Breed Specific Legislation - Canines: AGAINST Breed Specific Bans

"MCABSL’s main goal is to lift the Miami Pit Bull Ban that is responsible for the thousands of innocent dogs killed by this hideous ordinance. "

"It is, therefore, the ASPCA’s position to oppose any state or local law to regulate or ban dogs based on breed. "

"The HSUS opposes such public policies as inhumane and ineffective."

"In the early part of the 1900’s, the Pit Bull Dog was known as the “Nanny Dog." Why, you ask? If you wanted to keep your children safe, the pit bull was the most faithful and loving dog of any dog breed, especially with children"

"Every year in the United States, 800,000 dog bites are severe enough to need medical treatment; 17 are fatal. Fifty percent of all American children are bitten by a dog before the age of 13. Literally every dog has the potential to bite. Luckily for us, most don’t. "

"All dogs bite at one time or another. However, most people do not realize that there are different types of bites. Unfortunately, many dogs have lost their homes, lives or been restricted due to the misunderstanding and misinformation about dog bites."

This document lists the states that prohibit the regulation of dogs by local governments based on breed, commonly known as breed-specific legislation.

"In 1989, Melissa, who was a child at the time, was attacked by a neighbor’s pit bull and seriously injured. Melissa’s was the signature case that led to the panic policy decision to ban pit bulls in Miami-Dade that has resulted in the automatic killing of tens of thousands of pit bulls over the years — dogs who did nothing wrong other than have an appearance generally similar to the dangerous dog that attacked Melissa."