What is cali thinking!!!???

Question

What are they thinking passing Law SB 861!???
While it is true that the Dangerous Dog Breed law was passed in response to incidents in which people were injured by dogs - often by particular breeds - the answer to such incidents is to hold the owners responsible, not the breeds of dog. Irresponsible dog owners are to blame for such incidents, not the breed. It is not the particular breed's fault that certain types of dog owners choose to train them to fight, or to attack, and for every dog of a given breed that has been irresponsibly trained, there are hundreds more of that breed who are loving family pets. More to the point, for every dog of a given breed that has been irresponsibly trained, there is an irresponsible dog owner - and it is that dog owner who must be held accountable, not the dog, who is but another victim of the owner's irresponsible acts.
what is everyone's oppinion on this law? (forces to spay or nuter any breed that cali says to do it to owner has no choice!)

The proponents of SB 861 will tell you that this is not "Dangerous Dog Breed" legislation. They attempt to get around that by including in the law language which prohibits a town from calling a breed "dangerous" or "vicious" under the town's breed specific local ordinance. That's like suggesting that it's ok to discriminate on the basis of sex and only hire men so long as you don't call it a "men-only job". We all know what they really mean. And so will insurance companies, who will then be able to discriminate against homeowners who own "dogs that are not labelled dangerous but that had to be neutured under that breed-specific law for dogs that we aren't allowed to call 'dangerous'".

Above all, realize that this law allows a town to target any dog breed they choose. And it won't just be those breeds which may immediately come to your mind. We're aware of people labelling german shephards, labradors, and even corgis "dangerous". All it takes in a given town is one incident with a breed, and the town council can force every single person who owns a dog of that breed to immediately spay or neuter their dog. Which also begs the questions: By what method will a town determine who owns what breed of dog? And by what method will they determine whether you have complied with the forced breed-specific sterilization? Will it be by registration? Will they have your own veterinarian keeping tabs on you and your dog? Is this the world in which we want to live? In which we want our dogs to live?

Answer 1

Conservatives speak of "small government" and then try to pass laws like banning certain breeds of animal. In Oklahoma (the buckle of the Bible Belt), a Republican lawmaker is attempting to ban pit bulls in Oklahoma. Sue Wilson Beffort, a New Mexico State Senator, is also pushing to ban pit bulls. And the Republican governor of California signed SB861 into law.

So much for staying out of our lives.

The owners should be held responsible for their dogs' actions. The dogs are only doing what they are trained to do (and when trained by idiots, they do idiotic things.)

Answer 2

I agree with you it is ridiculous to say this breed is dangerous therefor if you own one you MUST neuter or spay them. It is not the dog that is dangerous it is the owners and how they treat/train them. I agree in full that if a dog attacks someone, the owner should be held responsible and the dog should undergo examination for signs of change and not be "Humanely" put down.

If you really want to hear about a stupid dog law you should visit Lexinton County South Carolina who has proposed a "Nusiance Dog Law" in where a senior animal control officer will be allowed to shoot a dog if the stray dog eludes capture for more than 5 days, the animal doesn't have to be dangerous at all. So if a dog eludes capture and is no threat or dangerous, after 5 days the senior animal control officer will be able to shoot it. This law is ridiculous too because all the dog is guilty of is eluding capture, but the dog is only a stray because of an irresponsible dog owner.

It all comes down to the owner.

Answer 3

Makes me wonder when they are going to start sterilizing people and limiting the number of children you can have. The government is out of control.

Answer 4

Cali is a bastion of nonsense liberal ignorance. I dont live there and wont move there hence I could care less about what kind of hell on earth they are legislating into existence.

Answer 5

"A society can be judged on the way it treats its animals"

Pet owners will suffer because of people who are irresponsible and cruel.

Answer 6

Stop calling it "cali"