THIS PETITION IS FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF ARKANSAS. WE ARE ASKING THAT OUR STATE SIMPLY ENFORCE VISCIOUS DOG LAWS, LEASH LAWS AND SPAY/NEUTER LAWS. THE TYPES OF PEOPLE THAT ARE CAUSING ANY TYPE OF DOG TO BECOME VISCIOUS ARE CRIMINALS AND IRRESPONSIBLE OWNERS. A BAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO DETER THEIR INTEREST IN MAKING THESE DOGS AND OTHER BREEDS VISCIOUS. THIS WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WE ARE ASKING FOR STRONGER PENALTIES AGAINST VISCIOUS DOGS AND THEIR OWNERS AND STRONGER PENALTIES AGAINST ANIMAL ABUSE CASES. WE ARE PLEADING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THESE ANIMALS THAT WE LOVE, WE UNDERSTAND BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE. IT IS A SENSITIVE MATTER AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY A VISCIOUS DOG, BUT WE ASK THAT YOU WORK WITH US TO CREATE A COMPROMISING SOLUTION AND LET THESE WONDERFUL CREATURES NOT BE PENALIZED. WE WERE PUT HERE BY GOD TO WATCH OVER HIS CREATURES, AND WE HAVE CREATED ALL OF THESE BREEDS OF DOGS, WE OWE IT TO THEM TO MAKE A COMPROMISE AND TO FIGHT FOR THEIR SAFETY. WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE GOOD AND BAD DOGS OF EACH BREED, AND THE OWNERS ARE TO BLAME AND ARE RESPONSIBLE. THESE ARE WONDERFUL DOGS, EVERY DOG CAN BE A WONDERFUL DOG WITH THE RIGHT OWNER, AND WE ARE HOPING TO HELP CREATE THAT REALITY. PUNISH EACH DOG ON ITS OWN BEHAVIOR, NOT THE ENTIRE BREED.
