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Pit bull–type dog wearing a muzzle. In law, breed-specific legislation (BSL) is a type of law that prohibits or restricts particular breeds or types of dog. [1] Such laws range from outright bans on the possession of these dogs, to restrictions and conditions on ownership, and often establishes a legal presumption that such dogs are dangerous or vicious to prevent dog attacks.
Pit Bull Terrier; Japanese Tosa; Dogo Argentino; Fila Brasileiro; XL Bully; The first two are explicitly mentioned in the Act, and the third and fourth were designated by the Secretary of State in 1991, [15] and the fifth added in 2023. [16] The Act also covers cross-breeds of the above five types of dog.
Animal Farm Foundation (AFF) is a pit bull and anti-BSL (anti-breed-specific legislation) animal advocacy group set up by heiress Jane Berkey as a 501(c)(3) charity. It started as a horse rescue in 1985, then shifted focus to pit bull dogs when the founder adopted a pit bull and "discovered that 'pit bull' dog owners were not welcome in a lot of communities and spaces."
The Kansas City suburb already has dangerous animal laws on the books. The problem is bad dog owners, not a bad breed. Independence dog lovers want to lift the pit bull ban.
The two pit bull mixes pictured were described in a court document by the owner as “too mean and aggressive” to ever be let out of their kennels. Dec. 5, 2023
Marie-Claude Malboeuf, reporter for Montreal's La Presse, described the pit bull lobby led by Animal Farm Foundation as comprising five different levels, [7] [a] with the National Canine Research Council playing a pivotal role in producing studies that lobbyists can use as ammunition in arguing for laws repealing breed-specific legislation and pit bull supporters can use to argue that pit bull ...
Pit bull is an umbrella term for several types of dog believed to have descended from bull and terriers.In the United States, the term is usually considered to include the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bully, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and sometimes the American Bulldog, along with any crossbred dog that shares certain physical characteristics with these ...
The ADBA's breed standard for the American Pit Bull Terrier is the standard used in the UK for determining if a dog is of the prohibited "pit bull terrier type" under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] In response, the ADBA's breed standard for the APBT includes a disclaimer forbidding its use in determining if a dog meets the ...