Currently Miami-Dade is the only county in Florida that is allowed to “profile†dogs and destroy them because of this. They enacted a “pit bull†ban in 1989 and last year around 800 “pit bulls†were picked up and destroyed simply because of their breed.
Best Friends opposes canine profiling. The problem of dangerous dogs is not remedied by the quick fix of breed-discriminatory laws. All dogs can bite. Studies of pre and post breed ban dog bite rates in the United Kingdom and Spain concluded that their pit bull breed ban had no effect whatsoever on reducing dog bites.
-H.B. 192 was referred to the committee on January 22, 2009. Florida residents are asked to please write the members of the House Agricultural and Natural Resources Policy Committee and ask them to vote “NO†on H.B. 189
-Also, constituents are asked to please write or call your Florida Representatives and Senators and respectfully ask them to vote “NO†on H.B. 189 and S.B. 922, “an act relating to dangerous dogs.” Local governments already have the ability to adopt regulations regarding dangerous dogs and protect the public as they see fit. Breed bans are ineffective, costly to enforce, and penalize responsible dog owners. Visit the Best Friends Network for contact information.
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I really don’t agree with them discriminating against any one particular breed. I know pit bulls often take the brunt of the criticism, and in all fairness I am not a big fan of the pit bull, but any dog can be violent and/or dangerous.
The majority of the time, a dog is aggressive because of poor handling or abuse from its owner, which is not the dogs fault.
It really is the owner and not so much the dog that determines the degree of danger of a dog attack.
It is completely unfair to stereotype dogs based on breed. I agree with kathy, that it is mostly based on the owner of the dog.