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Breed Specific Legislation or "BSL" is exactly what it sounds like...regulation of your right to own or, in many cases, not own, a dog based solely on the breed or "type" of dog - not your responsibility as an ownerBSL can also refer to regulations and/or requirements placed only on a specific breed of dog and their owners. 
 
No matter how you define it, BSL targets all dogs of a breed -- the innocent as well as the guilty, and it removes the responsibility from the dog's owner and towards the dog itself.  Simple common sense tells you that laws are created to punish or deter the actions of humans - not those of animals. 
 
Laws are being proposed every day that are intended to take away our rights to own particular dogs for no reason other than their breed - the way they look, the hype that surrounds them.  BSL is the politician's inadequate and uneducated band-aid solution to address the gushing "wound" of irresponsible ownership and lack of personal accountability.  
 
This site was created to support the FightBSL Yahoo group which you can join to stay updated on breed specific legislation across the country by clicking the link.  
 

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Are you the owner of one of these breeds?
If so, your dog could be the target of breed specific legislation!
 

American Pit Bull Terrier
 
American Staffordshire Terrier
 
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
 
Akita
 
Doberman Pinscher
 
Scottish Deerhound
 
Belgian Malanois
 
Cane Corso
 
Fila Brasileiro
 
Great Dane 
 
 

Bull Mastiff

St. Bernard

Dogo Argentino

Boxer

Shar Pai

Alaskan Malamutes

American Bulldog

Presa Canario

German Shephard
 
Rottweiler
 
Chow Chow
 
Siberian Husky
 
Rhodesian Ridgeback
 
Dogue de Bordeaux
 
Tosa Inu
 
Irish Wolf Hound
 
English Mastiff

- OR -
 
Are you the owner of a dog that:
 
"Closely resembles"
 
"Has the appearance and characteristics"
 
"Exhibits the distinguishing characteristics"
 
"Contains as an element of"
 
or
 
"Displays the majority of physical traits"
 
of a "pit bull"?
 
 
If so, YOUR DOG could be effected by a "pit bull ban." 
 
The above language is taken from ordinances in effect in Boston, Massachusetts; Houghton, Kansas; Springfield, Missouri; Greenhills, Ohio and Garfield Heights, Ohio, but are not limited to these cities only. 

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