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Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Dog Owner, Rescue Group Fighting City Ordinance Say Pooch Is An American Bulldog, Not A Pit Bull
What difference does it make if your dog is one breed or another? In cities that have breed-specific legislation on the books, it can mean the difference between keeping your pet and saying goodbye to a beloved pal.
I adopted my "American Bulldog" in PG County at a humane society location, that county has a pitbull ban.
A year or two later, got a knock at the door, and told the county would be taking my dog and putting it down for being an illegal pit bull. I fought it, and kept my dog, and got an apology. F'n shameless tactics by bureaucratic thugs.
Before pit bulls became the hated dogs, the bad dogs were German Sheppards, Cocker spaniels (in bred they said,) Doberman Pinchers, and really any dog could be made vicious by their owner or neglect. It's just due to the news all we hear is pit bulls, so we do not trust them, I am sure many are fine loving dogs.
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I adopted my "American Bulldog" in PG County at a humane society location, that county has a pitbull ban.
A year or two later, got a knock at the door, and told the county would be taking my dog and putting it down for being an illegal pit bull. I fought it, and kept my dog, and got an apology. F'n shameless tactics by bureaucratic thugs.
As usual government out of control with crazy rules. Funny how we profile dogs,but not humans.
It is sad how some breeds have such a bad name, when they only learn what the humans teach them.
Before pit bulls became the hated dogs, the bad dogs were German Sheppards, Cocker spaniels (in bred they said,) Doberman Pinchers, and really any dog could be made vicious by their owner or neglect. It's just due to the news all we hear is pit bulls, so we do not trust them, I am sure many are fine loving dogs.
Register it as a service dog nothing they can do about it
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