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Lift The Ban On Pit bulls! - Ontario Against The Ban
  1. Signatures
    415 out of 10,000
    Petitioning
    1. Liberal Party of Canada (Premier Dalton McGuinty)
  2. Created By
    Katie Boland
    London, Canada
About this Petition Petition Letter
Why This Is Important

Ontario currently has BSL set in place - pit bulls born after August 29th, 2005 (or 30 days after that date) are to be euthenized. Dogs born before this date are allowed to live out their lives so long as they are muzzled and leashed on a 1.8 meter long leash.

The government believes that it is banning pit bulls for "public safety" but they are hugely misguided! They are trying to wipe out some of the most loving and loyal breed of dog there is, and don't realise it is NOT the dogs, it is the owners! They also have not learned that BSL does not work - other countries have tried it with NO success whatsoever. Dog attack numbers have not dropped - simply the breed of dog attacks has changed (possibly showing those bad owners don't care - they just choose another breed to beat and make aggressive, not changing anything at all? Or other owners continuing to not train their dogs properly, they just have more of other breeds!)

Please sign this if you believe that pit bulls have a right! They should not be judged by their breed, as people should not be judged by their colour, or people should not be judged by their siblings or family background.

Let's end this obnoxious and ignorant ban and save some dogs' lives!

(Here is a website that you can send a message to him, since his e-mail does not work... you'll have to copy / paste the message into the message on his site if it doesn't work otherwise: )
https://www.premier.gov.on.ca/feedback/feedback.asp?Lang=EN

(It seems Canadians can't sign? All you have to do is choose a state and enter your own postal code and address, and it will work)

Recent Signatures

Pit Bull Ban

Dear Mr. Dalton McGuinty,

This is a letter regarding BSL that the Liberals have brought into the province - banning Pit Bulls from Ontario.

I disagree with BSL because I believe that it is not the breed that causes issues, but the owner, and that judging the breed of a dog is similar to judging a person by their skin colour.

I have met pit bulls or have heard of many pit bulls being nothing but kind, loving, and extremely loyal and protective of their owners and families. I understand that there have been attacks from pit bulls, but from recent studies I have seen that they do not even make the top 5 list for dogs most common to attack. The top three were 1) German Shepard, 2) Chow chows, and 3) Golden Retrievers.

If bad owners are using pit bulls as "weapons" now, what is to say they will not simply use another breed when pits are unable to get a hold of?

Also, it is easy to see a majority of people can not tell a pit bull when they see one. Tests have been done (which are also viewable on-line) that so many dogs look alike, and some are mistaken as pits when they are not, taking away even more innocent lives.

Please look into your Pit Bull legislation again. Ask Ontarians if they agree with the ban, and do further research. Listen to your people and get ideas from them.

Thank you for your time.

[Your name]