LOXAHATCHEE GROVES, Fla. (WSVN) — A brand-new Florida law restricting restrictions on specific dog types comes as huge news for the creator of a South Florida animal shelter.
At the center of the brand-new law are pit bulls, animals that those who run rescue centers in the Sunshine State argue are frequently misinterpreted.
Their size and stature, paired with a checkered breed history as battling dogs, suggest no other type of canine discovers itself at these shelters more than pit bulls.
It’s something that Big Dog Ranch Rescue creator Lauree Simmons sees every day in Loxahatchee Groves.
“Owner surrenders are up 60%. Forty percent of that is due to breed discrimination, where people are downsizing, renting somewhere smaller or moving into a different community,” she said.
But times might be altering.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an expense forbiding a restriction on pit bulls in Miami-Dade County. It likewise strolls back housing limitations based upon breed or weight.
“This was an unnecessary ban that cost a lot of pit bulls their lives,” said Simmons.
Simmons insists it’s a dog’s history and character, not breed, that identifies their personality.
“I have more bites from Chihuahuas, but I’ve never been bit by a pit bull, and we’ve rescued thousands and thousands of them,” she said.
While this is an action in the ideal instructions, Simmons said, with euthanasia rates set to overlook 10 million throughout the country this year, rental limitations require to be next.
The law is scheduled to enter into impact October 1.
