HB 997 and SB 1322 would remove the breed ban in Miami-Dade county
HB 997 and SB 1322 if passed would remove the breed ban in Miami-Dade county. Please take a few minutes to email our legislators and committee members and (politely and respectfully) urge them to pass these bills! While you're at it, share this with everyone you know and have them do the same! This is our chance to promote equality and wipe out discrimination in Florida!
According to the American Temperament Test Society, Pit Bulls have a more stable temperament than many dogs of other breeds, with a passing rate of 86.4%. That's better than Chihuahuas (71.1%), Beagles (80.6%), Border Collies (81.2%), Cocker Spaniels (81.9%) and Golden Retrievers (84.9%). The average passing rate for all dogs is 83%.
Approximately 40 children die every year by drowning in 5-gallon water pails. You are 16 times more likely to drown in a 5-gallon water pail than to be killed by a Pit Bull.
Approximately 50 children in the US are killed every year by their cribs - 25 times the number of children and adults killed by Pit Bulls.
Approximately 150 people are killed every year by falling coconuts. You are more than 60 times more likely to be killed by a palm tree than a Pit Bull.
As Director for MCABSL ...I am urging everyone to please take action now and write, call, e mail or fax this committee below and your legislators, to pass and approve the two bills mentioned below. This is the best shot Miami~Dade County and the rest of Florida, will ever have of removing BSL. Thanks!
- Florida state law prohibits municipalities from passing BSL, but allows BSL that was in place prior to October 1, 1990. The most famous of these grandfathered laws is the breed ban in Miami-Dade County .
- HB 997 has just been assigned to the Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee. No hearing has been scheduled yet. Please contact the following members and urge them to pass HB 997. (Email block for cut-and-paste.)
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- You can also write to the bill sponsors and thank them for filing this important bill.
- HB 997 filed by Rep Carlos Trujillo, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
- SB 1322 filed by Senator Jim Norman, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
- Status page for HB 997: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=48233
- Read the text of the proposed bill: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0997__.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0997&Session=2012
- Dahlia
Founder/Director for the MCABSL
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