Anti-BSL Calendar Needs Your Photo Submissions!!

Owners, Breeders and Dogs Against Breed Discrimination needs your help to create 2 anti-BSL calendars which will be sold online and at this seasons shows.

We are planning two categories: All American Family Dog and Patriotism can be Purdy. (working titles)

All Submissions are subject to the general guidelines below:

* All photos submitted must be the property of the submitter.
* All photos must be 1024x768 resolution or larger.
* All photo entries must be posted as a link to an outside hosting site (like photobucket) or emailed to webmaster@stop-bsl.com, not posted within the thread.
* All participants must complete a waiver which they can obtain by emailing webmaster@stop-bsl.com or download from this PBP thread.



"All American Family Dog" calendar guidelines:

In addition to the above general guidelines photos submitted for this category must include at least 1 American Pit Bull Terrier and 1 child. The presence of an American Flag would be appreciated.

"Patriotism can be Purdy" calendar Guidelines:
In addition to the above general guidelines photos submitted for this category must include at least 1 American Pit Bull Terrier and 1 woman. Photos submitted are suggested to include patriotic symbolism (flags, costumes, etc) and be done in tasteful "pinup" fashion. This calendar will ideally be provocative but not lewd.

Anyone who submits a photo will receive a free calendar and Stop-BSL.com bumper sticker upon completion of the calendar. So please remember to include the mailing address on your waiver where you would like these items sent.

Lets have some fun and take some pictures to support Anti-BSL efforts! I think this can be lots of fun and look forward to seeing what you'll think up!

WWW.STOP-BSL.COM

we at http://www.stop-bsl.com/frameset.html are still working hard at what we do but as always can use your support. all donations (monitary , time i.e.- fighting bsl around you or even holding fund raising raffles at upcoming shows) can be send to : Owners, Breeders and Dogs Against Breed Discrimination
c/o Allie Renar
2209 w boone ave
spokane, wa 99201

we didn't reset the donation dealy because paypal is charging us a huge fee
in order to collect donations as per their new "donation vs sales" rules.
thank you to those who have and those who are still are, we greatly appreciate it. here's a pic of the trophy table @ the 2009 adba nationals. we a re proud to say we contributed 3 trophies and also for our donation were listed on the banners and in the shows program. 2010 we plan on doing much more with your help. please get involved how you can.

Aggression.....

Here's a stat (found on the ADBA website)---- Library /

Does spaying and neutering reduce aggression?


Does spaying and neutering reduce aggression in canines where a claim can be made that it will protect the public? A significant number of canines that have
been sterilized are responsible for killing people and data shows high
numbers of sterilized canines show up on dog bite incident reports.

ACF(American Canine Foundation) is preparing response briefs in our federal lawsuit, Defense attorneys in their briefs are making claims that spay and neuter will protect the public by stopping canine aggression. ACF is moving forward in our federal lawsuit against LA County, San Francisco and California State Agencies.



Below is a text taken from data using scientific proof from an FDA Federal
Study addressing testosterone in canines:

DR POLLEY DVM
Addressing The Testosterone Issue

"Testosterone plays a role in modulating certain behaviors such as roaming,
urine marking in-doors, sexual mounting and aggression toward other dogs
(versus playful activity or dominance). Neutersol reduces the male hormone,
testosterone, by 41-52% while surgical castration reduces testosterone by
95%. These behaviors may persist after either neutering method.

While testosterone plays a role in affecting certain sexually dimorphic
behaviors, it is not the only factor. In fact, the veterinary behavioral
textbooks point out that there are multiple contributing factors with regard
to these behaviors. Surgical castration does not completely eliminate these
behaviors. The controlled scientific studies that have assessed the effects
of surgical castration with regard to behavior have shown that most dogs
continue exhibiting these behaviors. Aggression toward humans shows little
significant effect after surgical castration. Surgery can have an effect in
some of these, but is far from absolute. The FDA has reviewed the data for
both surgery and Neutersol and included wording in the prescribing
information of Neutersol addressing this fact, "As with surgical castration,
secondary male characteristics (roaming, marking, aggression and mounting)
may persist."





Here are some research publications that conclude that early spay/neuter

correlates with a high incidence of ACL damage and cancer.



Texas Tech University has PhD's that have published a study on ACL and

spay/neuter correlation. This type of injury is one of the most painful to

dogs....and of course cancer is deadly..







1. Salmeri KR, Bloomberg MS, Scruggs SL, Shille V.. Gonadectomy in immature

dogs: effects on skeletal, physical, and behavioral development. JAVMA

1991;198:1193-1203



2. http://www.grca.org/healthsurvey.pdf





3. Grumbach MM. Estrogen, bone, growth and sex: a sea change in conventional

wisdom. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2000;13 Suppl 6:1439-55.





4. Gilsanz V, Roe TF, Gibbens DT, Schulz EE, Carlson ME, Gonzalez O, Boechat



MI. Effect of sex steroids on peak bone density of growing rabbits. Am J

Physiol. 1988 Oct;255(4 Pt 1):E416-21.





5. Slauterbeck JR, Pankratz K, Xu KT, Bozeman SC, Hardy DM. Canine

ovariohysterectomy and orchiectomy increases the prevalence of ACL injury.

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2004 Dec;(429):301-5.



6. Spain CV, Scarlett JM, Houpt KA. Long-term risks and benefits of

early-age gonadectomy in dogs. JAVMA 2004;224:380-387.





7. Ware WA, Hopper DL. Cardiac tumors in dogs: 1982-1995. J Vet Intern Med

1999 Mar-Apr;13(2):95-103





8. Cooley DM, Beranek BC, Schlittler DL, Glickman NW, Glickman LT, Waters D,



Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2002 Nov;11(11):1434-40





9. Ru G, Terracini B, Glickman LT. Host related risk factors for canine

osteosarcoma. Vet J. 1998 Jul;156(1):31-9.





10. Obradovich J, Walshaw R, Goullaud E. The influence of castration on the

development of prostatic carcinoma in the dog. 43 cases (1978-1985). J Vet

Intern Med 1987 Oct-Dec;1(4):183-7





11. http://www.akcchf.org/pdfs/whitepapers/Biennial_National_Parent_Club_Canine_

Health_Conference.pdf





12. Meuten DJ. Tumors in Domestic Animals. 4th Edn. Iowa State Press,

Blackwell Publishing Company, Ames, Iowa, p. 575





13. Stocklin-Gautschi NM, Hassig M, Reichler IM, Hubler M, Arnold S. The

relationship of urinary incontinence to early spaying in bitches. J. Reprod.



Fertil. Suppl. 57:233-6, 2001





14. Pessina MA, Hoyt RF Jr, Goldstein I, Traish AM. Differential effects of

estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone on vaginal structural integrity.

Endocrinology. 2006 Jan;147(1):61-9.



15. Kim NN, Min K, Pessina MA, Munarriz R, Goldstein I, Traish AM. Effects

of ovariectomy and steroid hormones on vaginal smooth muscle contractility.

Int J Impot Res. 2004 Feb;16(1):43-50.





16. Aaron A, Eggleton K, Power C, Holt PE. Urethral sphincter mechanism

incompetence in male

dogs: a retrospective analysis of 54 cases. Vet Rec. 139:542-6, 1996





17. Panciera DL. Hypothyroidism in dogs: 66 cases (1987-1992). J. Am. Vet.

Med. Assoc., 204:761-7 1994





18. Howe LM, Slater MR, Boothe HW, Hobson HP, Holcom JL, Spann AC. Long-term



outcome of gonadectomy performed at an early age or traditional age in dogs.



J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2001 Jan 15;218(2):217-21.

Huge Precedence Set in BSL Case.....

The convoluted history of Louisville's dangerous-dog ordinance took another turn on Friday when a federal judge upheld most of the law but declared one part unconstitutional.


The Louisville Kennel Club and other groups — including veterinarians, pet owners and businesses — sued Louisville metro government over its animal-control ordinance passed in December 2007.
They alleged that various sections of the law were unconstitutional, vague, required forfeiture of pets without adequate due process and allowed illegal warrantless searches and seizures of property.
U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson III upheld most of the law in his 25-page ruling, except for one part that allows the city to keep a dog that has been seized because of inhumane treatment — even if the owner is ultimately found to be innocent of the charge.
The wording in that section of the ordinance seems to be “poorly drafted and does not properly represent the intent,” the judge wrote.
“Presumably most of the animals kept under this ordinance have to be euthanized. … Consequently we must hold that the portion that would permanently deprive a pet owner of his property, absent a finding of guilt, is unconstitutional.”
The judge also faulted a provision that allows the city to take away dog licenses for any state or federal crime, even crimes not related to animals.
“This section is more problematic than those discussed above, because it appears to allow the director (of Metro Animal Services) to impose a civil punishment for any reason at all, leaving citizens unaware of what actions might constitute grounds for license revocation,” the ruling says.
Bill Patteson, a spokesman for the Jefferson County attorney's office, said his office is pleased because the judge upheld “about 95 percent” of the ordinance. He said it's possible that the ordinance might have to be tweaked by the Louisville Metro Council to reflect the judge's ruling.
For the most part, “the constitutionality of the ordinance was affirmed,” Patteson said.
The groups suing the city were equally pleased.


Jon Fleischaker, the attorney representing the Louisville Kennel Club and other groups, said the ruling is helpful because now his clients have a standard they can use to judge how the ordinance is being enforced.
“That's a big plus for us,” Fleischaker said. “If metro government applies enforcement the way the judge interpreted it, then it solves a lot of problems, one of which was nobody knew for sure what it meant. Nobody knew for sure how the city would enforce it.”
If the government enforces the ordinance in a way that's different from the judge's interpretation, “then we can go after them and deal with that on a case-by-case basis,” Fleischaker said.
“I would rather win every point, but having said that, we are not unhappy with the ruling,” he said.
Donna Herzig, president of the Louisville Kennel Club, said her organization was “very pleased.”
“What he's done is define the way these provisions should be interpreted,” Herzig said of the judge.
The animal control ordinance was originally passed by the Metro Council in December 2006 after a contentious meeting that lasted until 4 a.m. The law was then changed slightly in April 2007.
But even that version didn't satisfy some council members, who in the summer of 2007 formed an ad hoc committee that spent three months studying the ordinance and hearing testimony from animal-behavior experts from all over the country. Those meetings resulted in the current ordinance, which was passed in December 2007.
The lawsuit was originally filed in state court, but the city asked for it to be moved to federal court because it involved the constitutionality of the ordinance, Fleischaker said.
Councilman Kelly Downard, R-16thth District, chairman of the ad hoc committee, called the ruling important but said the council needs to know more about how the ordinance is being enforced from Animal Services Director Gilles Meloche.
“I think the ruling shows that most of the changes we made were the right changes,” Downard said.
Reporter Dan Klepal can be reached at (502) 582-4475. Reporter Sean Rose can be reached at 582-4199.
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009910020371

Family pet

Cut and paste this link ---- http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/1152360540/Dog_Wins_A_Game_Of_Simon_Says

WWW.STOP-BSL.COM

Owners, Breeders and Dogs Against Breed Discrimination
What we're all about. . .
Some may ask what is Owners, Breeders and Dogs Against Breed Discrimination and where did it
come from?
To answer that question, it is a non profit organization which was started in the interest of not only the
APBT but also the game dog fancier. Unlike most anti BSL groups ran by rescuers or kennel club
affiliates we were started with the dog breeder and preservation of the breed in mind. The whole idea
started online with people who felt their best interests weren't represented in the Anti BSL community.
They felt that too many groups supported spay and neuter measures because they don't support
breeding. Also, they feared that many innocent breeders were being targeted as of late and had no
one to speak on their behalf.
These people called out into the void and asked who would help with this problem? Three people
answered. Those three people started www.Stop-BSL.com and from there built a non profit
organization that has reached out to people across the United States.
Through the platform of www.Stop-BSL.com we have been able to distribute information and hold
raffles in more than 10 states at different breed club and dog sporting events. We have helped
orchestrate petitions in multiple cities and personally written to hundreds of councilmen and mayors.
We have helped research the underhanded deeds of groups like the Humane Society of the United
States for individuals who were wrongly accused of dog fighting in order to further the animal rights
agenda of breed extermination.
And, In our second year of existence we are registered as a non profit with the Washington Secretary
of State and applying for 501(c)3 status with the IRS. We hope to reach out to more
communities and make an indelible mark on the dog world for the better. To that end we publish three
separate blogs which can be found through our website.
Currently, we are working towards a fund raising goal of $1000.00 for 2009. We are more than 60%
there. This goal will see the launch of the “Campaign to Expose the HSUS.” A separate website, which
is supported by our organization, dedicated to exposing the extremist goals and tactics employed by
the HSUS against everyday pit bull owners. This campaign will begin with a website including written
and visual information. It will be supported by an ad campaign in both radio and print ads. This is your
chance to get the truth about BSL and the groups that support it out to the masses!
If you are wondering how you can help this wonderful breed beat the odds and survive please visit us
online. Something as small as displaying our banner on your website or blog can help us inform the
public and gain support. Something as simple as buying a shirt, bumper sticker or button can help us
towards our goals and help you start the anti BSL conversation in your community.
I hope that you have a better understanding of our organization now and can take a moment to find
out more by visiting us online or even emailing your questions to us. We are always happy to help.
Allie Renar
President, Owners Breeders and Dogs Against Breed Discrimination

The People Fighting Back!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxZMrK5YWRM ------ Please watch this video of how they really treat your dogs when they label you a "dog fighter" and take them from you. These folks decide to turn the tables and really show people the truth. The photo above is our friends fighting bsl in hawaii, great job!