🚀 go-pugleaf

As a volunteer for various rescue groups, and a concerned dog owner, I'm
relaying this information over here.  I want to see it stopped in DC
before it happens in Atlanta.  Why? Because while some protection is
necessary, it should *NOT* be breed specific legislation, and certainly
*NOT* to the extent they're doing this.  Relay this to friends/acquintances
in DC, please!

From Jan Cooper's web site: 
	http://www.deltanet.com/users/jan4rott/washingtonnotice.html
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A 90 day emergency legislation was passed Tuesday, April 2nd to require
            muzzles for "Pit Bulls & Rottweilers" in Washington, D.C.! 
 "Pit Bull and Rottweiler Dangerous Dog Designation Emergency Amendment
                                         Act of 1996."
                   The Mayor has NOW made it a permanent law. 


   The penalty for having any Rottweiler unmuzzled in public and without
$50,000 liability insurance in place is 2 years in prison and/or up to a $20,000
  fine. If any Rottweiler is found & does not meet the above requirements it
    will be confiscated and destroyed!! The registration is seperate from the
  regular dog license. If you own a Rottweiler you must comply with this special
                                            registry. 

     WE have ONE last chance to get this rescinded...attend the meeting on
                                 TUESDAY April 23rd at
                       at 10am in the John A. Wilson Building.

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names & addresses & phone numbers for contacts are included on this web site.
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note: not only are they working on this bill, but 3 others are also being worked
on:
	Bill # 11612 Dog Owners Responsibility Act of 1996
               Bill # 11616 Dangerous Dog Amendment Act of 1996
              Bill # 11617 Pit Bulls and Rottweilers PROHIBITION
                                     Amendment Act of 1996


note: the last one literally is a BAN on Rottweilers & APBT's.
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VOICE YOUR OPINION!

Ashley McLure - all opinions are mine, and not necessarily of any groups I
volunteer for:	SE Newfoundland Club Rescue
		Metro Atlanta Collie Rescue
		Friends of the Shelter
		Dog Rescue on the Internet

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            M. Ashley McLure
       ashley.mclure@oit.gatech.edu
   http://jasmine.oit.gatech.edu/~ashley
All opinions unless otherwise stated, are my own.