I need to get out of this state. I just read about Fritz's law, the most asinine proposed ordinance I've heard of in a while. The utter lack of common sense and logic almost makes Eyman's initiatives look legit by comparison.
What in the hell is going on in Auburn?
If this ordinance passes, any dog weighing more than 30 pounds would be classified as "potentially dangerous."
Huh?
An old, fat labrador that can barely get up to drink out of the water dish could be considered dangerous! Not only that, but if this "potentially dangerous" dog happens to wander outside of the yard, he would instantly be upgraded to "dangerous" and would require insurance–the same kind of insurance that circus owners must have for lions and tigers.
Sheepdogs and poodles and mutts, oh my!
This stupid ordinance was written in honor of a terrier-poodle that was mauled by a pit bull. The pit bull was owned by a woman who repeatedly failed to keep the dog contained. In other words, she was already violating existing leash laws.
I'm sorry that Fritz was taken down, but making every other big dog legally "dangerous" wouldn't have saved the terrier-poodle. Pit bulls and other dogs who are bred as attack dogs and not properly contained are the problem, not big dogs as a whole.
"We need common sense solutions for irresponsible owners," said Auburn Mayor Jim Lewis, supporter of Frtz's law. "That's all we're looking for."
Please explain to me how punishing responsible dog owners will curb those folks who already don't observe the law.
I don't get it.
If this ordinance flies, the same logic could be applied to other problems that plague society.
Damn nice of McDonald's to stop supersizing their combo meals, but it just isn't enough. Maybe a weight limit should be used to designate people as "potentially dangerous" to themselves, and anyone designated as such would be instantly upgraded to "dangerous" if caught within 10 yards of Burger King.
Better yet, the kind people in Auburn could concern themselves with more pressing problems, like enforcing existing leash laws. Now THAT is common sense.
What in the hell is going on in Auburn?
If this ordinance passes, any dog weighing more than 30 pounds would be classified as "potentially dangerous."
Huh?
An old, fat labrador that can barely get up to drink out of the water dish could be considered dangerous! Not only that, but if this "potentially dangerous" dog happens to wander outside of the yard, he would instantly be upgraded to "dangerous" and would require insurance–the same kind of insurance that circus owners must have for lions and tigers.
Sheepdogs and poodles and mutts, oh my!
This stupid ordinance was written in honor of a terrier-poodle that was mauled by a pit bull. The pit bull was owned by a woman who repeatedly failed to keep the dog contained. In other words, she was already violating existing leash laws.
I'm sorry that Fritz was taken down, but making every other big dog legally "dangerous" wouldn't have saved the terrier-poodle. Pit bulls and other dogs who are bred as attack dogs and not properly contained are the problem, not big dogs as a whole.
"We need common sense solutions for irresponsible owners," said Auburn Mayor Jim Lewis, supporter of Frtz's law. "That's all we're looking for."
Please explain to me how punishing responsible dog owners will curb those folks who already don't observe the law.
I don't get it.
If this ordinance flies, the same logic could be applied to other problems that plague society.
Damn nice of McDonald's to stop supersizing their combo meals, but it just isn't enough. Maybe a weight limit should be used to designate people as "potentially dangerous" to themselves, and anyone designated as such would be instantly upgraded to "dangerous" if caught within 10 yards of Burger King.
Better yet, the kind people in Auburn could concern themselves with more pressing problems, like enforcing existing leash laws. Now THAT is common sense.
posted by kerrymac @ 3:20 PM
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