InformationBreed Specific Legislation:
Breed: (brEd) n. 1.a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common. 2.a number of persons of the same stock. 3.a Class or Kind. (a new breed of athlete).
Race: (rAs) n. 1.a breeding stock of animals. 2.a family, tribe, people, or nation belonging to the same stock. 3.a class or kind of people unified by community of interests, habits, or characteristics. (The English race).
Racism: (rA-"si-z&m also -"shi-) n. 1.racial prejudice or discrimination. 2.the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races. 3.discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race. 4.Discrimination or prejudice based on race.
What exactly is Breed Specific Legislation (BSL)? It's exactly what it sounds like, the regulation of your right to own a certain breed of dog. This actually poses many problems, First off, most of the people that are running "Pit Bull factories" are dumping many mixed breeds into America. So many, in fact, that most people can't even tell the difference. Think you can tell the difference? See if you can, go here: Find the Pit. To find out what a pure bred Pit Bull should look like click here. Here are some quick facts. There are at least 20 other breeds of dog that look similar, if not almost identical, to Pit Bulls. Most of the excessively large pit bulls you have seen were originally (many, many litters ago) mixed with larger breed dogs, such as Mastiffs, American Bull Dogs, etc... I am not bashing any type of dog, I think they're all great. It's simply the fact that if most people can't even tell exactly what a Pit Bull looks like, and easily confuse them with other breeds of dog then how can you ban that breed?! In all actuality "Pit Bulls" aren't even a breed of dog, it's a generic term for: American Staffordshire Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, or any mix of those breeds resulting in a similar looking dog. In America, it is illegal to be racist towards other people. Sure you can have your own opinion as long as its kept internally, but once you publicly display your thoughts and feelings you can be charged with hate crimes, racism, prejudice, and everything else under the sun. My point is, what's the difference between being racist towards people and being racist towards dogs? Either way, you're still being prejudice towards them because of how they look or what they are, because of ,mostly, falsely reported information. The people that are giving Pit Bulls bad names are, like I said before, the Fad Breeders, not the honest dog breeders. The media also does not help because most people will believe anything they hear and they report only the bad things. Most of the time the dog was misidentified as a Pit Bull in the first place. They should report the good things that Pit Bulls do too, the good comes with the bad, even though most of the time actual, true Pit Bulls did nothing wrong. Back to the Fad Breeders and people that breed them for fighting or buy them from shelters for that reason, as soon as Pit Bulls get banned they will change the breed of dog it is that they use or breed. They'll put in a little more Mastiff and call it a Mastiff or a Mat Bull or something. Who knows? Or they may just pack up and switch to another breed entirely. They've actually busted people for importing Hyenas and fighting them now. So is that the dog's fault? No! It's the retards that imported them in to the country in the first place. My point is that if everyone has a different mental image of what a "pit bull" looks like then how can you ban them? I think Stanislaus County and Los Angeles came up with a great way to deal with B.S.L. Stanislaus County passed an ordinance on July 12, 2005 that is modeled after the Los Angeles ordinance. Citizens of Stanislaus County will have to pay high fees to keep their dogs of ALL breeds (and cats). These high fees will encourage more spays/neuters. Breeding restrictions now mandate required permits for breeding, with fines imposed for those who breed without them, as well as for selling under age animals, selling in flea markets, etc. In an era where politicians are vilifying breeds and calling for ineffective measures, we're encouraged by those who've chosen to address the real problems, the overpopulation of pets, that is. It may not be the best solution, or the solution that pit bull lovers would prefer, but its the best one we've had so far. So before you go out and adopt a Pit Bull do yourself and the dog a favor and make sure that they are spayed or neutered and that they are legal to have in your city. You can do this by checking here: BSL Locations in America. Also, while these pit bulls are in need of our help, good breeders are not and should not be breeding right now, due to the excessive over population of the breed and their unfortunate reputation. They're breeding dogs that have a better chance than any other dog of ending up euthanized in a shelter or anywhere else for that matter or in the hands of the wrong people. It's just something to think about.