Brent at KC Dog Blog has nicely summarized Bill Bruce's presentation to their Canine Legislation Conference.
Bill is the manager of Animal Control for Calgary and, based on the comments here, that city is incredibly far ahead in their animal control philosophy.
Note that when the Ontario Liberal government was asked to allow Bill to make a verbal presentation to their Dog Owners' Liability Act committee hearings, they refused.
Yet they met personally with Tim Dack from Winnipeg, a city that has had a breed ban in place since 1991, yet was only able to reduce their dog bites 10 years later when they copied Calgary's policies.
Talk about ignoring the experts and only listening to people who parrot exactly what you're trying to ram through!
Click here to read Brent's summary of Bill's presentation
Note that the “KC” mentioned throughout his article refers to Kansas City, where Brent is based.
I heard through the grapevine that the MAG of Ontario asked Winnipeg to fudge its bite numbers to prove the ban was working. No, I won't reveal my source but it is rock solid, from an insider who would know.
Is it true? Based on my source's credibility, I believe it.
If it is true, it speaks volumes about a Ministry which is supposed to be beyond reproach in all of its dealings. Volumes.