breed specific legislation
Seeing Pit Bulls In A Different Light
Much was written about pit bulls after last week’s story of Lennox, the pit bull/Lab mix euthanized in Belfast, Ireland. Many cities and states have breed-specific legislation prohibiting pit bull ownership because they are deemed dangerous. I won’t get on my soapbox again about the issue of BSL, but I wanted to share some facts […]
Continue ReadingLennox: The Sadness That Is BSL
Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) has claimed the life of another, Lennox, a pit bull type dog in Belfast Ireland. Lennox was seized two years ago from a home that loved and cared for him because he looked like a pit bull dog. The laws in the area prohibited pit bulls, and because Lennox had that […]
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Enough “All Pit Bulls Are Bad”
As I’ve written here before, I have a problem with breed-specific legislation that singles out pit bulls. In reading online today, I found yet another story of BSL, this time in Maryland. The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that pit bulls are “inherently dangerous” and anyone owning a pit bull or pit bull mix […]
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