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Here's an interesting part my boyfriend brought up to me"The ban applies to the pit bull terrier, Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, American pit bull terrier or dogs that are very similar in appearance and physical characteristics."
So does this mean a dog that LOOKS like a pit bull is banned? What about overweight labs? They look a little Pitty to me. What about Boxers? Are they now banned? They look like Pits to me. And what person will be deciding which dogs look too much like Pit Bulls? Who will decide on a individual case basis which dog looks too "offensive" :
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As per Bill 132 it will be up to the owner to prove their dog is not a pitbull or pitbull mix. How can you prove a mix breed is not a pit when you do not and cannot get registered papers. A lab/boxer mix does look exactly like a pitbull. God help us. Since the beginning of Jan/05 the Ottawa Humane Society has put down 25 dogs only because they look like a pitbull. They didn't even bother to do any temperment tests on them. They just didn't want them in before the ban actually passed. A sad sad day!
Ginnette
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