Breed restrictions are based on the bias of dog breeds. The fact that the breeds on the list bite more has been disproven by experts and bite documentation.

Families who are looking to adopt children are being turned away. Many people are willing and want to foster children but are being denied or don’t even apply because they are well aware of these unfair restrictions.

DCF struggles to find foster families, yet the state is eliminating so many willing families due to the false belief that many large breed dogs are “dangerous”. The state needs help DCF as overdoses rise and the struggle of addiction has become prevalent in our state and country. This along with rising unemployment has many families are struggling. On top of those children are being placed into foster care due to rising incidents of domestic violence during this worldwide pandemic.

The state has the ability and duty to make changes to these policies. Not only because these policies are based on the bias surrounding these breeds but the duty to give these children in foster care a safe place to land and be shown love during a difficult time for them and their families.

Potential adoptive families that would be able to adopt if these changes were made would also relieve the state financially of children who are in care and waiting to find their forever families. These children deserve permanency and loving families. It is time that the laws catch up with the times.

Please do the right thing and change the DCF policies surrounds breed restrictions and give these children what they deserve which is a sense of safety, love, and stability.