Companion Animals

Dog Breed-Specific Legislation and Welfare

Breed-specific legislation targets dogs based on appearance rather than behavior. Evidence suggests it fails to reduce bites and separates dogs from families.

Key Facts

Welfare Considerations

Breed-specific legislation causes serious welfare harm to individual dogs through seizure, indefinite kenneling, and euthanasia - often without any behavioral assessment. Dogs pay with their lives for policies that evidence shows do not work. Reform toward evidence-based behavior assessment is both more effective and more humane.

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