Breed Specific Legislation ( BSL ) is often a knee-jerk reaction by legislatures to an incident that has happened where someone has been hurt by an animal. The media is often times irresponsible in reporting such cases and politicians are quick to jump on the band wagon in order to gain the support of a political constituency. The fact of the matter is that Breed Specific Legislation ( BSL ) does nothing to remedy the problem nor address the issue of animal attacks or related injury at its root cause - which is in most cases irresponsible parenting and pet ownership. Laws are already on the books to address these issues, but in most cases go un-enforced thus allowing injurious incidences to happen. We must hold our municipalities responsible for their lack of enforcement of responsible ownership laws, which already exist. There is no need to develop Breed Specific Legislation ( BSL ) when responsible parenting and humane care laws are already on the books going un enforced. Every time a bill is proposed to enact Breed Specific Legislation ( BSL ), a legal suit against the community government should be filed for negligence foe lack of enforcement of the responsible ownership laws that already exist. Dereliction of duty and responsible response to community safety should be considered intolerable. Communities, politicians, irresponsible parents and irresponsible animal owners have to be forced to realize there is no incentive to their negative actions. Communities have to realize the excessive financial burden of not only the enactment of new laws but also the cost of not enforcing current laws that promote responsible ownership and parenting. Politicians must understand the repercussions of a united pet community, lost votes and financial repercussions of not doing their jobs in a responsible manner.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 14:54:58 +0000
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