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[theplurvegan]

Here is the portion of Pasadena City Council Meeting on Breed Specific legislation. Both Katie Larkin and Zoe Ramagnano from Angel City Pit Bulls give an amazing speeches. I speak an hour in, if you can even call it speaking. At least i got up there even tho i couldn't catch my breath.... I’m sorry for being so nervous. I am not one to speak in public, but my personal discomfort is nothing compared to the enormity of this issue and I feel strongly against discrimination.

"Speak the truth, even If your voice shakes" 

[theplurvegan]

Got to see a screening of Guilty Until Proven Innocent today at the NKLA Adoption Center! Great movie, highly recommenced this outstanding anti BSL movie!!

Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SJMzWBaG6k

Harlow is currently one of the Angel City Pit Bulls available for adoption at NKLA!

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A 2008 report on media bias by the National Canine Research Council (available on their website at http://nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com/dog-bites/dog-bites-and-the-media/audience-interest) compared the type of media coverage given for dog attacks that occurred during a four–day period in August 2007 with intriguing results: •On day one, a Labrador mix attacked an elderly man, sending him to the hospital. News stories of his attack appeared in one article in the local paper. •On day two, a mixed–breed dog fatally injured a child. The local paper ran two stories. •On day three, a mixed–breed dog attacked a child, sending him to the hospital. One article ran in the local paper. •On day four, two pit bulls that broke off their chains attacked a woman trying to protect her small dog. She was hospitalized. Her dog was uninjured. This attack was reported in more than 230 articles in national and international newspapers and on the major cable news networks. It is not a stretch to see how such news coverage could influence calls for breed bans from the frightened public and its legislators.

Except of an article about Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) http://www.americanbar.org/newsletter/publications/gp_solo_magazine_home/gp_solo_magazine_index/pitbull.html

[theplurvegan]

Opposing Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) at the Pasadena City Council Meeting 1/27/14

Opposing BSL at the Pasadena City Council Meeting Speech:

Good Evening Council Members,

I’m sorry for being so nervous. I am not one to speak in public, but my personal discomfort is nothing compared to the enormity of this issue and I feel strongly against discrimination.

I wanted to start off by congratulating you and the city of Pasadena on being ranked the second “Gayest City in America” for 2014 by The Advocate magazine a few weeks back.

This is a great honor as it shows you as city believe strongly in equality, diversity and compassion towards all. We all know how it feels to be bullied because we are different, but together we sha¬ll over come discrimination, hate and stereotypes.

However I feel these strives for equality are diminished by legislation that singles out a dog based specifically on his /her breed and/or appearance as this is nothing more than bigotry and the canine equivalent of racial profiling.

You are stereotyping a particular breed and creating a false sense of fear and paranoia. Pit bulls and pit bull looking dogs are not scary and aggressive, it’s a negative stereotype given by the few mean people who are abusing these poor dogs to make a buck or because they just don’t care about another’s live.

We need to look at the positives, which also are the majority of the cases. Most of the pit bull population is living in a home as a loving family member. Personally I would not bring any person or animal into my home that I would not feel safe with.

But I DO bring pit bull fosters into my house to live with my cat JackJack, roommate and myself. JackJack is my child and I would not do anything to put him in harms way.

He has never had an altercation with one of his Angel City Pit Bull fosters siblings, but my friends little yippy dog on the other hand, well that’s another story. And I feel his pain as personally I am way more afraid of my boss’ tiny little dogs biting me, which they do on a regular bases, than a pit bull. But lets stick to specifically talking about pit bulls.

I would like to introduce you to JackJack’s loving foster siblings who have enriched our lives over this past year:

Erin (Lilo), Megan (Vanilla Infinity Love), Ollie (Qwerx), Cupcake (Zoey), Petey, Biscuit, Gabby, Teddy, and Elvis.

I couldn’t have asked for better behavior from any of them. They had nothing but love for my family and I.

I am excited for the steps Pasadena is taking regarding spaying and neutering of ALL dogs and cats. As a volunteer at the No Kill Los Angeles animal shelter and Best Friends Shelter I know all too well about how many animals are looking for forever home.

But specially singling out one particular breed because of misconceptions and hate is not going to solve anything. Enforce the laws that are all ready in affect, that go to the heart of dog bites: such as leash laws, chaining dogs up and enforcing of punishment for abusive irresponsible owners.

I hope you take this in to consideration and thank you for your time.

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