Montreal SPCA Files a Lawsuit Against the City After They Ban Pit Bulls

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These Pit Bulls are getting saved! The Montreal SPCA are doing everything they can to lift the city's ban on this breed. Find out how this ban got voted in and what the SPCA is doing to lift it.

On Tuesday, the Montreal city council voted 37-23 to ban Pit Bulls, endangering the lives of thousands of innocent dogs currently living in shelters. One day later, the Montreal SPCA filed a lawsuit against the city in hopes to block the ban and eventually get it struck down altogether.

Regardless, the mayor of Montreal, Denis Coderre, was determined to do something to make citizens feel safer, so he pushed for a Pit Bull ban. A ban would mean no new Pit Bulls could enter into the city or be adopted from its shelters, and any Pit Bulls already owned would need to be registered as such by the end of the year (a cost of $115), vaccinated, sterilized, and microchipped. These dogs must wear muzzles “at all times,”according to the bylaw as written, and can’t be walked on leashes longer than four feet, never mind visiting dog parks or going off-leash entirely.

They treat all pit bull-type dogs as dangerous despite the fact there exists no credible evidence that dogs belonging to this arbitrary looks-based category are inherently dangerous.

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1. Dog attack statistics are based almost entirely on often biased and misleading media reports, which seek to sensationalize for the sake of circulation (“Pit Bull Attack” typically gets more clicks than plain old “dog attack”).

2. Pit Bull bans, usually instated, at least in part, for the aforementioned reasons, have never been proven to be successful, and are often, in fact, proven to be unsuccessful.

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The Pit Bull situation in Montreal is obviously still fluid at the moment and, as the SPCA’s lawsuit and potentially other lawsuits go forward, could change yet again. If you’re interested in helping the Montreal Pit Bulls whose lives are at risk, consider donating to the Montreal SPCA. You can also foster or adopt a Montreal shelter Pit Bull through various rescues, including the Mr. Mo Project.

Hopefully, with lots of hard work and help, this dog breed can remain safe and unharmed in Montreal. There's no reason for these doggies to be banned based on their breed. Good thing the Montreal SPCA is doing what they can to help these fur pals out!

For more on this ban and how else you can help, visit BarkPost.



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