It really upsets me that people are still looking at knee jerk reactions for dog laws. One would think we have so many other critical things happening in the US that we would be past trying to pass ineffective laws, but sadly our elected officials continue to waste tax payers time and money. Representative Driscoll of Montana learned this week such ridiuclous laws won't make it out of committee when Montanas legislative committee quickely killed her bill for a ban on pit bulls.
Now we have Florida Senate and House that need a factual education. Last year a Senate bill was filed to repeal the current State law that prohibits BSL and the Senate committee did a report and unfortunaly recommended to allow BSL but not bans. this because there was no great evidence one way or another they felt. Click to read report. What the committee does not understand this type of law will create what I refer to as a "soft ban". If communnities deem breeds of dog "different" and require things like mandatory spay nueter, muzzles, fences, insurance, etc. Then insurance companies will stop insuring homes with these breeds, apartments, landlords will stop allowing these breeds in their homes. So we end up having a breed ban by default. so once again innocent dogs and families suffer because legislators are to lazy to do research and write effective laws.
HB189 and SB922
The house bill has been moved the Agriculture and natural resources committee - Please contact committee members and let them know that this is unacceptable.
Now we have Florida Senate and House that need a factual education. Last year a Senate bill was filed to repeal the current State law that prohibits BSL and the Senate committee did a report and unfortunaly recommended to allow BSL but not bans. this because there was no great evidence one way or another they felt. Click to read report. What the committee does not understand this type of law will create what I refer to as a "soft ban". If communnities deem breeds of dog "different" and require things like mandatory spay nueter, muzzles, fences, insurance, etc. Then insurance companies will stop insuring homes with these breeds, apartments, landlords will stop allowing these breeds in their homes. So we end up having a breed ban by default. so once again innocent dogs and families suffer because legislators are to lazy to do research and write effective laws.
HB189 and SB922
The house bill has been moved the Agriculture and natural resources committee - Please contact committee members and let them know that this is unacceptable.
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