PROPOSED CHANGE TO DANGEROUS DOG LEGISLATION
DOGS Victoria has been in contact with the Office of the Minister for Agriculture (the Honourable Joe Helper) to get details of recent media announcements of new legislation to better control dangerous dogs and prevent dog attacks.
The Minister’s office has confirmed that:
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The proposed legislation will strengthen the powers of local Councils to deal with dogs involved in aggressive attacks on other dogs and people
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The proposed legislation provides that dogs involved in aggressive dog attacks that are not registered with a Council may be contained or euthanized at the discretion of the Council
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Owners of such dogs who fail to register their dogs will have no right of appeal against any Council decision of the dog.
The Minister’s office believes that this legislation, which is still to go to Parliament for approval, will better police the activities of “underground” breeding activities, and owners who fail to register their dogs.
The message is clear:
If you register your dogs with your local Council, you have nothing to fear from the new legislation, which aims to promote Responsible Dog Ownership in this way.
DOGS Victoria will continue to promote on the radio and in newspapers the importance for new purchasers of <b> American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers and Bull Terriers,</b> that they request and receive ANKC registration papers from an affiliated DOGS Victoria breeder to ensure that they are not being sold crossbreeds by unscrupulous breeders.
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What really bothers me is that only 3breeds are mentioned on that thing..... Worst thing is that in studies, they've found that Golden Retrivers or Labradors are actually the 2most common dogs that are in dog attacks in Victoria... NOT a ebt,sbt or a amstaff. People in this country will believe anything they see on the TV or read in the newspaper, noone can actually think for themselves. Too many dogs that just need a bit of work are being put down in our local pound just because they have Pitbull, Bully or Staffy in them... Go figure.. Just makes me so angry that they
always pick on those 3..
