This restriction on pit bulls is called Breed-Specific Legislation, or BSL. There are “about 200 cities and towns… [that] restrict or prohibit ownership of certain breeds of dogs” (Mott). This new epidemic of pit bull attacks has caused certain cities to ban the ownership of them. Apparently, “in Tijeras, New Mexico, there is a pit bull ban that says animal controllers can kill a pit bull on sight without talking to the owner”(Bastian). This should not be the way it is handled, because now over half of the dogs euthanized are pit bulls (O’Connor). “The difficulty with Breed-Specific Legislation is that it doesn’t address the root problem: dogs are bred and [handled] by people” (Mott). Instead of totally banning this group or dog, there should be laws and restrictions for those that own them, and who can own
This restriction on pit bulls is called Breed-Specific Legislation, or BSL. There are “about 200 cities and towns… [that] restrict or prohibit ownership of certain breeds of dogs” (Mott). This new epidemic of pit bull attacks has caused certain cities to ban the ownership of them. Apparently, “in Tijeras, New Mexico, there is a pit bull ban that says animal controllers can kill a pit bull on sight without talking to the owner”(Bastian). This should not be the way it is handled, because now over half of the dogs euthanized are pit bulls (O’Connor). “The difficulty with Breed-Specific Legislation is that it doesn’t address the root problem: dogs are bred and [handled] by people” (Mott). Instead of totally banning this group or dog, there should be laws and restrictions for those that own them, and who can own