Breed specific legislation (BSL) targets specific breed(s) for restrictions or bans. BSL is ineffective, costly to residents and unfair to responsible dog owners.
Baltimore, MD estimated that in 2001 it cost the city $750,000.00 a year to enforce their BSL and they repealed it in favor of a non-breed specific law. This money would be better spent saving the lives of the animals rather than killing them.
Organizations against Breed Specific Legislation:
%u03BF American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
%u03BF The American Kennel Club (AKC)
%u03BF The United Kennel Club (UKC)
%u03BF American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
%u03BF Dog Legislation Council of Canada (DLCC)
%u03BF American Temperament Testing Society (ATTS)
%u03BF National Animal Control Association (NACA)
%u03BF Maryland Veterinary Medicine Association
%u03BF Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
Information for this petition was gathered from the Pit Bull Rescue Central at www.pbrc.net/info.html
