Dogs bite people! I’ve edited your suggestions for rules on pit
bulls:
Editor,
Dogs bite people! I’ve edited your suggestions for rules on pit bulls:
But we agree that the owner can make a huge difference in whether a dog becomes a good canine citizen or an outlaw. Hollister has a series of tests and standards for dangerous animals. We’d like to see some strengthening in those standards specifically for all dogs:
Dog ownership is a privilege, not a right. To own a dog, the owner must agree, through license or contract, to provide obedience training. Any owner who trains his dog to fight or attack will lose his dog.
All dogs, other than those owned by responsible licensed breeders, shall be spayed or neutered.
Dogs surrendered to an animal shelter who are deemed unadoptable due to aggressive or shy behavior shall be euthanized.
Any dog that mauls another dog, or livestock or a human shall be euthanized. If an owner refuses to comply, criminal penalties will ensue.
The key to any dog ownership is responsibility. The potential consequences of irresponsibility are more severe with large dogs than with smaller dogs.”
Richard Hockey, via e-mail
