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The city of Winnipeg Manitoba was among the first to try a breed specific ban in regards to Pittbulls in 1990. The number of injuries and deaths by Pittbulls did indeed drop after that time. The number of injuries and deaths caused by dogs in general not only didn't go down, it went up.
In 2000 they changed their legislation to be breed-neutral dangerous dog laws. The number of attacks and deaths caused by Pittbulls remained very low, and the number of injuries and deaths caused by dogs in general has been on the decline ever since.
Once again proving what all the professionals are saying. Breed specific banning does not work to protect people and children from dog bites. Breed-neutral laws do.
So I have to ask again: Why would anybody be FOR breed specific laws when all the evidence points towards it being ineffective? Shouldn't we want to protect people in general from all kinds of dog attacks? Isn't lowering the number of injuries and fatalities from all dogs in general a much better goal?
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