May 3, 2010Comments are closed.dogs
While other parts of the world are revoking their breed bans because they’ve failed to make the community safer, chewed up millions of dollars in resources and killed innocent people’s, innocent pets;
Onatario’s BSL Failings are not isolated to Brampton (28th April)
Streator, IL repeals breed restrictions (23rd April)
Scotland Parliament passes bill to repeal breed ban (22nd April)
Tasmania has become the second last of the Australian states to roll out a breed specific policy for dog management.
The American pit bull’s days are numbered in Tasmania, with tough new laws coming into effect from July 1.
And are the confident that this will keep the community safer? Notsomuch;
The goal is to reduce dog attacks.
But already there are predictions the crackdown on pit bulls will not lead to fewer dog bites.
Animal Management Officers Association of Tasmania acting president Steve Rigby said council officers who had to enforce the law would have preferred dogs were judged on their deeds rather than breed.
Er….
Of the state’s 98 dogs declared to be dangerous, only 13 are American pit bulls, supporting Mr Rigby’s prediction that restricting the breed will not lead to a significant decline in dog bites.
So have their been any restrictions placed on the 85 other dog (breeds) involved in Tasmanian attacks? Nope.
The Government’s Local Government director Alistair Scott defended the focus on pit bulls.
“These dogs are being restricted because of their inherent traits, and while of course we recognise that some owners do properly care for their dogs, they have been identified as posing a risk to people,” he said.
“The reality is, there will always be dog attacks, but the Government is doing all it can to encourage dog owners to be responsible and give local councils more power.”
The Government does not collect data on dog attacks, but last year, then Police Minister Jim Cox said most dog attacks requiring hospitalisation were on people under the age of 15.
“In extreme cases dog attacks can result in the death of the victim,” he said.
Does Alistair even *listen* to himself when he speaks?
From the data they’re not recording,
on the dog attacks committed by all kinds of breeds of dog,
the government has drawn the conclusion that most dog attacks happen on people under 15,
…. so they’re banning pit bulls.
It’s that kind of fabulous and fault-filled logic, that will see hundreds of dogs die, who’ve never done anything wrong, except look at certain way.
Tasmania; a bit behind everywhere else.
