Victoria Sweeny Legislative Coordinator
Michelle Kramer Deputy Legislative Coordinator for Website Development
Ban the Deed not the Breed Magnets and Donations. Support our cause and speak your mind or donate.
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Breed Specific Legislation is Like Racial Profiling
BSL punishes dogs for being a certain breed rather than their deeds. It is designed to place restrictions on owning specific breeds of dogs. The most common kind of breed specific legislation completely bans all dogs of a certain breed. This means that all dogs of the banned breed must be removed from the area or euthanized.
Mandatory Spay/Neuter
Do you think requiring dogs/cats to be spayed/neutered is a good idea? More...
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Links
The following are links to sites that can help you fight bad legislation.
Mandatory Spay/Neuter
AVMA: Mandatory Spay/Neuter a Bad Idea
Failure of MSN (PDF published by NCRAOA)
Position statement on mandatory spay/neuter
This should go to every legislator wherever MSN is being
pushed
The missing piece of the spay/neuter puzzle
Breed Specific Legislation (BSL)
American Rottweiler Club (list of articles on left nav)
List of Breed Specific Legislation by State/City
Time to repeal the Dangerous Dog Act
National Associations Protecting our Rights
National Animal Interest Alliance
AKC Canine Legislation Department
http://www.kc.net/~wolf2dog/javma1.htm Canine legislation
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ADPEF
Legislative Tools and Info
Communicating with Members of Congress
Elements of Successful Lobbying
Guidelines to Effective Lobbying
How to Kill a Bill (requires Adobe Reader)
Sample Letters to Send Legislators
Crop/Dock
Insurance
Available Maps of State Laws
https://www.akc.org/insurance/tips.cfm
https://www.akc.org/insurance/homeowners_inscenter.cfm