WATCH: Châteauguay residents have launched an online petition asking the city to revisit its breed-specific legislation and refocus restrictions on dogs that show dangerous behaviour. Global’s Sarah Volstad reports.
CHATEAUGUAY – Susan Mackasey has launched an online petition asking the City of Châteauguay to revisit its breed-specific legislation and refocus restrictions to dogs that show specific, dangerous behaviour.
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Right now, the city bans any breed that is pit bull-type including Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier and other hybrid mixes.
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“Dogs that have been properly socialized regardless of breed have the right to live and thrive in Châteauguay,” wrote Mackasey in the petition.
“This is a barbaric and prejudice law that needs to be eradicated.”
It has been in effect since 2005.
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She started the petition after a Châteauguay man was fined $168 for owning a dog that is included in one of the breeds prohibited by the local bylaw.
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He was allegedly given seven days to remove the dog from the city.
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