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(TO:..insert name here)
(address)
(city, state,zip)
(FROM:..Your name)
(Your address)
(your city, state, zip)
(your area code and phone number)
Dear (insert name here):
I understand your concern and
desire to protect your constituents from the awful tragedy a dangerous dog can
cause. You, I am sure, intend to do so with the law you are (INSERT drafting/proposing/enforcing).
However, all you will do with such a law is turn thousands of pet loving voters
against you personally and you will be viewed as those terrible people who will
cruelly deprive animal lovers of their well behaved pets.
I am sure this is not your intention.
To avoid making such a terrible mistake in your proposed legislation I suggest
you contact the American Kennel Club in New York and ask for their draft version
of a dangerous dog law. This law has been enacted in several states and provides
the general populace ample protection from dangerous dogs while still permitting
the people who properly train and socialize their pets to retain them.
The loss of a child is a terrible
thing but many people will claim the loss of a beloved pet is very close emotionally
to it. Banning or restricting a specific breed will not keep children or adults
from being injured by dogs that have not been properly trained it will merely
change the type of dog that is kept by those who desire the protection of a
guardian breed. As it is the owners who control the training and socialization
of the puppies they purchase or adopt they are the ones responsible for those
dogs that learn to bite people.
Neither (INSERT breed/s here)
are dangerous dogs per se rather they are breeds that are popular not only with
those devoted to them and their proper care but those who wish a macho image.
Prior to this decade other dog breeds were in similar situations for example
Dobermans, German Shepherds and ChowChows, all breeds that were victims of great
popularity and subsequent poor handling by less than competent owners bringing
them an undeserved reputation as a 'dangerous' breed. Banning (INSERT breed/s
here) will merely hasten the upswing in popularity of some other breed.
Controlling the people who will
abuse the owner dog relationship through ignorance or otherwise is a far better
and wiser solution to the problem these owners present to their neighbors no
matter what breed of dog they own.
Respectfully,
(Your signature)