BSL and You

Breed specific legislation and you:
Speaking out against BSL

15 years of advocating, against those who would cause harm to our beloved animals, is not easy. Majority of the time it is very difficult to keep our calm while peacefully protesting against certain areas that cause issues, for our animal’s safety. Now, advocates like me are fighting against breed specific legislation (BSL).
People question why we want to fight against the BSL, and what they stand for. It is because of this fact, that this law is not safe for any breed of dog. How many people reading this right now, think it will not or cannot affect their dog?

My estimate would be 4 out of 10 people think this, from my experiences with emails, comments, and posts on blogs. Those who think that BSL is okay, stick with statements that the BSL only wishes for the owners to spay and neuter their dogs. Obviously if that were true, I would not be writing this article right now would I. The truth is, I agree with spay and neutering the dogs if it does not cause an extinction of the dog breeds. What I do not agree with is the annihilation of the existence of these breeds that BSL is targeting.
Common sense would be helpful right now at this point for some people, to take note if everyone spayed and neutered their dog in the entire world all dogs would cease to exist. So here is my point, legit breeders are an unavoidable evil for procreating our dog breeds. I do not agree with backyard breeders, puppy mills, or those who breed any dog for fighting purposes.

Why does BSL exist? No one really knows why, yet there have been statements about this issue since the 1970’s, which they started due to a population boom of a breed that was in high demand due to the media, I.e. Movies, TV shows. Those breeds being the Doberman Pinchers, these breeds were considered guard dogs or grippers. Truthfully, BSL could have been in effect as early as the mid 1980s, as one law site would suggest that. 

Reference: (http://www.animallaw.info/articles/aruslweiss2001.htm)
History of Breed-Specific Legislation
“Breed-Specific Legislation (BSL) is, in simple terms, a statute or regulation that is directed toward one or more specific breeds of dogs.  The majority of BSL is focused on breeds traditionally known as "dangerous," or those that have demonstrated particular propensities for aggression and violent behavior.  In the early 1980s, a number of fatalities and serious injuries caused by certain breeds, including pit bull dogs, brought to the public's attention a perceived need for more stringent laws governing restraint of dogs.1  In 1980, for example, Hollywood, Florida's City Commission passed an ordinance that required persons who owned pit bull dogs to "complete special registration forms and prove the possession of $25,000 of public liability insurance."2  The regulation applied to several breeds, collectively identified as pit bulls.  In 1984, a New Mexico town completely banned pit bulls and allowed county officers to confiscate and euthanize the dogs.3  Also that year, Cincinnati, Ohio enacted a regulation that "defined vicious dogs to include all pit bull terriers," and put special restrictions on the confinement, sale, and control of those dogs which were not applicable to other breeds.4  In each of these situations, one breed of dog has been singled out as "inherently dangerous to society," regardless of the individual dogs' present or past behavior.”

BSL is not okay and it never will be, BSL condemns dogs to death based on the breed, looks and flawed bite statistics. How many breeds do you think is on the BSL list, One, Two maybe four? Try more; try 75 dog breeds on this murder list. 75 is a very scary number isn’t it?

Here is the List: Reference- (http://www.dogguide.net/blog/2008/07/bsl-shocker-a-list-of-75-dogs-that-are-banned-or-restricted/)
1. AIREDALE TERRIER
2. AKBASH
3. AKITA
4. ALAPAHA BLUE BLOOD BULLDOG
5. ALASKAN MALAMUTE
6. ALSATIAN SHEPHERD
7. AMERICAN BULLDOG
8. AMERICAN HUSKY
9. AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER
10. AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER
11. AMERICAN WOLFDOG
12. ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD
13. ARIKARA DOG
14. AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG
15. AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD
16. BELGIAN MALINOIS
17. BELGIAN SHEEPDOG
18. BELGIAN TURVUREN
19. BLUE HEELER
20. BOERBOL
21. BORZOI
22. BOSTON TERRIER
23. BOUVIER DES FLANDRES
24. BOXER
25. BULLDOG
26. BULL TERRIER
27. BULL MASTIFF
28. CANE CORSO
29. CATAHOULA LEOPARD DOG
30. CAUCASIAN SHEPHERD
31. CHINESE SHAR PEI
32. CHOW-CHOW
33. COLORADO DOG
34. DOBERMAN PINSCHER
35. DOGO DE ARGENTINO
36. DOGUE DE BORDEAUX
37. ENGLISH MASTIFFS
38. ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL
39. ESKIMO DOG
40. ESTRELA MOUNTAIN DOG
41. FILA BRASILIERO
42. FOX TERRIER
43. FRENCH BULLDOG
44. GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG
45. GOLDEN RETRIEVER
46. GREENLAND HUSKY
47. GREAT DANE
48. GREAT PYRANEES
49. ITALIAN MASTIFF
50. KANGAL DOG
51. KEESHOND
52. KOMONDOR
53. KOTEZEBUE HUSKY
54. KUVAZ
55. LABRADOR RETRIEVER
56. LEONBERGER
57. MASTIFF
58. NEOPOLITAN MASTIFF
59. NEWFOUNDLAND
60. OTTERHOUND
61. PRESA DE CANARIO
62. PRESA DE MALLORQUIN
63. PUG
64. ROTTWEILER
65. SAARLOOS WOLFHOND
66. SAINT BERNARD
67. SAMOYED
68. SCOTTISH DEERHOUND
69. SIBERIAN HUSKY
70. SPANISH MASTIFF
71. STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER
72. TIMBER SHEPHERD
73. TOSA INU
74. TUNDRA SHEPHERD
75. WOLF SPITZ

This list will continue to grow with each passing year, or with media coverage of dog attacks. No one seems to ask the right questions anymore about BSL, and their methods of this witch-hunt. Why do these people, have the right to tell us what breed we can own or have? Why must they base every single dog breed on bite statistics, looks and or for what other dog owners have done? 
Not all dogs are vicious or dangerous or trained to attack or fight or to guard. BSL uses blank statements such as Pit Bull Dogs are inherently dangerous, and people follow this statement, without ever having the great privilege of owning this breed.

First breed that was on the BSL target list was the Chow’s, in the 1960s, even though BSL wasn’t well known back then, followed by the Dobermans 1970s, the Rottweiler’s 1980s, and in this time period BSL became well known, and now they have the Pit bulls as their target. These dogs are being scrutinized for what a handful of irresponsible owners have trained and bred their dog to do. 
What BSL does not tell you, is that there is an epidemic of Game Dogs. Game Dogs are bred for the aggressiveness; these dogs would be the inherently dangerous ones, which the BSL are talking about. Yet BSL would have you believe that any dog can be inherently dangerous, that no dog will show signs of aggression. Dogs, of any breed show signs of aggression, unless they are the game dogs.
Game dogs the ones that are used for fighting, are the ones that show no aggression until the last second. Game dogs that are used for fighting are the ones that snap without warning, Game dogs the ones used for fighting have no choice, innocent house pets or strays are used for baiting, this should be common knowledge, yet it is not. 

How do I know this? Because of the experiences and trouble with an ex-friend of mine who was into this cruelty of dog fighting. He explained the differences in house pets, and game dogs to me. I later turned him in, due to his cruel activities in the dog-fighting world.

Why do you think game dog and house pet differences are not common knowledge? 

Because, BSL and the Anti Pit Bull advocates would have you believe that the non-game dogs are the inherently dangerous dog. What am I trying to say here? If you want the truth, it is better to do the research yourself, then to listen to those who wish for our breeds to be destroyed.

However, there are different types of usage for the word “game dogs”.
Hunting
Athletic competition
Not all game dogs are bad, just as not all breeds of dogs are bad, it depends on the owner and the way these dogs have been trained or what they have been bred for.

A couple of sites I recommend:
https://www.facebook.com/StupidThingsPitBullHatersSay
http://www.ehow.com/info_10009014_game-pitbull.html

So please say no to BSL, and this endless witch-hunt. Tell them to do the actual detective work and bring in the cruel dog fighters instead of blaming everyone for what these irresponsible people are doing.