Forrest the dog is alive and well, but what about all the other "Forrest's" out there sitting on death row, doomed because they "just may look like a pitbull?
After being the 1st dog to escape death row, Forrest was given a reprieve to live...but kicked out of Denver because of the Dog Ban referred to as BSL, Breed Specific Legislation.
Forrest is a Pitbull and that in itself is a crime in Denver.
Punishable by death. Period.
Here is a dog who did nothing wrong...didn't bite anyone, attack any other dog,he just happened to look like a pitbull....and wandered into enemy territory : Denver.
The Denver law actually states that even if your dog remotely looks like a pitbull, it can be euthenized if picked up in Denver.
That seems very ,very wrong to me, I don't even own a pitbull, and this scares the heck out of me! I can't help but ask, who's dog will be next? The Doberman, the Golden Retriever maybe? How can this be happening here?
There are good pitbulls just as there are bad Golden Retrievers, but we have got to start looking at the humans behind these animals, and make them a little more responsible for their pets. Just as we would expect citizens of our community to take care of their own kids. It's time we educate ourselves about all this BSL, because it could just affect you and me next, and especially our dogs.
Did you know that dog bites are no lower since this ban came into effect?
Feel free to leave your comments, I will respond to any.
You can watch Forrest's painfully sad goodbye here.
http://news.bestfriends.org/index.cfm?page=news&mode=entry&entry=11279A66-19B9-B9D5-9DCB23C518459250
or here:
http://cbs4denver.com/pets/Pit.Bull.Denver.2.807263.htmlAnd here is Danny's Idea of how to change things here in Denver :
Today I sent this to all Denver government officials listed as relevant to the issue. I will continue to email every day until Forrest is free. You have inspired me. I've convinced my fellow ski club members, all 15, that we should not go to Colorado to ski this year. How did I do that? Three have American Pit Bull Terriers,four have German Sheperds, one has a Rot and two have Dobies.
The typical knee-jerk reaction from politicians enacting Breed Specific Legislation and the treatment of Forrest did it.
Let's see....15 men with their spouse's, that's 30 plus the18 kids.. for a solid 5 days of skiing. That come to a total of quite a few thousand dollars. "Cha-Ching". BSL does NOT protect communities from dog attacks. Why does your administration insist on punishing responsible pet owners for the irresponsibilities of a minority of owners?
You've taken the easy way out...Kill 'em all. Shame on you. Wait till I tell my Church group what's going on. I wonder how many members have large breed family pets and vacation in your state?
We will pray for you and most especially Forrest.
Respectfully,
Danny in Atlanta, Georgia
Thanks for the inspiration Danny, now here is what you can do if you feel this Dog Ban is wrong, sign the petition below, it was started by a veterinarian.
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