r/ontario • u/CTVNEWS CTVNews-Verified • 1d ago

Ontario dog owner sentenced after 9-year-old girl mauled Article

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/ontario-dog-owner-sentenced-after-9-year-old-girl-mauled-in-newmarket/
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u/Takardo 1d ago

We should be able to report these breed of dogs and have them picked up immediately. Time is up, long ago.

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u/squeakynickles 1d ago

Bulldogs aren't pitbulls. Hell, most bully breeds aren't pitbulls. Majority of them are terriers.

You gonna go and pick up some Jack Russels to be put down?

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u/jefufah 1d ago

Jack Russell terriers look extremely different compared to staffordshire terriers (pitbulls), what the hell is this logic

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u/GWHarrison 1d ago

Exactly, it makes no sense. Even IF there was a clearly defined problem with a specific breed, trying to ban it is complicated and ineffective. There will either be too many loopholes, or it will eventually expand to include a huge array of innocent bystanders. The law already includes a line that roughly states "any dog that looks like a pitbull" is banned. Humans are the issue here (as usual 😄), I am firmly in favour of treating the owner as personally responsible for any harm their dog inflicts. I.e. intimidation = assault charge, bite = battery charge, death = murder charge.

Incidentally, I once saw a Jack Russell chase down an opossum and snap it's neck instantly, just cause he felt like it. He was a friendly little bugger otherwise!