What does happen under breed-specific legislation?
• Innocent people continue to be threatened, bitten, traumatized, disfigured, and killed—by non-targeted breeds and types of dogs. • Innocent dogs are killed because they look a certain way. • Millions of dollars are wasted and animal control resources stretched thin in order to kill dogs and not save people. • Abusive and irresponsible owners carry on with “business as usual.” • Good owners and their families are outcasts (if they keep their targeted dog) or devastated (if they give up their targeted dog). • Reason, science, and expertise gets ignored or, even worse, scoffed at. • Nobody learns anything about the real reasons why dogs bite and attack, safety around dogs, or responsible dog ownership. Breed-specific legislation makes victims of us all.
