Dog problems are generally problems with owner responsibility and are not limited to breeds. When breeds are singled out as dangerous or vicious, responsibility is removed from the dog owner which is where it belongs. Irresponsible people are also less likely to follow the law - and as a result, everyone has to suffer.  By limiting the ability of citizens to own certain breeds, responsible law abiding citizens will shy away from those breeds. These are the types of owners that communities need to encourage, not drive away.

Communities that have instituted such bans often find that the irresponsible owners and the criminals who use dogs for illegal purposes simply switch to another breed. Breeds and mixes are hard to identify and often dogs are mislabeled and destroyed based on paranoia and prejudice and also punishes those that are good canine citizens. Many breeds function as assistance dogs for handicapped owners, search and rescue dogs, drug-sniffing dogs, police dogs, etc. and drives them out of the community.

Georgia has recently proposed Breed Specific Legislation.  Please help us fight this legislation by contacting your representatives and let them know how you feel about this issue.  Below are some suggested formats for your letters and correspondence and some informational literature. 

Here is a list of emails for the people sponsoring this bill in the State of Georgia.  Please don't wait to contact these people.  You could loose your best friend if you don't.

LETS SEE IF WE CAN FLOOD THESE IN BOXES WITH EMAILS!!!!

ewilliam@legis.state.ga.us

tbrooks@legis.state.ga.us

staxx@bellsouth.net

mitchell@legis.state.ga.us

mosb7101@hotmail.com

Lets not limit to just these members.  Please click the house members link and email all of these folks.