tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103250681249389134.post6669492012721650668..comments2023-06-28T02:02:14.656-07:00Comments on Calgary Pit Bull Attacks: Importing pits from Ontario (like we need more)BBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05321575195972119974noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103250681249389134.post-62778074521496293362011-11-18T02:01:50.585-08:002011-11-18T02:01:50.585-08:00Meanwhile...an update from Toronto!
After banning...Meanwhile...an update from Toronto!<br /><br />After banning Pits w/grandfather clause in 2005, dogbites are down over 20 percent with only 6 pit attacks in 2010. Toronto now collects bite rate data and one out of every two Pit Bulls bred there produces a bite.<br /><br /><br />A total of 486 bites were recorded in 2005. That number fell generally in the six years following, to 379 in 2010.<br /> <br />Provincial laws that banned 'pit bulls,' defined as pit bulls, Staffordshire terriers, American Staffordshire terriers, American pit bull terriers and dogs resembling them took effect in August 2005. Existing dogs were required to be sterilized, and leashed and muzzled in public.<br /> <br />Bites in Toronto blamed on the four affected breeds fell sharply, from 71 in 2005 to only six in 2010. This accounts for most of the reduction in total bites. <br /><br />The fall in bites blamed on the four breeds tracks a reduction in the dogs themselves, data obtained separately by globalnews.ca under access-to-information laws shows. Some 1,411 Toronto dogs were in the four breeds in 2008, as opposed to 798 in mid-2011<br /><br /><br />Read it on Global News: Global News | Toronto dog bites fell after pit bull ban <br /><br /><br />http://www.globalnews.ca/torontos%20top%20dogs/pit+bull+bites/6442521422/story.html<br /><br /><br />PREVENT THE DEED, REGULATE THE BREEDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103250681249389134.post-80381091231125750922011-11-09T03:31:13.262-08:002011-11-09T03:31:13.262-08:00Bill Bruce is introducing new dogbite legislation ...Bill Bruce is introducing new dogbite legislation to cope with the pit maulings. They will now adopt the Dunbar six level dog bite severity scale to deal the the upsurge in attacks<br /><br /><br />http://stubbydog.org/2011/10/calgary-sets-the-stage/<br /><br /><br />While I like this move...it shows that normal doglaws don't work with pits! This is actually "After the fact BSL" since pitties lead in Level 5 (sustained, beserk maulings) and Level 6 (flesh eating, fatalities)<br /><br /><br />Bill Bruce is defeated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103250681249389134.post-55601264156685930832011-10-06T16:05:00.554-07:002011-10-06T16:05:00.554-07:00For anyone who has owned a bully breed, specifical...For anyone who has owned a bully breed, specifically the pitbull, you would know that this is absolute non sense. A dog is a dog. Whether it was bred to fight, to hunt, to herd, to guard, to race, etc etc, it is nothing more than a dog that we humans train n guide to become what we humans want. The only reason pitbull attacks are "higher" in number is because they are more accounted for, as well as any other bully/mastiff breed. If the family golden retriever bites a child, it'll most likely go un-accounted for because the family won't let it get public. However, when a bully bites, or even nips, then it's a huge deal. Non sense. Retrievers are known for there soft mouth which can be problematic with becoming to "nippy". I was grew up with a golden retriever, Australian shepherd, border, and a great pyranese, all of which were amazing dogs, but my pitbull x I own now, is all of those dogs put together. An amazing dog in every way. The majority of my friends have pitbulls or crosses and I can say the same for all of there dogs as well. Amazing! I think Calgary is doing a great thing by taking in pits from other places such as ON and California. We are giving these dogs a chance, in a city where they can be treated how they deserve to be. In 2009 the city of Calgary only had 11 pitbull type bites, but 18 bichon/shit zu bites! The stats are on my fridge, out of the Calgary sun! As well, Winnipeg reported only 4 pitbull type bites, 94 lab x bites, and 166 German shepherd bites! Blaming the breed is not an option!! Blaming the human is however!! "We don't racially profile out on the roads, nor do we do that with our dogs. We don't care what type of breed the dogs are." (Steve Gardner, drug detection dog unit.) <br />These misconceptions and judgements about pitbulls are unnecessary and actually make me disgusted. Websites like this are causing the problems. Not the pitbull.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103250681249389134.post-72189948680568103732011-08-30T18:37:58.737-07:002011-08-30T18:37:58.737-07:00Add in all those pit bulls coming off the mean str...Add in all those pit bulls coming off the mean streets of LA being "transported" into Canada. You've become a dumping ground for LA and Southern CA. They do try to keep the pit transports quiet, unlike the other transports of dogs but we here in LA see it and know what is happening. Better stop it Canada before it is completely outta hand.Friends Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186180027314619778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103250681249389134.post-34574852284321339532011-08-01T08:51:46.184-07:002011-08-01T08:51:46.184-07:00i don't know the statistics, but i see more pi...i don't know the statistics, but i see more pit bulls here in surrey, bc than i ever have. the children at my kids' school are taking in the propaganda -- they all "want a pit bull" -- despite two incidents involving the kids, that i know of.Paulhttp://adopted.blog.com/noreply@blogger.com