Code2High wrote:
Your dogs, Rock, live in your RV with you. They are protected from the elements, fenced and supervised when outside. Why would you not want that for other dogs? Why are you more concerned with protecting the "right" of others to abuse and neglect their dogs, rather than protecting dogs from being treated like garbage left in a yard somewhere? I really just do not get it.
The laws being passed are VERY vague and
subject to interpretation by uneducated local officials and animal activists. It will affect MANY dog owners in other instances other than the back yard junk dog whose owner could care less if their dog died and/or was seized from them.
Has nothing to do with how I take care of my dogs. It's about legislation that will eventually be added to and spun out of control like the breed ban did.
I actually don't believe in ever tieing a dog out. The point and purpose of my post was to "be aware" of these laws being passed at local county levels AND what all is contained in them at a 'local' level. Local municipalities can word them anyway they want and/or omit clear, concise descriptions of what is and what is not. Animal activist met legal opposition at the state level. They find it much easier to get these passed at a local level. Once they get their foot in the door we all know that it then becomes easier to go back and start changing or adding to it.
History: Ban the Pit Bull. We all watched ad nauseum the horrific pictures of dog fighting. When the answer to end all this carnage was to ban the Pit Bull everyone agreed whole heartedly.
And look what happened. It when from Pit Pulls, then any dog with the word Bull in the name, to even all dogs that looked like, color markings like, and ultimately to adding 10+ other breeds, to a ban that's original purpose was to stop pit bull fighting in the ghetto.
Then towns used this and decided to ban these breed, which in turn the insurance companies wouldn't ensure you if you had one in your very own home in a town that banned them. And as we all have encountered now they are banned from camping with you. A ban that originally was to address pit bull fighting spun completely out of control. And in some instances it affects your rights on who and when law enforcement can enter your property.
It's about how the gov/laws work. Think pork.
Perfect example of this is Vermont who slipped in the word 'livestock' into the 'dog' tethering law. I don't think I have to explain the ramifications that will cause in the livestock arena.
What ever your stance is on it. Just 'be aware' of what you local governments are doing regarding this. Get involved and make sure it's worded the way you think it should be, they have not ADDED irrelevant verbiage to the law and to protect your rights even though you don't own the typical tied junk yard dog they depict in pictures to represent why this law should be passed in your town.
