BSL stands for Breed Specific Legislation. This is where there are proposed bills regarding "pit bulls" or certain other breeds. Some proposed bills are banning of certain breeds, muzzle laws, micro-chipping and breeding practices. The thing is, is BSL does not work. Once again we are punishing the dog for the owners actions. BSL takes away your right to own a certain type of dog.
I strongly disagree with BSL. I think its an outrage! It breaks my heart to see many good owners having to move or get rid of there beloved pet. The bad owners will just ignore the laws anyways and continue to have these dogs. The good owners are the ones that feel it the most, because they love their pets and are forced to get rid of them or they can even be put down. This blows my mind and I cant tell you how angry this makes me. What do these families tell their kids that are so attached to the family dog?
The media plays a large role in BSL. Any dog with a big head and sort hair is called a pit bull and many times they are not pit bulls at all. Here is the thing, pit bull is NOT a breed of dog. Its a general term used to describe many breeds of dogs that have similar characteristics. The pit bull covers many breeds like the American Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Bull Terrier, Bulldogs, and in many cases the Presa Canario and Dogo Argentino because they are so similar looking. So if any one of these dogs hurts some one they are just called a pit bull and it appears that they are always on the news. Well when you group a bunch of breeds together then yes it will seem they are more dangerous because there is so many. If you grouped together the dogs in the Working group together the stats will be higher because you are dealing with many more breeds. See how that works? There has been many times when after the media reports a "pit bull" biting they find out it wasn't even a pit bull at all. Many crosses of different breeds can look like a pit bull. Boxer, Mastiff, Rhodesian Ridge back mixes can fool many people because they can look so close to a pit bull.
The bottom line is we need to fight BSL. Good owners should not have their rights taking away because of the bad deeds of other worthless people.
I strongly disagree with BSL. I think its an outrage! It breaks my heart to see many good owners having to move or get rid of there beloved pet. The bad owners will just ignore the laws anyways and continue to have these dogs. The good owners are the ones that feel it the most, because they love their pets and are forced to get rid of them or they can even be put down. This blows my mind and I cant tell you how angry this makes me. What do these families tell their kids that are so attached to the family dog?
The media plays a large role in BSL. Any dog with a big head and sort hair is called a pit bull and many times they are not pit bulls at all. Here is the thing, pit bull is NOT a breed of dog. Its a general term used to describe many breeds of dogs that have similar characteristics. The pit bull covers many breeds like the American Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Bull Terrier, Bulldogs, and in many cases the Presa Canario and Dogo Argentino because they are so similar looking. So if any one of these dogs hurts some one they are just called a pit bull and it appears that they are always on the news. Well when you group a bunch of breeds together then yes it will seem they are more dangerous because there is so many. If you grouped together the dogs in the Working group together the stats will be higher because you are dealing with many more breeds. See how that works? There has been many times when after the media reports a "pit bull" biting they find out it wasn't even a pit bull at all. Many crosses of different breeds can look like a pit bull. Boxer, Mastiff, Rhodesian Ridge back mixes can fool many people because they can look so close to a pit bull.
The bottom line is we need to fight BSL. Good owners should not have their rights taking away because of the bad deeds of other worthless people.
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