To END Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) in Victoria and Australia and make the Individual dog owner Responsible ! It simply DOES NOT WORK .
BSL is a public safety failure, expensive and difficult to Implement . Most importantly it does not improve dog bite/attack statistics ! I have done a lot more looking into of this problem of BSL in our country and across the world since i first started this sight about a year and a half ago. BSL is a knee-jerk reaction to try and decrease dog attacks . The Primary Reason that BSL is implemented i
s to Decrease Bite/attack Statistics in our community. BSL has Failed to do this where ever and when ever it was implemented. All it has done is lead to harmless canines being put down (murdered) and families leaft grieving the loss of a innocent animal. Not One of the major Authorities in the field of animal behavior and rescue backs Breeds Specific Legislation. Both the AVA (Australian Veterinary Association) And the RSPCA are calling for the Government to end BSL Now ! Further more , it takes away resources and man power from the real issue of educating the public and making The owners responsible for their pets actions . THIS LAW NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AND NOW ...
Bobo, Lennox, Wicca, Bear and Kooda + many more unknown, were just some of the dogs that have been destroyed for nothing more than being being born a certain Breed (American Pit Bull Terrier , or APBT Cross) .Some cases dogs have no pitbull in them at all ! Even DNA evidence has been rejected by VCAT! There is just no rhyme or reason to this legislation !
***WHAT YOU CAN DO ???*** Suggested campaign – TARGET All councils pre – elections (October 2012)
For ALL Victorian Voters
Remember it is LOCAL GOVERNMENT (council) who enforce the bulk of matters which concern us all – pet registration, pounds/shelters, rescue/re-homing, back yard breeding, Puppy Factories (legal and not legal), Pet Shops, BSL etc. Most LOCAL GOVERNMENT councils have FAILED dismally. In October this year elections for Councilors for 78 of Victoria's 79 Victorian Local Government take place. Most will be conducted by postal voting. Councilors are elected for a FOUR (4) year term. Check out who is running in your council shire and get ANIMALS (your family pets) on the Agenda – NOW is the time to do this. http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Current/CouncilElections.html
Can use the existing VEC website which already has all councils listed – people can find alphabetically and then each council profile has a link to each council website where people can find contact details. Local council profiles
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...Write to this council, if we get the laws changed in one council they will change State wide, country wide then WORLD WIDE ... also you can sign the petition on my first and second posts . MORE e-mails to post too...These are emails to write to Moira council [email protected] For *Bear and Kooda* and for ***Rocket*** [email protected] ...Thanks All !!! DISCLAIMER :All posts made in End Breed Specific Legislation in Victoria, Australia express only the opinions/beliefs of the Member (author). They do not in any way reflect the opinions/ beliefs of other members, staff or administrators. Therefore End Breed Specific Legislation in Victoria, Australia administrators, staff and general members will not he held liable for any content.
