Bisart Dobes Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Did anyone else hear this advertisement ? I heard this on the radio today - not word for word and I am happy to be corrected. I was so shocked at even hearing this on the radio that I may have the exact date wrong but I think its all right. It was via the DPI. "If you own a pit bull or pit bull cross and it is not registered with your local council then it will be siezed and destroyed as of 28th September" Very scarey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rottshowgirl Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Check out the first line of text on this page http://new.dpi.vic.gov.au/pets/dog-care/pit-bull-terrier-registration I believe you heard correctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisart Dobes Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 I feel like we have lost this fight well and truely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Rusty Bucket Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 What's the deal if you and your dog are visiting from interstate or even another council area? This is really sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimatePup Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Jeepers, scary! They'd better not make any mistakes and go killing someone's beloved furkid! Mind you, from the link they give to the definition of what they classify as a PBT, you'd have to have a fairly immaculately bred animal that meets the breed standard in detail to officially qualify. Many people could be OK, theoretically, as this level of detail makes the ruling tough to enforce: http://new.dpi.vic.gov.au/pets/about-pets/legislation-and-regulation/standard-for-restricted-breed-dogs It's still much better to register your dog though, regardless of breed. As a pet owner, microchipping and council registration is quite reasuring and worth the small cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajirin Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 What's the deal if you and your dog are visiting from interstate or even another council area? This is really sad. That's weird, previously on the q&a section it had if you visit Vic with a restricted breed it can be seized and owner fined. Also said if you leave the state without being 'spoken to and fined' a letter can be sent saying if you return to the state, your dog will be seized etc. Now it's all disappeared Unless I imagined reading it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumosmum Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Jeepers, scary! They'd better not make any mistakes and go killing someone's beloved furkid! Mind you, from the link they give to the definition of what they classify as a PBT, you'd have to have a fairly immaculately bred animal that meets the breed standard in detail to officially qualify. Many people could be OK, theoretically, as this level of detail makes the ruling tough to enforce: http://new.dpi.vic.gov.au/pets/about-pets/legislation-and-regulation/standard-for-restricted-breed-dogs It's still much better to register your dog though, regardless of breed. As a pet owner, microchipping and council registration is quite reasuring and worth the small cost. No, they are also targeting crossbreed pit bulls, and we don't know really if they need to meet every point on the standard or not. We can't seem to get an answer to this question, so better to assume nobody is okay and safe with this at the moment. And yes, all dogs must be registered as what the owner believes them to be as far as breed is concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 What's the deal if you and your dog are visiting from interstate or even another council area? This is really sad. That's weird, previously on the q&a section it had if you visit Vic with a restricted breed it can be seized and owner fined. Also said if you leave the state without being 'spoken to and fined' a letter can be sent saying if you return to the state, your dog will be seized etc. Now it's all disappeared Unless I imagined reading it I am sure i read it somewhere as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumosmum Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Did anyone else hear this advertisement ? I heard this on the radio today - not word for word and I am happy to be corrected. I was so shocked at even hearing this on the radio that I may have the exact date wrong but I think its all right. It was via the DPI. "If you own a pit bull or pit bull cross and it is not registered with your local council then it will be seized and destroyed as of 28th September" Very scarey I think the advertisement is a disgrace. Snarling dogs in the background. Next thing they will be telling us is that restricted breeds snarl and growl differently than other breeds. Just a disgrace, and more propaganda to lead people to believe breed bans are the answer. A far better advertisement would have been to just make an announcement to all dog owners regarding the new laws. Leave out the bloody dramatics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmolo Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I had read that too. My council have not responded to my queries sent last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 What's the deal if you and your dog are visiting from interstate or even another council area? This is really sad. That's weird, previously on the q&a section it had if you visit Vic with a restricted breed it can be seized and owner fined. Also said if you leave the state without being 'spoken to and fined' a letter can be sent saying if you return to the state, your dog will be seized etc Now it's all disappeared Unless I imagined reading it I am sure i read it somewhere as well Nope, I absolutely read it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rottshowgirl Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 (edited) Even if they say that the dog in question must meet every point of their 'standard', the criteria is so broad that a lot of dogs will fit it The person doing the assessment is a council officer, not a dedicated breed expert. And don't think for a second that registering it as something will save it from falling within this criteria. If the accusation re breed is made, my understanding is that the onus is on the owner to prove it's not, not for the council to prove that it is. Edited September 21, 2011 by Rottshowgirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumosmum Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Even if they say that the dog in question must meet every point of their 'standard', the criteria is so broad that a lot of dogs will fit it The person doing the assessment is a council officer, not a dedicated breed expert. And don't think for a second that registering it as something will save it from falling within this criteria. If the accusation re breed is made, my understanding is that the onus is on the owner to prove it's not, not for the council to prove that it is. Yes, that is true, I didn't mean that dogs are safe if registering a dog as another breed. It won't be safe. What I meant is that all dogs should be registered and if they are then challenged on breed, they have the right to appeal. If they aren't registered at all, I don't think they have much to fight with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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