Canadian dog owners plan to defy Ontario’s politically incorrect dog ban:

Pit bull owners remain defiant as a pit bull ban comes into effect across Ontario today — the first such province-wide ban in Canada.

Pit bull owners now have 60 days to get their animals spayed or neutered, and must muzzle and leash them in public.

People will not be able to own, breed, import, transfer or purchase pit bulls, although they can still adopt them for a limited time.

Those violating the rules can end up with their pets seized and euthanized, while they could face finds of up to $10,000 or even jail time.

However animal advocates fear hundreds of adult and puppy pit bulls may now be euthanized and candlelight vigils were held across Canada Sunday night to protest Ontario’s new law.

Jessica Peacock, of the American Staffordshire Terrier Club of Canada, said many of the problems associated with pit bulls were the fault of their owners.

“Banning an entire breed is not going to solve the problem of responsible dog ownership,” she told CTV’s Canada AM.

There is a challenge to the law because it is too vague.

Posted in uncategorized on August 29th, 2005 by SayUncle | RSS 2.0 |