Pit-Bull Ban

A few months ago a woman was fatally attacked by a pit-bull in her backyard. The family of the victim wanted a Quebec wide ban on the dog breed. This conflict started a whole new look at the situation, making the government consider banning them, so they put together a working group that was made to review regulations surrounding pit-bulls

After many rumours about the ban of the pit-bull, the working group has come up with a report saying that they are not going to be banned but there will be some restrictions.

Recommendations

Some recommendations made by the group are;

Creating two categories of dogs, one for dangerous "pit bull-type" breeds, and another for potentially dangerous dogs weighing 20 kg or more and trained for protection.

Compulsory registration for both types.

An obligation to keep the dogs on a leash.

Wearing a harness in public places.

For pit bulls, an obligation to wear a muzzle in public places and sterilization.

Dangerous dogs will also be required to be kept behind a fence when at home.

To be labelled dangerous, a dog must have caused serious injuries to a person or an animal and have been evaluated by a veterinarian.

But, they still recommend a ban on pit bulls for people who have committed certain types of crimes related to violence or cruelty to animals.

To summarize the dogs will be accepted but there will be a lot more precautions.

Locations

In light of all this good news there are still many part of quebec where they are banned, like
Desbiens, parts of Montreal, Sherbrooke, Saint-Jean-Sur-Richilieu, Chapais, Ville St. Laurent, Kirkland, Outremont, Châteauguay and Saint Genevieve

Also outside of Quebec they have restrictions in 7 other provinces.

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