Comments on: Victoria Mandates Family Pet Cull

By: Mike Bailey

Mike Bailey — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 07:33:19 +0000

Thanks Rayya! The Victorian AVA shares your sentiment.

Victorian vets could play an important role informing owners how to protect their dogs from being caught up in this cull. Dog owners trust their vets – they could go a long way to dispelling the myths put out in the media.

By: Rayya T-Malaeb

Rayya T-Malaeb — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:46:32 +0000

I am a vet and have a huge interest in vet animal behaviour. I do not support this law and find it breedist and it seriously concerns me. The legislation is very broad and no specific guidelines have been stated. I firmly believe people with aggressive dogs need to be held liable and responsible for owning such dogs and must have proper facilites for owning such animals. However, labeling one specific dog as aggressive and penalising a canine because of its breed is ruthless and unacceptable. There are may of us vets out there that will be fighting this law and its implications and I am one of them.

By: Debi Mohan

Debi Mohan — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:06:46 +0000

I have owned 5 pitbulls over the years and all of them had a loving and peaceful nature about them. It is how an animal is raised and trained properly it is not a specific breed!

It is a sorry time we live in when you condemn a breed of dog death for a few bad owners it’s like condemning killing a whold race of people because some of their religion faction kills innocents!!

By: Victoria Mandates Family Pet Cull - Australian Purebred & Crossbreed Dog Forum

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:57:16 +0000

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By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:31:26 +0000

i am am getting my dog kyza dna tested tommorow to find out what breed she really is when i bought they said she was staffy cross pitty, i wasnt sure whether to take her or not but once i saw the horrible conditions she was living in i nearly bought the whole litter!!! Kyza is my best mate she is a beautiful girl, i wana know what happens if she is part pitbull? im not letting anyone take her from me!!! a dangerous dog doesnt cry at the back door the minute you walk in the front do to come in and say hello, a dangerous dog doesnt sleep on the end of your bed every night and cuddle up with ya on the couch to watch a movie!!! over my dead body is anyone taking my dog from me

By: Cindie Sassons

Cindie Sassons — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:28:59 +0000

I posted in your ‘Pitbull hysteria’ post – the breed standard was released today and is very scary for alot of people…
http://www.gazette.vic.gov.au/gazette/Gazettes2011/GG2011S283.pdf

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:35:02 +0000

Come on Victoria! Get a bloody hold of yourself. Take a deep breath, and LOOK at the facts, the incredibly small percentage of powerful breeds that have attacked humans and other dogs, in comparison to the lovely sweet pets that myself and thousands of others have.

There is a massive difference between a powerful breed and a dangerous dog. And there are much better, and easier solutions to this problem. Personally I would be more than happy to have Pet temperament tests, licensing on top of registration. And if needed a personal Psych evaluation. And lets face it, if those changes were implemented the government would get a little bit more money.

By: H. Greenwood

H. Greenwood — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:52:44 +0000

I believe the number one reason for the proliferation of incompetent and even criminal dog owners, is the failure by authorities everywhere to enforce the breed neutral laws, based upon the individual behavior of each dog, as they stand. The ‘pit bulls’, Rottweilers, German Shepherd Dogs, Chows or any of the other breeds and shapes targeted by the ignorant for discrimination, are not the root of the problem.
It is an issue which deserves the attention of people who are capable of looking at it objectively and coming up with solutions which are fair, effective and fiscally responsible.
Some people mistakenly believe that owners of these so-called “dangerous” breeds do not care about public safety because they object so strongly to BSL. On the contrary, these owners are acutely aware of the need for strong non-breed-specific dangerous/vicious dog laws, and they fully support efforts to strengthen and enforce those laws. However, these owners also realize that the problem of dog bites and dog attacks does not lie within a single breed or group of breeds. The problem ultimately lies with the individual owner, and that is where the focus of dangerous dog laws should be.
However, it is my belief that breed specific legislation (BSL) is not just canine phenotype discrimination. It is also dog owner discrimination. It is the assumption that should we humans choose to own specified breeds or phenotype of these breeds, that we are irresponsible, negligent, and uninsurable. This discrimination is not aimed at dogs, but rather at people who own the dogs. It is unjust, unacceptable and morally wrong. Discrimination in any form is not to be tolerated.
The railroading of citizens because of the shape of their dog is far from amusing. It creates profound emotional distress and distrust of government in the persecuted. It promotes vigilantism, mob mentality and a lack of respect for living things. It also leads to expensive lawsuits launched by those who value equal application of the law. As studies have shown, BSL results in zero reduction in dog bites and maulings and exposes ill-informed officials to the public eye.
The answer lays in education of:
• Dog owners on proper containment and management of their animals.
• Children, with the emphasis on proper behavior around canines
• Local officials on the failure of BSL as a policy, both technically and morally.
What is not needed is more unfair, unenforceable legislation. All we ask is equal protection, equal treatment under the law.

By: Scott Brooks

Scott Brooks — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:27:52 +0000

I am totally with ya’s on this. It’s a disgrace that people could lose there FAMILY pet because of a heap of losers that a) have no idea how to raise a dog and b) don’t deserve to own 1 as they only get 1 to show how tough they are. You need a license & have to pay a yearly fee just to own a blue tongue lizard but any bogen/ drug dealer wanna be loser can buy a beautiful dog like a staffy or pitty out of the paper & become a so called ‘pet owner’ I’ve had staffys & pittys all my life @ they are a Beautiful loving friendly dog when trained prop

By: Victoria, Australia: Officials to “search and destroy” dogs that resemble “pit bulls” | Stop BSL

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:13:01 +0000

[…] The situation in Australia, and particularly in Victoria, has deteriorated rapidly over the last several weeks after a St. Albans (Victoria) child was killed by a dog described as a “pit bull”-mastiff cross. Officials have rushed to pass a new law that ends restricted breed registration and to increase seizures and killing of any unregistered crossbreed that resembles a “pit bull.” Update 8/30: Good For Dogs has some details on the Victorian Parliament’s discussions today as they rushed … […]