Italy Lifting BSL

Italy joins Netherlands in lifting "Pit Bull" Blacklist

Dallas Pet Laws Examiner

March 17, 9:29 PM

Italy will join the Netherlands in lifting a nationwide breed-specific law.

Italian law currently defines 17 dog breeds as dangerous, which is down from 92 as recently as 2003.

The Health Undersecretary Francesca Martini is quoted as saying, "This is a historic day because we have established for the first time the responsibility of the owner or the person who is momentarily in charge of the animal." Martini is also quoted as saying, "The measures adopted in the previous laws had no scientific foundation. Dangerous breeds do not exist. With this law we have overcome the black list, which was just a fig leaf (over the larger problem), and we have increased the level of guarantees for citizens"

In June, 2008, the Dutch government announced that it would be lifting a 25 year-long ban on "pit bulls" because it did not lead to a decrease in bite incidents, and would instead focus on leash law and education programs.

Source: http://www.lifeinitaly.com/node/4229

"The measures adopted in the previous laws had no
scientific foundation. Dangerous breeds do not exist."

Right on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I sure wish the cities in the USA would listen and see that BSL does not work.