Help fight BSL!

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tessas212

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Ohio House Bill 568, introduced by Representative Tyrone Yates of Cincinnati, seeks to prohibit the ownership, keeping, or harboring of a dog that "belongs to a breed that is commonly known as a pit bull dog." Furthermore, if this bill is passed and adopted into law, all such dogs will be seized and euthanized. It is imperative that all concerned dog owners in Ohio contact their elected representatives and express their vehement opposition to this draconian legislation.

HB 568 unacceptably provides that:

  • No person shall own, keep, or harbor a dog that belongs to a breed that is commonly known as a pit bull dog.
  • No later than 90 days after the effective date of this bill, a person who owns, keeps, or harbor a pit bull dog will be forced to surrender the dog to a dog warden.
  • Within ten days of surrender, the dog warden shall euthanize the dog.
  • If an officer has probable cause to believe that a dog is a pit bull, the officer may apply for a search warrant. After obtaining a search warrant, an officer shall seize the dog and transfer the dog to the dog warden, who shall euthanize the dog within 10 days.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
All concerned Ohio dog owners should contact their elected representatives and express their strong opposition to HB 568. To find your elected representatives, click here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o7oR14vpM0#GU5U2spHI_4


If you do not live in Ohio, but still woudl like to email representatives to speak out against this bill, a list of all Ohio representatives is here: http://www.house.state.oh.us/jsps/SearchbyName.jsp
 

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Thats horrible! We have BSL in Ontario, I was so mad when the bill was passed (and I dont even have a pitbull type dog), everyone who knew anything about dogs told them not to do it and they still did, but atleast here they didnt euthanize them, they just had to be spayed/ neutered and wear a muzzle when in public, and you cant get any new pitbulls from out of the province (but you can adopt ones that are already here). They did euthanize any puppies born after a certain date though if they couldnt find somewhere to send them out of the province :(
 
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