Legislation

While recently looking up Canadian laws, Animal Rights popped up and seemed very intriguing. From thereon, the Dog Owners Liability Act surfaced and it states “The owner of a dog is liable for damages resulting from a bite or attack by the dog on another person or domestic animal.” This law does make sense that the owner should take the responsibility of their dog because they were the ones who raised the dog to be the way it is but the one sub issue found with this law is the Pit Bull Ban. The…

Introduction The Dangerous Dogs Act inhibits the ownership of 4 certain dog breeds in the UK. The legislation came into force in 1991. It was written because there was an increasing number of dog attacks resulting in serious injury or death, this caused the public to be concerned by dogs that weren’t under control and aggressive. There are 9 sections to the Dangerous Dogs Act. Section One of the DDA Section 1 tells you the dog breeds that are banned in the UK. These 4 breeds are: Japanese Tosa,…

American Pit Bull Terrier the hunting dog (APBT) aka Pit Bull brings concern to a lot of people due to the quantity of human fatalities these dogs are reported in. The media would have you believe that these deaths are on the increase and is of epidemic proportions with Pit Bull being the culprit. An urban legend is that they have lockup jaws and have excellent bite force. Another story is that they're aggressive towards people, and go insane. The majority don’t understand is that the term “Pit…

impacted the public eye, and has placed a bang on renting a home or apartment when having a pit bull companion. “The main element of the Dog Control Bill is the shift in emphasis of breed focus to the actions of individual dogs and owners. This legislation would enable courts to prosecute the owners of aggressive or violent dogs” (Brennand 1). With this, Kerry Brennand, stresses that if a person is renting a home or apartment, the owner should be held responsible for the dog’s behavior, along…

Do Pit Bulls deserve the poor stereotyping they receive? Every year over one point two million dogs are euthanized in America alone. A startling forty percent of those dogs are pit bulls. That means that every year over half a million pit bulls are euthanized in America. This number has risen so high over the years because of the poor name and stereotypes that have been placed on pit bulls. Pit bulls have been labeled as mean and aggressive dogs for many reasons. One is due to their…

Pit bulls are, by far, the most feared dog. A “pit bull” isn 't an actual breed, the term originates from the American Pit Bull Terrier but also includes the American Staffordshire Terrier, the English Staffordshire Terrier, and any dogs that are mixes of these breeds. These dogs are stereotyped to the point that there have been laws instated that have banned the dogs in some cities. For decades the media has been using the pit bull hysteria for their own profit. This is an issue because so many…

Make sure a psychologist who specialises in personality disorders is involved from the start. The children must trust this person enough to tell them about everything that happens at the narcissistic parent’s house. Do not think that you are protecting the children be telling them that this parent loves them and means well. In the long run, this will do a lot of damage, as they will then believe they are deserving of such abuse. The psychologist must train them to see the patterns of abuse, and…

Even if the shelter does decide to continue to not adopt out Pit Bulls, there are other options than euthanization. For instance, there are numerous rescue centers that will take in dogs deemed ‘vicious,’ like Pits Bulls, to keep them from being killed. One of these rescue centers is located in North Carolina. Fortitudine Vincimus Rescue Center, also known as “The Fort” was founded by Jake Gardner in 2012. According to Judi Brinegar’s article (2014), “Pit Bull Rescue Seeks Help,” “The Fort" is…

The Bully Breed Myth There are many breed of dogs throughout the world. The bully breed of dogs such as, the American Pit bull Terrier, Staffordshire terrier, and Staffordshire bull terrier are all descendants of the ancient molosser dog from the British Isles. These medium size dogs were bred for hunting, protection, fighting, and bull baiting activities. These dogs served in the military, were presidential pits, and nanny dogs for parents. But, myths say these particular dogs have locking…

Pit bulls are not bad dogs…