE RETAIN THIER PETS IF THEY ARE WELL BEHAVED , AND THATS'S BALANCED WITH BETTER TRAINING FOR OUR OFFICERS, THE SITUATION IS GOOD"

ACTING HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES CHAIRWOMEN CR JAN GREW
SAID THE PROBLEM REGARDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF PIT BULLS
WAS NOT RESTRICTED TO GOLD COAST CITY COUNCIL.

"ITS AN ISSUE GLOBALLY, " SAID CR GREW.

"ITS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABSOLUTELY SURE OF THE BREED OF THE DOG", AND THAT'S QUITE DIFFICULT WHEN WE HAVE CROSSBREEDS.

"THATS WHY WE WILL HAVE INCREASED IDENTIFICATION TRAINING.








I AM OVER THE MOON, LETS CALL IT THE BEATTIE SIDE STEP.


TYBRAX NEWS- A CASE WILL BE BOUGHT FORWARD AGAINST THE GOLD COAST
COUNCIL IT WILL BE A TEST CASE TO MAKE WAY FOR FUTURE LAWSUITS FOR
COMPENSATION. FOR INFO CONTACT jmoko2@hotmail.com



tybrax

[Novel]

HE SAID REPEALING THE DANGEROUS DOG LAWS WAS SIMPLY NOT A FEASIBLE OPTION FOR THE COUNCIL .

"THAT LEAVES US WIDE OPEN FOR LITIGATION HE SAID,"HE SAID.

This is what I don't understand... Who is suing the council over pit bulls?

[Cassiepeia]

*sigh* On the surface it seems like such a good thing but they're not really doing anything, are they?

Queensland remains my most hated state in Australia.

Cass.

[Novel]

No, they really aren't doing anything. They're still banning a specific breed, and to me it seems like they admitted a liability when they say they're having problems identifying dogs and heritage, ~and~ it seems like all you have to say is my dog is a Staffie, which is just going to get the Staffordshire banned too.

[Cassiepeia]

Yes, so true. Queensland has the worst BSL in all of Australia and unfortunately NSW (my state) is heading that way too. Although our premier (who introduced the pit bull ban) recently retired so maybe we have a chance with the new one to get the ban lifted.
You know, even great danes are banned in some places in Queensland? *shakes her head* This whole thing is just crazy.

Cass.

[linnie]

Originally Posted by Cassiepeia

*sigh* On the surface it seems like such a good thing but they're not really doing anything, are they?

Queensland remains my most hated state in Australia.

Cass.

you took the words right out of my mouth Cass.

If ever there is a problem with unjust laws look no further than queensland home of oppressed people and imbicilic beaurocrats.

Novel the pitbull ban has been very unjust and dogs have been abducted by officials from their back yards and some even pts very inhumanely.
Oh and to make it even more impressive they hired a woman to decide if they had pitbull in them or not and she knew NOTHING about dogs... Always makes me proud to see people who know nothing making their way up in the world at the expense of animals

If you go back to a thread way back early this year you should find on called
"read this for Buddys sake"
If only I knew how to find it for you I would lol.

[linnie]

Originally Posted by Cassiepeia

Yes, so true. Queensland has the worst BSL in all of Australia and unfortunately NSW (my state) is heading that way too. Although our premier (who introduced the pit bull ban) recently retired so maybe we have a chance with the new one to get the ban lifted.
You know, even great danes are banned in some places in Queensland? *shakes her head* This whole thing is just crazy.

Cass.

I know people hate multiple posts but this one was begging me to say something.

When the premier retired NSW rocked with elation.
Hell I even went out and had a few bundys on the strength of his retirement. Trouble is I bet the next one will be a twit too it goes with the breed (politician)

[Novel]

Sigh... that is too bad. I can't imagine even wanting a job where my decision put innocent animals to sleep, for no other reason than their heritage. Now if I had that job, you'd see lots and lots of Staffie's and never a pit bull among them. I guess that's why I dont have that job.

[linnie]

Novel if I had the job I would be thinking along the lines of getting the geneticly flawed people out of the way lol
The dogs would be safe as houses

[richnrissa]

You know, even great danes are banned in some places in Queensland

i just saw this......well..grrrrrrrr to you buggers!

[Cassiepeia]

Linnie...I just about jumped for joy when Carr retired too. I was sooo happy they interupted the show I was watching to broadcast his goodbye speech. ROFL!!
I hate saying it, but I suspect you may be right about our new premier too. *sigh* Oh well, don't give up hope...ya never know. Stranger things have happened. *fingers crossed*

I can't believe they've banned Great Danes in some places either. It constantly boggles my mind, how they come up with such crap. I really wish I could swear on this forum. LOL That's the only way to explain how angry it makes me. Oh and I believe shar pei's might be banned in one area in QLD too.

Cass.