Below you will find the actual proceedings from the creation of Bill 132. You will see with your own eye the direct ignorance of the government when they implemented this law.

WARNING: This is a lengthy read, but it will be well worth your time to understand just how frustrating it is when the officials do not listen to the experts!

• Chronology of Bill 132 - The short version

  At 3:00 in the morning on August 29, 2004, in a back alley in a crack-infested area of Toronto, a man is walking two unneutered male "pit bull" type dogs. Although not the owner of the dogs, he is referred to in newspaper reports as a friend of the owner and the "breeder" of the dogs.
  Nobody knows exactly what happens next or why. Eyewitnesses state that, just prior to the attack, the man had the larger of the two dogs in a "headlock". Whatever caused these two dogs to attack this man, the results are horrific. He has serious injuries to his head and legs. The dogs are shot multiple times by police.

• Wednesday February 2, 2005

  The committee met at 1000 in the Brantford and District Civic Centre, Brantford.
  
  PUBLIC SAFETY RELATED TO DOGS
  STATUTE LAW AMENDMENT ACT, 2005
  
  Consideration of Bill 132, An Act to amend the Dog Owners' Liability Act to increase public safety in relation to dogs, including pit bulls, and to make related amendments to the Animals for Research Act

• Thursday February 3, 2005

  The Chair (Mr. Bob Delaney): Would the standing committee on the Legislative Assembly please come to order. Good morning, everyone. Welcome, and to some of you, welcome back. We're here for the fourth of four days of consideration of Bill 132, Public Safety Related to Dogs Statute Law Amendment Act, 2004.

• Committee Votes February 10, 2005

  The committee met at 1006 in room 228.
  
  PUBLIC SAFETY RELATED TO DOGS
  STATUTE LAW AMENDMENT ACT, 2005
  
  Consideration of Bill 132, An Act to amend the Dog Owners' Liability Act to increase public safety in relation to dogs, including pit bulls, and to make related amendments to the Animals for Research Act

• Monday January 4, 2006

  The committee met at 0905 in committee room 1.
  
  SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT
  
  The Chair (Mr. Bob Delaney): Good morning, everyone. Anyone who hasn't been wished a happy new year, have a happy and prosperous new year.
  
  I call the meeting of the standing committee on the Legislative Assembly to order. We are here to begin public hearings on Bill 132, An Act to amend the Dog Owners' Liability Act to increase public safety in relation to dogs, including pit bulls, and to make related amendments to the Animals for Research Act.
  
  Our first order of business is the subcommittee report. May I ask that the subcommittee report be read into the record?

• Thursday January 27, 2006

  The committee met at 0958 in the Holiday Inn, Barrie.
  
  PUBLIC SAFETY RELATED TO DOGS
  STATUTE LAW AMENDMENT ACT, 2005
  
  Consideration of Bill 132, An Act to amend the Dog Owners' Liability Act to increase public safety in relation to dogs, including pit bulls, and to make related amendments to the Animals for Research Act
  

Additional Reading Material

• Calgary's EXCELLENT Dog Owners Liability Act

  BEING A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF CALGARY RESPECTING THE REGULATION, LICENSING AND CONTROL OF ANIMALS IN THE CITY OF CALGARY

• American Veterinary Medical Association: (AVMA): A Community Approach to Dog Bite Prevention

  A intense and expensive task force was put together and this is the results from it by totally qualified and professional people. Very powerful and information. THIS paper has been all but ignored by the media.

• American Veterinary Medical Association

  Development and validation of a questionnaire for measuring behavior and temperament traits in pet dogs

• Assessment of Canine Temperament in Relation to Breed Groups: Study by Scot E. Dwd PH.D.

  Breed specific legislation (BSL), are laws that discriminate against dogs of specific breeds and breed groups. BSL similar to human racial profiling is based upon the premise that certain breed types are more dangerous to humans because of genetic temperament predispositions. The American Pit Bull Terrier and the American Staffordshire Terrier are the breeds most targeted by BSL. In the current study, the temperaments of over 25,000 dogs, of various breeds, have been evaluated including 1136 dogs from the pit bull group and 469 American Pit Bull Terriers

• Evaluating the Temperament of Shelter Dogs

  Seventy-four healthy mixed-breed dogs were studied collecting behavioural data by means of 'focal animal sampling' and 'all occurrences' methods; the ethogram utilised consisted of more than 100 behavioural patterns. All dogs were taken outside the shelter for a walk to analyse their reaction to a novel environment. In addition, three faecal samples were collected from each dog on three consecutive days during daily routine, to measure the levels of cortisol metabolites (CM) to evaluate adrenocortical activity.

• Breed Differences in Canine Aggression

  Canine aggression poses serious public health and animal welfare concerns. Most of what is understood about breed differences in aggression comes from reports based on bite statistics, behavior clinic caseloads, and experts' opinions. Information on breed-specific aggressiveness derived from such sources may be misleading due to biases attributable to a disproportionate risk of injury associated with larger and/or more physically powerful breeds and the existence of breed stereotypes. The present study surveyed the owners of more than 30 breeds of dogs using the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ), a validated and reliable instrument for assessing dogs' typical and recent responses to a variety of common stimuli and situations.