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What is your opinion on BSL2007-11-25 2:53:23

What do you have to say about BSL? Do you think it will work? If so, why? If not, why not? Do you think that there are other things we could do to combat dog attacks without banning whole breeds?... I just want to hear what everyone really thinks about all of this!

Answers:

It has been proven that BSL does not work to eliminate or reduce the amounts of dog bites. I think BSL is just another way of AR groups trying to end all dog ownership. I think the media creates the fear of certain breeds and because of the fear that is created by sensationalizing bites from certain dogs, people believe what they hear and back BSL but what they do not realize is that once one breed has been banned, it will open the door to any and every breed being banned.

Here is an example of what will happen if people do not start paying attention to BSL, and my guess is that list will get bigger.

In Italy they started out with a list of 13 dogs on the dangerous dog list and the list has now climbed to 92 and the dogs on the list are not all large breed dogs there are dogs on the list such as Corgis, Schipperkes and Schnauzers.

This is exactly where we are headed if we allow BSL.

I believe that stiffer penalties (jail time and hefty fines) should be imposed on people who use dogs for illegal purposes or for people who chose to keep dangerous dogs. I bet if you had to go to jail and/or it hurt your pocket people would be more inclined to research dogs before they got one. People need to be educated about dogs in general, they need to understand pack mentality and behavior. What people need to do is start being responsible when chosing and raising a dog. They need to quit buying dogs based on looks alone and be honest in their ability to handle certain breeds because not all breeds are suited for everyone.