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BSL - 75 Breeds Listed (Even Goldens!)
You may have seen this before, but I thought it would be good to post it
here. I was surprised to see some of the breeds, such as Golden Retriever, Lab, and Airedale. So, from now on, Muttley is just a Mutt! Paul and MUTTley ================================================== ========================= May 22, 2007 List Of 75 Banned Or Restricted Breeds - Is Your Dog On The List? The Responsible Dog Owners Of The Western States (RDOWS) has just updated the list of breeds that have been banned or restricted in the U.S.. All you dog lovers out there may just be in for a shock. BSL - or breed-specific legislation and breed discriminstion- isn't just for pitbulls or Rottweilers anymore The RDOWS has tracked a list of 75 breeds of dogs that have been banned or restricted - yep - that's Seventy-five. That's 75! Just who or what is behind this breed ban frenzy? Is your dog on the list of banned or restricted breeds? Here's the deal............... Media Frenzy Equals Breed Bans And just who is pouring gasoline onto the fire, whipping up the flams of pit bull hysteria? Who is driving the onslaught of anti-dog legislation? Your local paper, TV or radio station - with innacurate reports than use inflammatory language ("vicious" Rottweiler, "marauding" pitbulls, etc.) and show UNRELATED footage of dogfights supplied by the Humane Society of the United States. Across the country - and indeed around the world - cities, counties and local town councils are busy banning or restricting breeds instead of punishing irresponsible behavior. Here's what is happening: Breed bans - an outright ban on owning a specific breed of dog Breed-specific sterilization - owners are forced to spay or neuter animal Breed-specific Breed-specific insurance requirements - forces owners to obtain the unobtainable "vicious" breed insurance - in reality this forces owners to surrender dogs or move Weight or size restrictions - banning dogs over an arbitrarily determined weight or size - as in Fairfield, Iowa where all dogs over 100 lbs are banned (St. Bernard, Irish Wolfhound, Great Dane, etc.) BTW - your insurance company is happily waiting in the background too - waiting to exclude coverage of your dog, waiting to drop your policy, or waiting to outrageously raise your rates. So - without further ado, courtesy of the RDOWS, here is the list of 75 - count 'em - SEVENTY FIVE - banned or restricted breeds ...................... List of 75 Banned or Restricted Dogs 1. AIREDALE TERRIER 2. AKBASH 3. AKITA 4. ALAPAHA BLUE BLOOD BULLDOG 5. ALASKAN MALAMUTE 6. ALSATIAN SHEPHERD 7. AMERICAN BULLDOG 8. AMERICAN HUSKY 9. AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER 10. AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER 11. AMERICAN WOLFDOG 12. ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD 13. ARIKARA DOG 14. AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG 15. AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD 16. BELGIAN MALINOIS 17. BELGIAN SHEEPDOG 18. BELGIAN TURVUREN 19. BLUE HEELER 20. BOERBUL 21. BORZOI 22. BOSTON TERRIER 23. BOUVIER DES FLANDRES 24. BOXER 25. BULLDOG 26. BULL TERRIER 27. BULL MASTIFF 28. CANE CORSO 29. CATAHOULA LEOPARD DOG 30. CAUCASIAN SHEPHERD 31. CHINESE SHAR PEI 32. CHOW-CHOW 33. COLORADO DOG 34. DOBERMAN PINSCHER 35. DOGO DE ARGENTINO 36. DOGUE DE BORDEAUX 37. ENGLISH MASTIFFS 38. ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL 39. ESKIMO DOG 40. ESTRELA MOUNTAIN DOG 41. FILA BRASILIERO 42. FOX TERRIER 43. FRENCH BULLDOG 44. GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG 45. GOLDEN RETRIEVER 46. GREENLAND HUSKY 47. GREAT DANE 48. GREAT PYRANEES 49. ITALIAN MASTIFF 50. KANGAL DOG 51. KEESHOND 52. KOMONDOR 53. KOTEZEBUE HUSKY 54. KUVAZ 55. LABRADOR RETRIEVER 56. LEONBERGER 57. MASTIFF 58. NEOPOLITAN MASTIFF 59. NEWFOUNDLAND 60. OTTERHOUND 61. PRESA DE CANARIO 62. PRESA DE MALLORQUIN 63. PUG 64. ROTTWEILER 65. SAARLOOS WOLFHOND 66. SAINT BERNARD 67. SAMOYED 68. SCOTTISH DEERHOUND 69. SIBERIAN HUSKY 70. SPANISH MASTIFF 71. STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER 72. TIMBER SHEPHERD 73. TOSA INU 74. TUNDRA SHEPHERD 75. WOLF SPITZ How's that for scary? |
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BSL - 75 Breeds Listed (Even Goldens!)
Paul E. Schoen wrote:
So, from now on, Muttley is just a Mutt! I guess that means you are finished with dreaming up big, powerful, rare breeds he might be? Anyway, I can't help but think that misrepresenting your dog's breed(s) is cowardly. -- Shelly http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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BSL - 75 Breeds Listed (Even Goldens!)
"Shelly" wrote in message: Anyway, I can't help but think that misrepresenting your dog's breed(s) is cowardly. I don't know about that. Around here, veterinary offices often will turn Pit mixes into something else. Isabelle is a Shepherd mix, for example - the owner specifically tried to correct it, and was told that they'd prefer if she was listed as another breed that might be in her, in case of BSL that requires vets to turn over their records for the purpose of banning dogs of a certain breed in the jurisdiction. Suja |
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BSL - 75 Breeds Listed (Even Goldens!)
On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 18:58:15 -0400, "Suja" wrote:
I don't know about that. Around here, veterinary offices often will turn Pit mixes into something else. That's not exactly the same thing as playing coy with your *own* dog's breed(s). Isabelle is a Shepherd mix, for example - the owner specifically tried to correct it, and was told that they'd prefer if she was listed as another breed that might be in her, in case of BSL that requires vets to turn over their records for the purpose of banning dogs of a certain breed in the jurisdiction. Obviously, folks will do whatever they have to to keep their dogs safe. It seems to me, though, that in terms of the big picture, lying about a dog's breed hurts more than it helps. Then there's the question of how much it *would* help, if the breed in question were banned. Most of the BSL I've seen has been along the lines of "If the dog is or *looks* like it is breed X or a mix thereof, then you are SOL." And short of producing breed registration papers, there's not a whole lot the owner can do to prove that their dog is *not* "breed X or a mix thereof." -- Shelly http://cat-sidh.net (the Mothership) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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BSL - 75 Breeds Listed (Even Goldens!)
"Suja" wrote in message ... "Shelly" wrote in message: Anyway, I can't help but think that misrepresenting your dog's breed(s) is cowardly. I don't know about that. Around here, veterinary offices often will turn Pit mixes into something else. Isabelle is a Shepherd mix, for example - the owner specifically tried to correct it, and was told that they'd prefer if she was listed as another breed that might be in her, in case of BSL that requires vets to turn over their records for the purpose of banning dogs of a certain breed in the jurisdiction. Suja ============= Yes, I have seen that done with Pittie mixes quite a bit, and I am sure it is done only for the good of the dog. |
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"diddy" wrote in message ... Regardless of the breeds or no breeds (And I think that list is largely ficticious, someone just went through lists of breeds over 100 pounds so they could make the list look longer for the legislation in IOWA(?) that had breed bans in one "City" over 100 pounds. If a source has to make up breeds to validate their position, they aren't very credible anyway. If Muttley's city decides to instill breed bans over 100 pounds, Muttley is still probably SOL regardless of non-breed status Except that he weighs just 76 pounds, and he's probably finished growing, unless he gets fat. He doesn't eat a whole lot for a dog his size, and I do hope to get a fence put up soon so he can run around safely and play. He has no idea what to do with a ball or a frisbee, but he is quite agile. Paul and half-sized Anatolian Muttley |
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BSL - 75 Breeds Listed (Even Goldens!)
On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:12:25 GMT, "pfoley"
wrote: Yes, I have seen that done with Pittie mixes quite a bit, and I am sure it is done only for the good of the dog. Oh, ferpetesake! They are Pit Bulls, not pitties. Ugh. Anyway, people do awfully funny things "for the good of the dog." I seem to recall Ingrid Newkirk bloviating at great length about how Pit Bulls should be exterminated, for their own good. -- Shelly http://cat-sidh.net (the Mothership) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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BSL - 75 Breeds Listed (Even Goldens!)
On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:10:14 -0500, diddy
wrote: If Muttley's city decides to instill breed bans over 100 pounds, Muttley is still probably SOL regardless of non-breed status Or 75lbs or 50lbs. But I wasn't addressing the list of supposedly band breeds, because it's irrelevant. Breed bans suck, period, no matter what breeds they are aimed at, and anyone who really, truly cares about dogs and about responsible dog ownership ought to be able to figure out why they suck. *Your* dogs will never be threatened by BSL. Paul's smug answers, as always, gross me out. I admit that I've got a low tolerance for assholishness on the subject of breed bans. I know just how tenuous the line is between allowed and not allowed, once you allow that line to be drawn. But, since you own magical Elkhounds, I don't expect you to understand. -- Shelly http://cat-sidh.net (the Mothership) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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BSL - 75 Breeds Listed (Even Goldens!)
in thread : Shelly
whittled the following words: On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:10:14 -0500, diddy wrote: If Muttley's city decides to instill breed bans over 100 pounds, Muttley is still probably SOL regardless of non-breed status Or 75lbs or 50lbs. But I wasn't addressing the list of supposedly band breeds, because it's irrelevant. Breed bans suck, period, no matter what breeds they are aimed at, and anyone who really, truly cares about dogs and about responsible dog ownership ought to be able to figure out why they suck. *Your* dogs will never be threatened by BSL. Paul's smug answers, as always, gross me out. I admit that I've got a low tolerance for assholishness on the subject of breed bans. I know just how tenuous the line is between allowed and not allowed, once you allow that line to be drawn. But, since you own magical Elkhounds, I don't expect you to understand. Magical? Or well behaved? Your passive aggression seems almost like jealousy. anyhow. IF that list were "real" and I can't believe it is, It shows breeds that don't even google as actual breeds with breed standards or stud books. How odd......... It shows how nothing is too obscure to be exempt from the radar screen. And if they keep peeling off the top of the threat lists, another breed then rises to the top thus hitting the radar. HOW many breeds does the AKC recognise? Without looking it up, I think it's something like 137 breeds. Doesn't take very long to peel off the top until "ANY" breed hits the radar. And therein lies the problem. I hope my breed stays under the radar and unpopular for many years to come. Did I ever mention they SHED!!!!!! |
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BSL - 75 Breeds Listed (Even Goldens!)
On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:44:53 -0500, diddy
wrote: Magical? Or well behaved? I said magical. I don't know your dogs, so I don't know whether or not they are well behaved. Your passive aggression seems almost like jealousy. anyhow. Over the years, you've made repeated allusions to how your breed is, and will never be, on any BSL list. Good for you. IF that list were "real" and I can't believe it is, It shows breeds that don't even google as actual breeds with breed standards or stud books. How odd......... I DO NOT CARE. That is why I did not address it. Why you replied to my post with a comment on *Paul's* original post is a mystery to me. Doesn't take very long to peel off the top until "ANY" breed hits the radar. And therein lies the problem. There is a problem, for sure, but I do not think you truly understand it. If you did, you would not support BSL. -- Shelly http://cat-sidh.net (the Mothership) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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