These links are in addition to links that can be found within relevant pages on this website.
More BSL Information
- 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
- American Dog Owner’s Association - state-by-state lists of dog-related legislation, including BSL
- 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.
- KC Dog Blog – Excellent discussions about BSL issues
- Dog Politics – How to fight BSL and other great information, including an entire eBook on the subject
- AKC Canine Legislation Department – Legislative Alerts – BSL alerts (and other alerts)
- AKC Homeowner’s Insurance Resource Center – for dealing with insurance companies that discriminate based on breed
Legislative
- ASPCA Advocacy Center Lobby Information – Good information for those unfamiliar with the legislative process
- AKC Brochures – info on how to tackle canine-related legislative issues
- 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 Attack and Bite info/stats
- National Canine Research Council
- Fatal Dog Attacks: The Facts Behind the Statistics
- 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
- 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 Reading
- Fatal Dog Attacks by Karen Delise
- The Pit Bull Placebo by Karen Delise
- Dogs Bite: But Balloons and Slippers Are More Dangerous by Janis Bradley
- Dog Law by Mary Randolph
- American Pit Bull Terriers: Fact or Fiction by Dawn Capp
- The Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson
