Loading ...Breed Bans Spread…to the Marines?
I woke up this morning to read this info from the ASPCA and was shocked. We all know that BSL is a failed idea (sorry if you disagree) but for the U.S. Marines to implement it? Come on now…
From the ASPCA press release:
“On October 6, a team of ASPCA animal behavior experts arrived in Beaufort, S.C., to conduct behavior assessments of more than 100 dogs living in Marine Corps housing units in the South Carolina Tri-Command area.
The visit by ASPCA behaviorists comes after these dogs became the subject of a breed ban recently instituted by Marine Corps headquarters. The policy specifically bans purebred and mixed-breed Pit Bulls, Rottweilers and wolf hybrids, as well as canines with “dominant traits of aggression” who pose a risk to people living in U.S. Marine Corps housing worldwide.”
This is unbelievable. To me anyhow.
The press release went on to say that the dogs were assessed using the ASPCA Safety Assessment for Evaluation Rehoming—a research-based tool that helps identify the likelihood of canine aggression.
The ASPCA behaviorists who evaluated the dogs report that of the approximately 65 dogs assessed, only two have had significant aggression issues. “One, we believe, will be able to be managed while on base,” comments Dr. Weiss. “The vast majority, however, are well-loved, well-behaved family pets.”
The families of safe dogs will be given the opportunity to apply for a waiver, allowing their dog to remain on the base until 2012. “We’re very excited about the ASPCA’s assessment,” says Army Capt. Jenifer Gustafson, the Officer in Charge of the veterinary clinic on Parris Island. “This is a welcome alternative to the unpleasant possibility of pet parents being forced to give up their dogs or leave base housing.”
Like most of us, the ASPCA is opposed to breed bans, which target entire breeds instead of focusing on individual dogs. The press release said that aggressive canines are often the result of owners failing to provide proper training. DUH. As most of us say, it’s the human/owner, not the dog…
The ASPCA continues to work on identifying potential aggression in individual dogs, opening up opportunities for behavior modification
I was just reading about this as it applies to Camp Pendleton. It said there were over 200 dogs affected.
i have always supported the corps, and will always support the troops. but the policy makers are idiots. first off “chesty” (named after Chesty Puller the most decorated marine since the inception of the corps in 1775) the marine corps mascot is a bulldog an ancestor of the apbt breed. second the corps is training gang members who ware their gang affiliation tattoos on their arms, they train them to be killing machines and turn the loose on the rest off us. gee, i wonder how many ex-marines gangsters kill people in a year versus how many people are killed by pit bulls? remember lee harvey oswald? be aware i am not trashing the corps, i am trashing the policy making morons. again before you call me a traitor marines should be killing machines the problem lies in the fact that gang member do not live up to any of positive qualities a marine should have. i love the corps, but where this policy is concerned i will use a phrase commonly used by disgruntled marines. Eat the apple, F*** the corps. (again the policy makers) Chesty is spinning is his grave. if you dug him up he would kick the chief of naval ops in the pants for allowing this. i wonder what commandant James T. Conway has to say about this since readiness and i believe general moral are his responsibility. this policy has disgraced my beloved corps.
Semper Fi. ooo rah!