The government of Victoria, Australia, has put out an online survey regarding their plans to introduce tighter legislation for so-called “dangerous” dogs (which includes “pit bulls”).
The proposed legislation includes a clause that allows authorities to immediately kill any “dangerous” dog (read: “dog that looks sort of pit bull-ish”) that is found running loose. Considering the difficulty most people have in correctly identifying dog breeds, this opens the door for the killing of pretty much any short-haired dog (Lab mix, Boxer mix) that is running loose–all the authorities have to do is say that it was a “pit bull.” Another possibility is an all-out ban on “pit bull” type dogs. Read up on the proposal here: http://stopbsl.com/2009/10/19/victoria-australia-brumby-gives-councils-a-licence-to-kill-dogs/
The government has created a public survey at the link below. The survey is free response, so you can write whatever you want.
For this reason, please read and consider the questions carefully, and compose your answers clearly and with proper grammar. Also beware of “trick” questions such as the second-to-last one, wherein it gives you two bad options to choose from. In such cases, you may state that both options are bad, and make a better suggestion.
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