That would never fly in the US. Yeah, a random BSL would, and does occasionally. But not the euthanizing of all dogs of a certain breed existing in a specific local.
This actually does happen to pitbulls or any bully-type dog in places across the South. Most shelters have policies that restrict adoption of "dangerous dogs", and the reputation of the pittie alone is enough to put them in this category. Often a "pitbull" surrendered or seized is euthanized almost immediately.
Ok... Went and checked out the actual situation. It's Quebec City, not Quebec Provence. I could not find anything about the banning of GDSs, Huskies, Chows or Rotts. That is conjecture based on comments suggesting that perhaps the entire province should follow Ontario's ban
It makes me sad that so many people think it's the dog itself instead of stupid owners. A number of cities around the KC area ban pits. Some even ban Rottweilers too. And there has been a push in two cities that are less than 5 minutes from me to ban GSD's.
Fool them all get a Bouvier or Black Russian terrier very good watch dogs only bite if really pushed. Most times just to look at one the bad guy will back down.
Quebec City is the one to initiate the ban with no grandfather clause. Montreal will grandfather those already living there with stricter rules for ownership.
I agree that it is more on the owners and we all know all dogs bite.
I'd like to see a study on severity of bites and fatalities. Bsl in Ontario hasn't affected bite numbers but again is like to see severity.
Any dog can bite, but how many will corner a person unprovoked in heir yard and kill? This is what led to bsl being introduced in Quebec City and there was a bite either the Tuesday before or after this incident in Montreal (if I read the articles properly).
I just finished reading Pitbull: The Battle Over an American Icon by Bronwen Dickey, which covers these topics. A very well-researched book (took 7 years), it details how not only bite statistics are woefully inaccurate, but breed definitions as well, particularly in the case of pit bulls. Since everyone trumpeting BSL uses these two arguments, the book basically proves how wrong a policy it is. A definite "must read", IMO.
Denver banned pitties, never seen so many in my life, banning really seems to work (yeah right).
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