Links

More BSL Information

• Understand-a-bull.com - BSL alerts, essays, info, and much more. Comprehensive site on BSL.
• Rott-N-Chatter - Another comprehensive BSL site. Has weekly BSL news audio and video broadcasts for download.
• AKC Canine Legislation Department - Legislative Alerts - BSL alerts (and other alerts)
• HSUS State Legislation - shows legislation in the works for each state so you can keep up with issues that concern you (like BSL!)
• AKC Homeowner's Insurance Resource Center - for dealing with insurance companies that discriminate based on breed
• Dog Watch - great resources and info
• BSL Updates - essential for keeping track of BSL alerts across the nation and the world
• BSL Workshop - another BSL discussion group with tips and advice for fighting BSL

Legislative and Activism Related

• ASPCA Advocacy Center Lobby Information - Good information for those unfamiliar with the legislative process
• HSUS Citizen Lobbyist Central
• AKC Brochures - info on how to tackle canine-related legislative issues
• American Dog Owners Association Canine Defense Fund
• Contact Information for State Legislatures
• Congress.org - contact info for your reps and more

Informational Articles about BSL

• Animal Legal and Historical Center - "Breed Specific Legislation in the U.S." - this is a VERY good article discussing BSL and legal issues, with references
• Diane Blackman - "Practicality of Breed Specific Legislation in Reducing or Eliminating Dog Attacks on Humans and Dogs" - another VERY good article, with references
• Deeming Dogs Dangerous by Breed in the U.S.: Fact or Politics? - Viewpoint discussion hosted by washingtonpost.com, featuring Stephen L. Zawistowski and Pamela J. Reid.
• JAVMA News: "Breed Discrimination Bites Homeowners" - discusses breed-specific insurance
• JAVMA: "Responsible Ownership the Alternative to Breed Banning, Other Restrictions"
• JAVMA: "Chicago Ordinance Passes: 'It's the deed, not the breed'"
• ASPCA - Are Breed-Specific Laws Effective? (.pdf)
• Pit Bull Rescue Central - Breed Specific Legislation

Essays on BSL

• Dog Owner's Guide - "Banned in Cincinnati"
• "Bad Breed(ing) or: why the government wants to ban a member of my family" - this was a great article but the link has disappeared. Please send me an email if you have an archived copy to share!
• Pit Bulls on the Web: The Pit Bull Problem"
  

Dog Attack and Bite info/stats

• Legal Law Help - "Dog-Bite Related Fatalities - United States, 1995 - 1996"
• Fatal Dog Attacks: The Facts Behind the Statistics
• Texas Department of Health Animal Bite Summaries (note: these summaries have been discontinued after TDH concluded that they were not statistically accurate, however, they are still a good read and a good source of information)
• American Temperament Test Society (ATTS) - offers temperament testing certification and publishes annual results of the test; see the passing/failing rates of each breed

Preventing Dog Abuse (WARNING - some are graphic)

• ASPCA: Fight Animal Cruelty: Dog Fighting
• Real Pit Bull - Pit Bull Abuse
• HSUS: Dog Fighting Fact Sheet
• HSUS: State Dog Fighting Laws
• UKCpitbull.com Flash video - GRAPHIC
• Pet Pit Bull: Sad Reality - GRAPHIC
• The Truth About PETA - PETA wants to kill dogs, starting with pit bulls.

Breed-Specific Sites

• Happy Pit Bull - my site for pit bull owners, with a long list of pit bull rescues and plenty of info about pit bulls

Good Stories!

• The Pit Bull Press
• Pet Pit Bull: Positive Press
• Fully Bully - magazine for responsible pit bull owners

Required Reading

• Fatal Dog Attacks by Karen Delise
• Dog Law by Mary Randolph
• American Pit Bull Terriers: Fact or Fiction by Dawn Capp
• The Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson

If links are broken, please contact me!!