[ SHOWGSD-L ] Napa Valley (CA) Register: Things are rough for dog owners
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- Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 20:48:42 EST
From the Napa Valley Register:
Things are rough for dog owners
This holiday season is proving to be an unhappy one for dog owners. A new
law
allows discrimination against breeds of dogs. Napa's Assemblywoman Noreen
Evans
co-authored the bill in a misguided effort to target dangerous dogs.
Unfortunately, this legislation represents a step backward toward
heavy-handed
government and legalized discrimination. Rather than holding all dogs and
owners
equally accountable for their actions, this bill discriminates against dogs
that
have the misfortune of being born with the wrong looks. It makes no
exceptions
for service, guide, therapy, search, working, or show dogs. It does not
distinguish between pure-bred dogs and dogs that look like they could be
mixed
with the "wrong" breed. It will cause insurance companies to blacklist
breeds,
forcing people to choose between their homes or their best friend.
Many people believe this is "pit bull" law, but nowhere do the words "pit
bull"
appear in the bill. The law allows counties to decide which dogs people
should
own, show, or breed. It is not, nor will it be, limited to pit bulls. In
other
areas that allow breed discrimination, counties have restricted boxers, St.
Bernards, Great Danes, Dobermans, Chows, Akitas, Alaskan Malamutes, Siberian
Huskies, German Shepherds, and other breeds. Instead of actually targeting
dangerous dogs and pet overpopulation, this bill acts as a soft ban on
breeds
and will force the senseless euthanization of thousands of loving pets.
For more of this story, click on or type the URL below:
http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2005/12/20/opinion/commentary/iq_32
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