Mission Statement:

The purpose of Owners, Breeders and Dogs Against Breed Discrimination is to eliminate canine breed discrimination through educational outreaches. This purpose is accomplished through outside media sources such as newspapers, magazines and radio as well as through our organizations website. In all instances we will use facts and educational articles to foster an environment of acceptance in the community.

Welcome to Owners, Breeders and Dogs Against Breed Discrimination. This fledgling group is devoted to spreading the truth about the "vicious breed conspiracy" pioneered by groups such as PETA and the HSUS. Started by breed enthusiasts, owners and breeders of the American Pit Bull Terrier, it is directed at spreading truth over the internet and providing common ground for all pit bull owners as well as other breeds targeted by Breed Specific Legislation. Click here to find out "What is BSL?"

We are currently registered as a Nonprofit Corporation with the Washington Secretary of State. We have begun proceedings to gain 501(c)3 status with the IRS and hope to accomplish this by mid year of 2010.

Any responsible "pit bull" owner will tell you that all dogs are equally dangerous and that the owner is the defining factor. However, many animal extremist organizations are using Breed Specific laws and ordinances as a stepping stone towards a larger goal by convincing people and media outlets that the specific breed of a dog is the defining factor in public safety. We will touch on their larger goal later, first understand what they are doing to eliminate this particular breed.

Animal extremist groups are using the millions of dollars donated to them every day, with the intent of saving animal lives, to eliminate various dog breeds. At the forefront of this action is the American Pit Bull Terrier. They are pioneering breed bans and breed specific spay/neuter ordinances. They are using money to advertise and execute elaborate "pit bull fighting busts" and to sway voters in their direction through yellow journalism. Many innocent families have been torn apart by this recent turn of events. Innocent children and parents watch as their beloved pets are confiscated and killed in towns where recent breed bans have taken place. Responsible and law abiding breeders are arrested, their years of hard work washed away and companions killed as "evidence" in a circumstantial case against them. Even more active showing owners are forced to spay and neuter their breeding stock or face large fines and even imprisonment simply because of the breed they have chosen to love.

American Pit Bull Terrier owners are being treated like criminals. Many of us are doctors, lawyers, civil engineers, vet techs, groomers and many more respectable professions. However, in the eyes of the laws being created we are all treated like drug dealers and gang members. Those of you who don't own pit bulls might not worry now. However, in many areas German Shepard Dogs, Labrador Retrievers, Chow Chows, Akitas, Huskies and many more breeds are being added to the "endangered breed lists." Currently, 1/5 of recognized dog breeds are either banned or regulated somwhere in the United States. All it takes is one irresponsible owner to have their dog attack a child or adult and for the media to report it and the Animal Interest groups to use this as fuel to pioneer more severe laws. Once they have that tiny bit of fuel against your breed of choice, they will start to systematically elimate it. Just as they are now doing to ours.

The ultimate goal of these "Animal Interest Groups" is even more sinister than you might think. They not only want to either spay/neuter or kill every animal that they deem "dangerous." In truth, they want to spay/neuter every single companion animal in this country until eventually there are no new companion animals born. Once all the existing companion animals are dead and no new ones are being produced, they will have won. They believe that owning an animal is "slavery" and cruel. Regardless of how much like a member of your family you treat your pet people as PETA and HSUS think it is better off dead than living as a "slave." This information is shocking for most people. And it is hard to understand. But, unless you enjoy the thought of a future with no dogs or cats then you need to listen now. You need to join the fight against them. Don't let them take away our right to have pets.

 

Please take note: Local Animal Shelters are in no way connected to PETA or HSUS. No funds "trickle down" to support them. If you wish to donate money to help animals, donate to your local shelter or rescue organization.

Why doesn't BSL work?

When it comes to laws that regulate "dangerous dogs," there is at least one fact that is hard to dispute: Dogs that run loose unsupervised, dogs that bite or attack people or other animals, and dogs that just plain cause a nuisance are a real and often serious problem in communities across the country. The more vexing and contentious issue arises in figuring our how to best address this problem. While many states, including New York, Colorado and Illinois, favor laws that identify, track and regulate dangerous dogs regardless of breed and prohibit "breed-specific"

laws that either regulate or ban a certain breed of dog, some local governments have enacted breed-specific laws. It seems, though, that the problem of "dangerous dogs" may not be remedied by the "quick fix" of breed-specific laws.

Dealing with Dangerous Dogs in Your Community: There is little evidence that breed-specific law - which can be incredibly expensive and difficult to enforce: make communities safer for human families or for the companion animals that are a part of so many households. And it turns out such laws can also have negative and wholly unintended consequences. Moreover, in its study of human fatalities resulting from dog bites, the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) did not support the breed-specific approach, citing, among other things, the inaccuracy of dog-bite data; the difficulty in identifying dog breeds (especially true of mixed breeds); and the probability that as certain breeds are regulated, those who exploit dogs by making them aggressive will merely turn to other, unregulated breeds.

For example, a task force formed in 2003 to study the effectiveness of the Prince George County, Maryland pit bull ban estimated that the county spends more man a quarter-million dollars each year to enforce the ban. Further, in a report to me County Council, the task force noted that "public safety is not improved as a result of (the ban)" and that "there is no transgression committed by owner or animal that is not covered by another, non-breed specific portion of the Animal Control Code (i.e., vicious animal, nuisance animal, leash laws)." The task force has recommended that Prince George County repeal the ban.

Significantly, the CDC also noted how many other factors beyond breed may affect a dog's tendency coward aggression things such as heredity, sex, early experience, reproductive status and socialization and training. These last two concerns seem well-founded given that more than 70 percent of all dog bite cases involve unaltered male dogs, and that an unaltered male dog is 2.6 times more likely to bite than a neutered dog.

Breed-specific laws also cause unintended hardship to responsible owners of entirely friendly, properly supervised and well-socialized dogs that happen to fall within the regulated breed category. Regulated breeds, it is worth noting, have expanded in some localities to include not just pit bulls and rottweilers but also a variety of other dogs, including Dalmatians, Chow Chows, German Shepherds, Doberman Pinschers and any mix of these breeds.

Although these dog owners have done nothing to endanger the public, they may be required to comply with other regulations. Sadly, these responsible caretakers can be forced to choose between costly compliance and giving up their beloved companion. Perhaps the most unintended yet harmful consequence of breed-specific laws is their tendency to compromise rather than enhance public safety.

When limited animal control resources are used to regulate or ban a certain breed of dog, without regard to behavior, the focus is shifted away from routine, effective enforcement of laws that have the best chance of making our communities safer: dog license laws, leash laws, animal fighting laws and laws that require all dog owners to control their dogs, regardless of breed.