Links

These links are in addition to links that can be found within relevant pages on this website.

More BSL Information

• BSL Updates – essential for keeping track of BSL alerts across the nation and the world
• BSL Workshop – another BSL discussion group with tips and advice for fighting BSL
• American Dog Owner’s Association - state-by-state lists of dog-related legislation, including BSL
• Understand-a-bull.com – BSL alerts, essays, info, and much more. Comprehensive site on BSL.
• Dangerous Dogs Act – For folks who want to learn more about the BSL in the UK
• KC Dog Blog – Excellent discussions about BSL issues
• Dog Politics – How to fight BSL and other great information, including an entire eBook on the subject
• AKC Canine Legislation Department – Legislative Alerts – BSL alerts (and other alerts)
• AKC Homeowner’s Insurance Resource Center – for dealing with insurance companies that discriminate based on breed
• Canine Advocates of Ohio – Get info on Ohio, the only state in the U.S. with statewide BSL

Legislative

• ASPCA Advocacy Center Lobby Information – Good information for those unfamiliar with the legislative process
• AKC Brochures – info on how to tackle canine-related legislative issues
• Congress.org – contact info for your reps and more

Informational Articles about BSL

• Animal Legal and Historical Center – “Breed Specific Legislation in the U.S.” – this is a VERY good article discussing BSL and legal issues, with references
• Diane Blackman – “Practicality of Breed Specific Legislation in Reducing or Eliminating Dog Attacks on Humans and Dogs” - another VERY good article, with references
• Deeming Dogs Dangerous by Breed in the U.S.: Fact or Politics? – Viewpoint discussion hosted by washingtonpost.com, featuring Stephen L. Zawistowski and Pamela J. Reid.
• JAVMA News: “Breed Discrimination Bites Homeowners” – discusses breed-specific insurance
• JAVMA: “Responsible Ownership the Alternative to Breed Banning, Other Restrictions”
• JAVMA: “Chicago Ordinance Passes: ‘It’s the deed, not the breed’”
• ASPCA – Are Breed-Specific Laws Effective? (.pdf)
• Pit Bull Rescue Central – Breed Specific Legislation

Essays on BSL

• Dog Owner’s Guide – “Banned in Cincinnati”
• Pit Bulls on the Web: The Pit Bull Problem

Dog Attack and Bite info/stats

• National Canine Research Council
• Fatal Dog Attacks: The Facts Behind the Statistics
• American Temperament Test Society (ATTS) – offers temperament testing certification and publishes annual results of the test; see the passing/failing rates of each breed

Preventing Dog Abuse (WARNING – some are graphic)

• ASPCA: Fight Animal Cruelty: Dog Fighting
• Real Pit Bull – Pit Bull Abuse
• HSUS: Dog Fighting Fact Sheet
• UKCpitbull.com Flash video – GRAPHIC
• Pet Pit Bull: Sad Reality – GRAPHIC
• The Truth About PETA – PETA wants to kill dogs, starting with pit bulls.

Breed-Specific Sites

• Happy Pit Bull – my site for pit bull owners, with a long list of pit bull rescues and plenty of info about pit bulls
• Pawsitive Pit Bulls

Good Reading

• Fatal Dog Attacks by Karen Delise
• The Pit Bull Placebo by Karen Delise (free download!)
• Dogs Bite: But Balloons and Slippers Are More Dangerous by Janis Bradley
• Dog Law by Mary Randolph
• American Pit Bull Terriers: Fact or Fiction by Dawn Capp
• The Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson