Owner Responsibility
Though the news of a dog attack is never good, I am glad to see the city of Auburn back away from Breed Specific Legislation:
The state’s “dangerous dog” law — under which Roberts was charged yesterday — does not single out any particular breed of dog.
And the city of Auburn, which last month discussed labeling pit bulls as dangerous dogs, has backed away from that breed-specific law, according to the American Canine Foundation, which recently met with council members.
The Bay Area has an unwanted pit bull epidemic:
There is a hidden crisis at animal control shelters around the Bay Area, and dogs are dying because of it.
One day recently, at least ten cages at Oakland’s animal control were holding pit bulls. Some were so aggressive that they were a threat to other dogs, even behind bars.
The fact people would get a dog, encourage it to be aggressive (or at least not socialize it properly, which is essentially the same thing), then get rid of the dog is further proof that some people shouldn’t own dogs no matter the breed.
