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ALWAYS, always, always:

Keep your gate's locked and if there is a lot of play between the gate latch and the pole, chained also. This will prevent anyone from trespassing on your land and possibly opening your gate and releasing/taking your animals.

Above all, don't answer any questions unless you HAVE to and don't answer beyond the minimum without first obtaining some qualified legal advice (from an Attorney).

Always ask for their 'Animal Control' statutory authority for anything they want to do. (An example would be the case in West Hartford, Conn. where the Animal Control Officer allegedly demanded euthanasia of an old age dog named Bambi or the owner would be charged with criminal animal abuse, ref: several articles in the HartfordAdvocate.com (see below listed article reference link at end of page).

There have been numerous similar cases where there was none (no statutory authority for animal control). The person was told the law exists because I (the 'Dog-ma' Police) say it does. They MUST show you the statute.

If they try to seize your animal be sure to request their statutory authority to do so:

Many times it says they only have the right to seize an animal on the owners property if it is injured or obviously abused. If it's not spelled out in the statute they have no right to seize your animal and are stepping beyond their authority and become personally liable for their actions. Most cities in most states have a 'code of conduct' that prohibit employee's from stepping beyond their authority.

If they are looking for something, they MUST have a search warrant. Demand to see a copy.

They may threaten to arrest you for obstruction of justice. Don't fall for it, until they can provide you with their statutory authority for whatever they want to do, you are not obstructing justice and only standing up for your rights. You may have to explain to them that you are not obstructing justice and you will comply with their wishes as soon as they can either come up with their statutory authority or a court order. Be polite but firm.

Another one they may try you with is "We'll just take it as a vicious animal." Again ask for the statutes, in most cities, animals must first be deemed "vicious" in a court of law.

Don't fall for the "We'll show you the statute when we take your animal to the pound." Once they gain possession, they can in many cities and states, 'put your animal down' in 3 days in many cases. In some cities, they can 'put down' an animal immediately if they consider it wild or not properly vaccinated from rabies. They only way to prevent it from happening would be to file an injunction against it. Only release your animals to them upon proper statutory authority or a court order.

Above all 'Stand firm' and always 'Stand your ground' if your are innocent:

If they continue, call the sheriff, or if it is the sheriff, call the mayor and ask to have them arrested. If you can't do that, then warn them they are stepping outside of their official capacity and become personally liable should anything happen to your dog. Always have an Attorney's name, address and phone number to defend you and your Rights, before it is needed. Even to defend your pets and your Rights to them when they get old in age.

Bottom line though, The 'Dog-ma' Police (Animal Control) MUST give you the law.

Remember when they violate their oath of office to support, uphold and defend the constitution, then they make themselves personally liable for any detriment to you.

Conspiracy to deprive one of one's rights in is a very serious crime:

Title 42, United States Code section 1983 states that "every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State . . ., subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States . . . to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress."

In Summary of Animal Control and Your Rights:

I Say: 'Be there, for every animal owner." Especially for your own Dog, cat or pet. If not you, then who?

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Dogs aren't the bad guys

The dogs aren't the bad guys. People are.

GLENWOOD, Iowa, Feb. 24 (NationalDogPress.com) --

Dogs have never been more a part of our lives than they are today. Even though nearly 45 million American homes have at least one canine family member, dogs are being forced out of their homes by various animal rights legislations, out of entire communities, in fact, in ever-increasing numbers.
Headlines suggest that the problem is a rash of attacks by dangerous dogs, however this article's information contend that the headlines fail to tell the whole story. For a real example, Denver, CO. has one of the toughest pit bull bans in the country. Some 2,000 pit bulls were put to death there last year because of it. Around the country, banning pit bulls has become the popular answer to the dangerous-dog question. Many states and the municipalities within them have jumped on the animal rights dog 'ban' wagon.

There are currently 75 banned dog breeds across the U.S.:

1. AIREDALE TERRIER
2. AKBASH
3. AKITA
4. ALAPAHA BLUE BLOOD BULLDOG
5. ALASKAN MALAMUTE
6. ALSATIAN SHEPHERD
7. AMERICAN BULLDOG
8. AMERICAN HUSKY
9. AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER
10. AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER
11. AMERICAN WOLFDOG
12. ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD
13. ARIKARA DOG
14. AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG
15. AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD
16. BELGIAN MALINOIS
17. BELGIAN SHEEPDOG
18. BELGIAN TURVUREN
19. BLUE HEELER
20. BOERBUL
21. BORZOI
22. BOSTON TERRIER
23. BOUVIER DES FLANDRES
24. BOXER
25. BULLDOG
26. BULL TERRIER
27. BULL MASTIFF
28. CANE CORSO
29. CATAHOULA LEOPARD DOG
30. CAUCASIAN SHEPHERD
31. CHINESE SHAR PEI
32. CHOW-CHOW
33. COLORADO DOG
34. DOBERMAN PINSCHER
35. DOGO DE ARGENTINO
36. DOGUE DE BORDEAUX
37. ENGLISH MASTIFFS
38. ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL
39. ESKIMO DOG
40. ESTRELA MOUNTAIN DOG
41. FILA BRASILIERO
42. FOX TERRIER
43. FRENCH BULLDOG
44. GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG
45. GOLDEN RETRIEVER
46. GREENLAND HUSKY
47. GREAT DANE
48. GREAT PYRANEES
49. ITALIAN MASTIFF
50. KANGAL DOG
51. KEESHOND
52. KOMONDOR
53. KOTEZEBUE HUSKY
54. KUVAZ
55. LABRADOR RETRIEVER
56. LEONBERGER
57. MASTIFF
58. NEOPOLITAN MASTIFF
59. NEWFOUNDLAND
60. OTTERHOUND
61. PRESA DE CANARIO
62. PRESA DE MALLORQUIN
63. PUG
64. ROTTWEILER
65. SAARLOOS WOLFHOND
66. SAINT BERNARD
67. SAMOYED
68. SCOTTISH DEERHOUND
69. SIBERIAN HUSKY
70. SPANISH MASTIFF
71. STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER
72. TIMBER SHEPHERD
73. TOSA INU
74. TUNDRA SHEPHERD
75. WOLF SPITZ

How's that for scary? Are you as a responsible owner, of one of these dog breeds wide awake now? How about just owning a dog that looks like one of these banned dog breeds? The number of breeds already deemed dangerous should be enough to make any dog owner dizzy. But the proliferation of breed-specific legislation that sparked the Dangerous Dog Summit also includes bans on any mixes thereof. And on any dogs of a certain size.

In Fairfield, Iowa, for example, any dog over 100 pounds is subject to regulations. By definition alone, that would include such breeds as the borzoi, the Great Pyrenees, the Newfoundland and the St. Bernard. Some dogs that have caused serious injury have managed to escape the bans  for now.
Last year, there were 26 human fatalities from dog bite injuries. It's unclear how many serious bite injuries dogs inflict each year, but estimates based on the last major study of cases treated in hospital emergency rooms puts the number at around 334,000.

Children under 10, the main victims of dog bites, are two times more likely to drown in a five-gallon bucket and 11/2 times more likely to die from injuries caused by playground equipment than they are to die from a dog attack. Some figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also may help put the dog-bite situation into perspective: Between 1997 and 2002 in Colorado, one child was killed by a dog. Between 1997 and 2002 in the United States, one child was killed in an alcohol-related motor-vehicle accident every day. If we have dangerous-dog problem in specific areas it is because twenty-five percent of dogs involved in fatal attacks are chained or otherwise confined. Others are poorly trained or poorly handled guard dogs. Or macho status symbols for young gangbangers. Some are victims of domestic violence.

Chained dogs are also 'not' the problem:

Many poorly thought out, inappropriate and misguided "tethering" laws are being proposed around the country. These restrictive 'tethering' laws would be in many breed types, inappropriate in a dog's proper care with any responsible dog owner. Many performance dogs PREFER to be outside and are best chained - for their own protection. Experts in proper dog care performance have found that dogs that are permitted to roam freely are more apt to join up with other free roaming dogs and attack. Of course, there are those that are chained "just because" and not well cared for to begin with. Some call them 'junk-yard' dogs.

Breed bans are an emotional response to unfortunate incidents:

They're a response to dog attack fear, not to facts. All dogs bite, and all can potentially cause serious injuries. No scientific studies have proven that one breed bites more than any other.

Existing animal-control laws aren't properly enforced. If they were, many of the problems related to dangerous dogs, mistreated/handled junk-yard dog-chained dogs, or dogs running loose  would be lessened. When animal control targets 'petty' animal rights issues for criminal action, they are taking away serious potential to stop actual dangerous dog situations, caused by the poor quality handling/training in the owners.

When breeds are banned:

The irresponsible dog owners will continue to ignore the laws, or turn to other breeds, re-creating the problem. Shelter systems and animal-control 'claim' they may not be able to handle all the surplus animals. Actually the facts are disclosing animal shelter/rescue destructive practices to sustain a 'pet-overpopulation' in order to seek more animal control funding and donations. Studies have shown that animal-control officers cannot identify "pit bull terriers" beyond a reasonable doubt and have miss-identified dogs that did not look like a pit bull, even if it was 50 percent pit bull; yet the dog was not considered a pit bull. But if a dog 'looked' like a pit, it was considered a pit, no matter what the percentage of the breed.

One thing that always stands out to the 'Animals C.L.U.B.- Freedom' National Organization about dogs throughout history is that they are an entirely responsive species. This Investigative Reporter notes that "we can breed them and train them to be any way we want them to be. All they want to do is please us. If we want them to herd, they'll do it. If we want them to just cozy up with us on the sofa, they'll do that. So if we ask them to become aggressive and violent, either intentionally or through irresponsibility, they will."

The dogs aren't the bad guys. People are. The dogs are the victims, not just of irresponsible breeders and owners but of the violence that pervades our whole society.

On one level the dangerous dog prevention measures need to be about restoring the family image of the bully breeds. About objecting to the breed-specific laws that threaten to deprive dog owners of their animals and about turning pet owners and breeders into responsible animal property owners.

But at a deeper level, it's about ending the cycle of violence by starting a campaign of kindness.
I Say: 'A man's religion of ownership is not worth it's salt, if his dogs are not the better for it.'

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