Advocates For The Underdog

Bill 132 is now LAW!!!A pit bull includes,(a) a pit bull terrier,(b) a Staffordshire bull terrier,(c) an American Staffordshire terrier,(d) an American pit bull terrier, ( e) a dog that has an appearance and physical characteristics that are substantially similar to those of dogs referred to in any of clauses (a) to (d); (pit-bull)AFTU urges everyone to please act responsibly when it comes to your pet. Their life depends on it!!Under the new law every pit bull should be:Spayed or neutered by a veterinarian. A pit bull is exempt from this requirement if, in the written opinion of a veterinarian, the pit bull is physically unfit to be anaesthetized because of old age or infirmity.MicrochippedMuzzle your dog when in public. The pit bull shall be fitted with a collar or harness that is properly fitted to and placed on the dog. The movement of the pit bull shall be controlled by a person by means of a leash attached to the collar or harness on the pit bull. The leash is not more than 1.8 metres in length and is attached to the collar or harness.The collar or harness, the leash and the attachment between the leash and the collar or harness are all strong enough to prevent the pit bull from breaking any of them.The mouth of the pit bull is covered by a muzzle that is humane and that is strong enough and well-fitted enough to prevent the pit bull from biting, without interfering with the breathing, panting or vision of the pit bull or with the pit bulls ability to drink.Muzzling of the dog does not apply when a pit bull is within enclosed property occupied by the owner of the pit bull or when a pit bull is within enclosed property occupied by a person who consents to the pit bull being off leash or off muzzle. Enclosed property is defined as property that is enclosed in a way that can be relied on to prevent the pit bull from breaking out of the property.YOU CAN STILL ACQUIRE A PIT BULLIf you did not own a pit bull when the law can into force, someone else in the province is allowed to give you one existing legal pit bull, but you can never have more than ONE. If you owned at least one pit bull when the law came into force and, for whatever reason, you no longer own that dog, someone else in the Province is allowed to give you an existing legal pit bull, as long as you never own more pit bulls than you did on the day the law came into force.If you are interested in acquiring a PIT BULL please visit www.advocatesfortheunderdog.com