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Should communities enforce harsh Breed Restrictions?
Thesis: Communities…
Should communities enforce harsh Breed Restrictions?
Thesis: Communities should not enforce harsh breed restrictions because they discriminate against specific dog breeds, both the owners and pets suffer, and there is alternatives to breed restrictions
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other perspectives
Safety
"We are in the business of evaluating risk, and based on what we know the dogs on our 'uninsurable list' pose a higher risk."
We need to ban dangerous dogs, like we’ve banned dangerous weapons
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Pet and Owners Suffer
lothos
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Duffy said that when a breed is restricted in a community, or if certain breeds are put on the "bad dog" list, insurance rates for owners of those dogs become exorbitant
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ethos
Responsible owners of entirely friendly, properly supervised and well-socialized dogs who happen to fall within the regulated breed are required to comply with local breed bans and regulations. This can lead to housing issues, legal fees or even relinquishment of the animal.
Breed Discrimination
pathos
the problem of dangerous dogs will not be remedied by the “quick fix” of breed-specific laws—or, as they should truly be called, breed-discriminatory laws
logos
The reality is that any breed of dog, no matter how big or small, can be made to be mean or aggressive, as much as you can ruin the temperament of a human being
Targets Specific dogs
• Pit Bull Terriers
• Staffordshire Terriers
• Rottweilers
• German Shepherds
• Presa Canarios
• Chows Chows
• Doberman Pinschers
• Akitas
• Wolf-hybrids
• Mastiffs
• Cane Corsos
• Great Danes
• Alaskan Malamutes
• Siberian Huskies
People who try to identify these dogs on sight alone who are not experienced dog people do a really lousy job of it
ethos
There is no evidence that breed-specific laws make communities safer for people or companion animals
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