AP-Petside Polls Say It's The Owner, Not The Dog That's The Issue!

By SUE MANNING For The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The majority of American pet owners believe a well-trained dog is safe – even if it comes from one of the “bully breeds.” Some dog breeds, such as pit bulls or Rottweilers, are considered truly dangerous by 28 percent of American pet owners, but an […]

Study Shows Pit Bull Ban Does Not Stop Dog Bites

Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! From Care2.com Results of a new study showed “no significant drop in dog bite cases” since a ban on pit bull dogs was implemented five years ago in Ontario, Canada. In 2005 the provincial government passed Breed Specific Legislation that required pit bull […]

Italy Revokes Breed Ban

By Cheri Moon, Photograph by Jennifer Hayes Official Claims Law Had No Scientific Foundation When in Rome… Italy will eliminate its list of dangerous dogs—replacing it with a law making owners more responsible for their pet’s training and behavior. The new law, effective in April, will eliminate the current list of 17 breeds which are […]

New Jersey Town Delays Vote On Wolf-Dog Ban

From The Associated Press HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Officials in a rural northwestern New Jersey town have delayed a vote on an ordinance that would ban wolf-hybrid dogs. Some 200 people packed a Holland Township Committee meeting. The ordinance was proposed last month after five of Cliff Zager’s 14 wolf dogs escaped. Six got out […]

ASPCA Crew Tests Dogs To Allow Them To Remain In Military Housing

I think this is actaully great news. I hope the ASPCA keeps working with our Armed Forces and gives them all the information they need to see that breed bans don’t work. My fingers are crossed. — Kenn By Patrick Donohue for The Island Packet Animal behavior experts are urging the Marine Corps not to […]

DNA Testing In Salina Saves Pet

This story comes from the Wichita Eagle. SALINA, Kan. – Salina animal control officers knew the dog they saw looked like a pit bull. It didn’t matter that the dog in question, Angie Cartwright’s family pet, Lucey, had never bitten anyone, or had never acted out aggressively. When Cartwright’s brother’s dog, which she was pet […]

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