Again from my myspace:
Under proposed bill 191, any person currently owning a pit bull type dog (Amstaff, SBT, APBT, American Bulldog, etc) will be required to meet strict licensing requirements in order to keep their pets. Within 30 days of meeting these requirements, they must provide proof that their dogs have been spayed or neutered. After that, these pets are required by law to be leashed and muzzled whenever they are off the owner's property. If a dog happens to be seized, Montana residents have 10 days to bring all their paperwork to court and then must pay any expenses incurred by the animal control agency resposible for the seizure. If they can't/won't, the animals will be euthanized.
So this must stem from a stream of pit bull related attacks/deaths right?
Wrong.
According to Animal Law Coalition's website, the National Canine Research Council reports that between 1965 and 2008, there were 3 fatalities in Montana from dog bites. That's an average of one every 14 years. The NCRC notes, "All the dogs involved ... were ...not spayed or neutered....All three cases involved unsupervised children left alone in a yard with unfamiliar dogs (2 cases) or the child wandering off and encountering an unfamiliar, chained dog (1 case)." So, are dogs a danger? Fact is, people in Montana routinely accept greater risks from bicycles and ATVs than any that are associated with companion animals
Additional food for thought?
PETA President Ingrid Newkirk endorsed the automatic destruction of pit bulls practiced by many animal shelters across the nation and has been quoted saying, "Those who argue against a breeding ban and the shelter euthanasia policy are naïve.”
So this must stem from a stream of pit bull related attacks/deaths right?
Wrong.
According to Animal Law Coalition's website, the National Canine Research Council reports that between 1965 and 2008, there were 3 fatalities in Montana from dog bites. That's an average of one every 14 years. The NCRC notes, "All the dogs involved ... were ...not spayed or neutered....All three cases involved unsupervised children left alone in a yard with unfamiliar dogs (2 cases) or the child wandering off and encountering an unfamiliar, chained dog (1 case)." So, are dogs a danger? Fact is, people in Montana routinely accept greater risks from bicycles and ATVs than any that are associated with companion animals
Additional food for thought?
PETA President Ingrid Newkirk endorsed the automatic destruction of pit bulls practiced by many animal shelters across the nation and has been quoted saying, "Those who argue against a breeding ban and the shelter euthanasia policy are naïve.”