Dog attacks happen across the Capital Region, but chief bylaw officer Don Brown says no one breed is more prevalent than another.
B次元官网网址淚 donB次元官网网址檛 think there are any breed-specific regulations anywhere in B.C. and certainly nothing from Greater Victoria,B次元官网网址� Brown said. B次元官网网址淭he problem with breed-specific is what if itB次元官网网址檚 50 per cent pit bull? Twenty-five? Where do you draw the line?B次元官网网址�
Following a pit bull attack in Colwood over the weekend, Brown said that some breeds get noticeable complaints, but that this has to do with the damage they can do versus how often they bite.
B次元官网网址淧it bulls and Jack Russells have extremely strong bites,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淧eople jump when itB次元官网网址檚 a pit bull because theyB次元官网网址檙e big and, in my opinion, homely dogs.B次元官网网址�
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While there are situations when animals need to be euthanized, Brown says of the many hundreds of dogs they receive complaints about every year, only about 12 dogs are put down every year.
Most animal attacks dog-on-dog, or dog-on-livestock encounters.
After a dog is reported, several things are taken into account when deciding which action to take; how serious the attack was, the dogB次元官网网址檚 history, and the dogB次元官网网址檚 environment.
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B次元官网网址淒epending on the situation, sometimes the dog can get re-homed,B次元官网网址� Brown said. B次元官网网址淏ut if itB次元官网网址檚 killing livestock you canB次元官网网址檛 go put it in the city.B次元官网网址�
Brown said that the fall is a high season for livestock attacks, perhaps due to breeding cycles or even taking to account that itB次元官网网址檚 lambing season.
If a dog has been declared dangerous, owners will have to pay for a B次元官网网址渄angerous dog license,B次元官网网址� and follow certain criteria in handling them, including posting a warning sign outside their home, and making sure that dogs are muzzled and leashed when out in public.
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A bigger step officials can take is ask for a consent order, something thatB次元官网网址檚 used in situations that are B次元官网网址淪erious, but not serious enough to euthanize.B次元官网网址�
A consent order has the same limitations as a dangerous dog license, but it goes to the provincial court and has both parties sign off on the agreement. Should the dog then become violent afterwards, the CRD can immediately have the dog euthanized without question.
B次元官网网址淭he only dogs we put down are the ones involved in serious attacksB次元官网网址� weB次元官网网址檙e a not kill facility,B次元官网网址� Brown said. B次元官网网址淪ometimes attacks come from pitbulls, sometimes from poodles.B次元官网网址�
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