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Originally Posted by groupieindenial Yep. Once again this proposed legislation only hurts those responsible owners (like us) who DO all the right things, license our dogs, train them etc.... The legislation will only push those to continue to avoid registering their dogs. If theres no way to track them, no one will bug them. |
It's a good point though - maybe this could be a good way to 'jump start' licensing. If you license your dog, the Bill 132 requirements won't apply to you, as long as it's current. The cash flow from the licensing would then finance the policing of leash laws, education of the public, owners and children.
I'd still want it to be breed neutral - any dog found off leash, threatening, etc. and be unlicensed - be subjected to the higher fine schedule than those who are licensed. An actual attack / bite would not be on the tiered schedule - that's too serious.
I'm just thinking out loud here - it may be a junk idea - but we need a way for dogs to get licensed and to be able to fund the education of people about pets - which has shown to cause a drastic drop in canine related injuries.
What do you guys think?