“Police in Central California say two family dogs killed a three-day-old baby after her mother left her on the couch and walked away for a few seconds.

The girl’s mother had left the door open because it was hot and she thought the dogs were tied up in the back yard.

The baby died at a hospital shortly after the attack Monday. The two male dogs, which are believed to be a mix of shar-pei and pit bull.”

Elsewhere in the comment section is the oft heard refrain – its the owners not the breed.

Both Quebec and Ontario have banned or will ban pit bulls as an aggressive breed.

My argument is this: – when is the last time you heard or saw a report that a golden lab or even a husky killed or mauled someone. Nothing on my radar.

The stories are increasing of innocent people hurt, maimed or killed by aggressive dogs. It is time for some action by timid politicians in the west.

And yes I expect some pushback on this.

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Some information that even updates me on the subject

 

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Lower Mainland
Pit bulls are banned or restricted in Richmond, Burnaby, West Vancouver, Whiterock and Pitt Meadows, as well as in many condos and apartments in all areas of the Lower Mainland. Pit bull advocates overturned the ban in Vancouver in 2005 and in North Vancouver in 2006.

Other areas of British Columbia
Pit bulls are also banned or restricted in Nanaimo, Parksville, Castlegar, Nelson, Trail, Cranbrook, Prince George, Prince Rupert, and Fort Nelson.

Pit bull are not banned in Fort St. John, where dog fighting rings are alleged.

ALBERTA
Pit bulls are restricted in Edmonton, Grande Prairie and Brooks, Alberta. Edmonton’s city council voted in 2012 to repeal restrictions and rules regarding the ownership of pit bulls.

Pit bulls are not banned in Calgary, which is currently the target of American pit bull rescue groups.

Pit bulls are among the breed group that bit second most among all dogs in Calgary for 2013 and 2014, according to statistics collected by Calgary’s animal and bylaw services.

SASKATCHEWAN
Pit bulls are banned or restricted in the Village of Clavet, Moosmin, the Town of Meadow Lake and Clavet in Saskatchewan.

MANITOBA
Pit bulls are banned in the cities of Winnipeg, MacDonald and the Pas in Manitoba.

A 2012 study by researchers at the University of Manitoba found a decrease in the number of hospitalizations caused by dog bites for the 16 regions within Manitoba that had enacted breed-specific legislation.

ONTARIO
Pit bulls are banned completely in the province of Ontario. Certain types of pit bulls are excluded.

QUEBEC
Pit bulls are banned in Desbiens, parts of Montreal, Sherbrooke, Saint-Jean-Sur-Richilieu, Chapais, Ville St. Laurent, Kirkland, Outremont, Châteauguay and Saint Genevieve

NOVA SCOTIA
Pit bulls are banned in Clarks Harbor and Guysborough, Nova Scotia.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Pit bulls are banned in Montague, Price Edward Island.