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Ontario, Canada: Ontario pit bull ban isn’t working, Humane Society says
Ontario, Canada: Ontario pit bull ban isn’t working, Humane Society says
Posted on April 28, 2010 by www.stopbsl.com
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/04/28/13747081.html
Ontario pit bull ban isn’t working, Humane Society says
By IAN ROBERTSON, Toronto Sun
Last Updated: April 28, 2010 12:20pm
The provincial government bit off more than it could chew by dooming pit bulls as Ontario’s worst people-biters, the Toronto Humane Society says.
Results of a survey of municipalities, released Wednesday, show no significant drop in dog bite cases since the government passed Breed Specific Legislation in 2005 that resulted in “countless†pit bulls and related Staffordshire Terriers being destroyed.
In a statement, the THS called on the provincial government to amend its Breed Specific Legislation and †stop the punishment of innocent animals.
“This survey shows that the pit bull ban has not resulted in a reduction in the number of dog bites in Ontario,†said the THS, which opposes breed-specific legislation.
A chart based on its statistics shows about a 10% drop in dog bite cases from 2004 to 2005, to just over 5,000. The survey showed a slight drop again in 2006, then the number of cases increased to about to about the 2005 level by last year.
In the THS release, spokesman Ian McConachie quoted then-Attorney General Michael Bryant telling MPPs in the Legislature “it’s time that we make amendments to the Dog Owners’ Liability Act that make our streets safer.â€
The revised legislation outlawing pit bulls “failed to do so,†he charged. McConachie said outlawing specific dog breeds “targets the wrong source of the problem.
“Dogs are not born violent,†McConachie said. Instead, they are “made that way by irresponsible owners who train them to be that way or neglect them and they develop behavioural problems.
“If we want to reduce the number of dog bites we have to address the route cause of the problem, those irresponsible owners who do not appropriately care for their animals.†he said.
He said the survey shows the five-year-old anti-pit bull legislation “has not worked to decrease the incidents of dog bites.â€
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/04/28/13747081.html
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Ontario, Canada: Ontario pit bull ban isn’t working, Humane Society says
Posted on April 28, 2010 by www.stopbsl.com
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/04/28/13747081.html
Ontario pit bull ban isn’t working, Humane Society says
By IAN ROBERTSON, Toronto Sun
Last Updated: April 28, 2010 12:20pm
The provincial government bit off more than it could chew by dooming pit bulls as Ontario’s worst people-biters, the Toronto Humane Society says.
Results of a survey of municipalities, released Wednesday, show no significant drop in dog bite cases since the government passed Breed Specific Legislation in 2005 that resulted in “countless†pit bulls and related Staffordshire Terriers being destroyed.
In a statement, the THS called on the provincial government to amend its Breed Specific Legislation and †stop the punishment of innocent animals.
“This survey shows that the pit bull ban has not resulted in a reduction in the number of dog bites in Ontario,†said the THS, which opposes breed-specific legislation.
A chart based on its statistics shows about a 10% drop in dog bite cases from 2004 to 2005, to just over 5,000. The survey showed a slight drop again in 2006, then the number of cases increased to about to about the 2005 level by last year.
In the THS release, spokesman Ian McConachie quoted then-Attorney General Michael Bryant telling MPPs in the Legislature “it’s time that we make amendments to the Dog Owners’ Liability Act that make our streets safer.â€
The revised legislation outlawing pit bulls “failed to do so,†he charged. McConachie said outlawing specific dog breeds “targets the wrong source of the problem.
“Dogs are not born violent,†McConachie said. Instead, they are “made that way by irresponsible owners who train them to be that way or neglect them and they develop behavioural problems.
“If we want to reduce the number of dog bites we have to address the route cause of the problem, those irresponsible owners who do not appropriately care for their animals.†he said.
He said the survey shows the five-year-old anti-pit bull legislation “has not worked to decrease the incidents of dog bites.â€
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/04/28/13747081.html
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