NOTICE
Guysborough County in Nova Scotia has passed another breed ban on February 11th, 2004. Their list of banned breeds now contain Rottweilers, Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, and any mixes of these such breeds.
If you are the owner of such a dog(s) and are planning on traveling in Guysborough Co. this summer, or any season, you will not be permitted to enter with your dog.
Breed bans are not the answer. If the decision made by the councilors of Guysborough Co. disturbs you, let them know!!
Mountain Dog Lodge is Located in Kings' Co.
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, CANADA - TOURISM ALERT
The province of Ontario, Canada is in the final stage of
implementing breed specific legislation. This coming law is
deliberately vague, and will "ban" pit bull terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers and any dog resembling those breeds - which could include Labrador Retrievers, Great Danes, Boxers, Valley Bulls, Rottweilers, Boston Terriers, American Bulldogs, Bulldogs, mixes thereof, and any other dog with short hair and a large head.
To avoid the possibility of a tourist's dog being seized and either euthanized or sent to a research laboratory, the Dog Legislation Council of Canada strongly recommends that all tourists travelling with dogs NOT visit Ontario.
When this law is enacted, tourists will not be advised of this "ban" and its requirements. Further, a municipality may pass by-laws no less onerous than this coming law, which means that travelling through Ontario will require a tourist to research the by-laws in every municipality on the route.
Seizure of a tourist's dog is PROBABLE, not just possible.
Please warn others that for the safety of their dogs - Do NOT travel in Ontario.
Yours truly, LeeAnn O'Reilly, RN, PBMH
President of the Dog Legislation Council of Canada
