Breed Specific Legislation (BSL)

The community cries for a breed ban either in response to a single, frightening
event or peoples unfounded biases, because there are many myths and
misperceptions about the fighting breeds.

Firstly, there are many illegal breeding farms, where the dogs live in horrible
conditions, but people still buy unregistered dogs without pedigree. As long as
there is a demand, there is a supply. Money talks. The illegal dog breeding is
much bigger problem that also needs to be confronted.

Secondly, I dont think BSL isnt going to be an effective solution for addressing
reckless owners of so called dog fighting breeds. I am convinced that there are
no dangerous dogs, just stupid people who choose the breed by its appearance or
reputation. They dont do any research about the needs and qualities of a specific
breed. They just think of them as cute, fashionable or aggressive thanks to the
media hype. And that is a mistake, which can have fatal consequences.

Now, you can disagree with me. You can say that banning these fighting breeds
would help us to make our communities safer in order to avoid all the victims
mauling, maiming and deaths. All the dogs on the BSL list should be seized and
euthanized, no matter whether they were involved in any attack or not, it is vital
just to get rid of these fighting breeds, including Bull-Breeds, Cane Corso, Tosa
Inu, Central Asian Shepherd Dog, Sharpei, Neapolitan Mastiff, any many others.

Furthermore, I have to oppose and express severe disapproval of such

legislation. If we talk about banning fighting dog breeds, we need first define
the breeds, but most people incorrectly identify a dogs breed just by looking at it
more than 85 percent of time.
There are many countries, where BSL is imposed, but there isnt a single statistic
to prove BLS works and in jurisdictions with BSL, dog bite statistics do not
decrease. Great example is the BSL withdrawal in the Netherlands. Since 2008,
Pit Bull Cross Breeds and Rottweilers are no longer banned. Italy has also
recently repealed BSL in favor of more general terminology that addresses the
problem of irresponsible owners and proven vicious dogs.

It is obvious that the BSL doesnt have the intentional effect, because there is
neither statistics nor convincing evidence to prove otherwise.
Most of the dog owners agree that it is all how you raise the dog. In regards with
the fighting breeds Id suggest to control their breeding, then the potential, but
already experienced, dog owners should be made to pass a psychologically fit
test, similar for obtaining a firearm license. In my opinion, the only potentially
dangerous dog is the one in hands of inexperienced, irresponsible and mentally
unfit owner regardless of its breed or size.