Change Florida Dangerous Dog Law


Change Florida Dangerous Dog Law
The Issue
Florida's Dangerous Dog Law is unfairly putting innocent dogs on death row. The law fails to provide a statewide dangerous dog definition, resulting in dogs in one county being declared dangerous and euthanized while not being classifed at all in a neighboring county for the same offense. The law fails to distinquish between an accidental and intentional injury. In either case, the dog can be destroyed. The law simply does not fairly separate truly dangerous dogs from others. There are currently three dogs on death row in Broward County who would not be classified as dangerous at all in neighboring Dade County. The law was never intended to be a geographical game of chance. Help us show the legislators that there is political capital in changing the law so it treats dogs and their owners fairly across the state of Florida.

The Issue
Florida's Dangerous Dog Law is unfairly putting innocent dogs on death row. The law fails to provide a statewide dangerous dog definition, resulting in dogs in one county being declared dangerous and euthanized while not being classifed at all in a neighboring county for the same offense. The law fails to distinquish between an accidental and intentional injury. In either case, the dog can be destroyed. The law simply does not fairly separate truly dangerous dogs from others. There are currently three dogs on death row in Broward County who would not be classified as dangerous at all in neighboring Dade County. The law was never intended to be a geographical game of chance. Help us show the legislators that there is political capital in changing the law so it treats dogs and their owners fairly across the state of Florida.

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Petition created on August 20, 2010

