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ANIMAL SOCIETY <br /> Sz <br /> m,r <br /> str <br /> dangerous, instead of investing resources <br /> P11`4,5 into proven, effective tactics that make the <br /> community safer. <br /> •A dog is an individual, with his or her own <br /> unique personality. A dog should be judged <br /> on temperament and not appearance. <br /> fir <br /> • Studies of pre-and post-breed-ban dog- <br /> bite rates in the United Kingdom and Spain <br /> concluded that their breed-discriminatory <br /> laws had no effect whatsoever on reducing <br /> dog bites. <br /> • Italy recently revoked its breed restrictions, <br /> • It is often difficult, even for experts,to stating that the ban had no scientific <br /> determine the breed of a dog, particularly justification. For details, read this story on <br /> when considering mixed-breed dogs. the Best Friends Network. <br /> We challenge you to "Find the Pit Bull" <br /> (courtesy of Pit Bull Rescue Central). <br /> • Calgary, Canada, has the lowest dog-bite <br /> • Many dogs are misidentified and rates in 25 years, without enacting breed <br /> consequently destroyed simply because discrimination. For details, read this story on <br /> of their appearance. Now try to identify a the Best Friends Network. <br /> mixed-breed dog. <br /> • The police and animal control will lose the <br /> • Breed-discriminatory laws cause unintended public's trust by seizing and killing pets <br /> hardship to responsible owners of friendly simply because of their appearance. Read <br /> dogs who happen to fall within the this article by Best Friends' Ledy VanKavage. <br /> regulated breed category. <br /> • Breed-discriminatory laws compromise <br /> public safety by requiring officers to enforce <br /> regulation on dogs who may or may not be <br />