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Responsible Dog Ownership & Legislation

Common AR Instigated Dog

"Debra Thompson" fierhund4@yahoo.com created this list and it is re-printed with her permission in its entirety

Common AR Instigated Dog Legislation

Mandatory Spay/Neuter


Breeder Licensing (destroys hobby breeders who produce some of the best and well-socialized purebreds)


Kennel Licensing w/Privatized Inspections


Differential Licensing


Potential Dangerous Dog Laws (High Risk Animal Designation)

 

Breed Specific Legislation/ Registration (higher licensing fees, mandatory insurance minimums, breed-banning, mandatory muzzling, length and style of collars and leashes)

Anti-Tethering Legislation

Pet Limit Laws

Guardianship Designation

Husbandry Limiting Laws (FL tried to make it where only a vet could worm dogs!)

Anti-Slaughter Laws

Anti-Hunting Laws

Anti-Fighting Laws (actually used to legislate hunting, coursing, by animal on animal being considered fighting)

Mandatory Microchipping

Pet Licensing Public Data Bases (The whole world can read all about your pets and know where you live!)

Legislating Unreasonable Medical Care Responsibility

Mandatory Temperament Testing

Purely Positive Training Methods

(Criminalizing Training Devices (training collars) or methods that include corrections Containment Restrictions (height and type of fences, size of property, kennels, crates)

Mandated Care Requirements (dog must be walked 30 minutes each day)

Greater Police Powers by Animal Control Agencies to Enter Your Property and Seize without warrants

Private Citizen/Agency Seizures

(allowing a private citizen or agency to remove an animal from your property that they consider at risk)

Size Limits

Anti-Cropping/ Docking/Dewclawing Legislation
(but yet they will carve out your dogs internal reproductive organs!)

Out-lawing "Deformed" Breeds (English Bulldogs, Basset Hounds, etc.)

Legislation based on faulty research studies -- correlation studies rather than causative

(Did you know all people who drink water die? We need to
stop drinking water!)

Correlation is not Causation!