01-28-2009, 09:56 AM
Having now read the article, it states that the drafting legislator expects the bill to be low priority due to the economy, but it could lead to discussion of toughening the leash laws.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/dogbreeds.pdf
Seems like a reasonably balanced study that addresses its methodology and doesn't come down real hard one side or the other, but it has some statistics that can doubtless be used by either side of the issue.
{quote]it sure seems to me like it would be well within legal right and reasonable conscience to deal with such a dog --quietly, permanently, and without a bunch of fuss-- as feral and a threat. [/quote]
Not so under Hawai'i law. It is currently illegal to kill a pet (misdemeanor, I think). It is legal to trap a pet and turn it over to the Humane Society. It is not legal to kill ferals either. Nor can the definition of feral be applied to an owned animal. Wild and vicious are not the same.
Try telling an owner who trains his dogs to attack that it was within your right to dispose of his animal. Then flee the neighborhood!
quote:CDC study of breed-related fatalities and injuries over 20 years:
If anything, she added, the Legislature this year may look at tougher leash laws, rather than a ban on a specific breed. If anything, she added, the Legislature this year may look at tougher leash laws, rather than a ban on a specific breed.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/dogbreeds.pdf
Seems like a reasonably balanced study that addresses its methodology and doesn't come down real hard one side or the other, but it has some statistics that can doubtless be used by either side of the issue.
{quote]it sure seems to me like it would be well within legal right and reasonable conscience to deal with such a dog --quietly, permanently, and without a bunch of fuss-- as feral and a threat. [/quote]
Not so under Hawai'i law. It is currently illegal to kill a pet (misdemeanor, I think). It is legal to trap a pet and turn it over to the Humane Society. It is not legal to kill ferals either. Nor can the definition of feral be applied to an owned animal. Wild and vicious are not the same.
Try telling an owner who trains his dogs to attack that it was within your right to dispose of his animal. Then flee the neighborhood!