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The laws for owning different breeds of dogs are getting worse all the time for getting insurance. Now the Maryland appeals court handed down a ruling on Pit Bulls.
A new ruling makes it easier for anyone attacked by a pit bull or pit bull mix in Maryland to take legal action against the dog's owner.
The Maryland Court of Appeals ruling declares pit bulls as a breed are "inherently dangerous," and the owner of a pit bull or a cross-bred pit that attacks is strictly liable for damages, as is any landlord who rents to a pit bull owner.
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WyoTraveler wrote:
The Maryland Court of Appeals ruling declares pit bulls as a breed are "inherently dangerous," and the owner of a pit bull or a cross-bred pit that attacks is strictly liable for damages, as is any landlord who rents to a pit bull owner.
I see this as a good ruling. Too many instances of lax responsibility by owners of this breed. Other states should follow this example.
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Good for the logical decision.
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I'm all for it.Hope other states will follow.
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Did you read the ruling? Mixed breed with pitt bull.
The problem I see is some person wants to get a pet from a shelter. He thinks he is getting a cute little cocker spaniel or beagle. A year later that dog gets out of the yard and accidentally bites someone. The attorney gets a court order DNA on the dog and oops, that dog just happens to some pit bull in it's lineage. If I lived in Maryland I would never get a dog unless it had pedigree papers and I knew for a fact it had zero pit bull lineage in it. Of course now your insurance company won't pay off because they have an excuse because they most likely have an exclusion on pit bulls. Just a humble opinion.
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Wyo- I see your point but is it a FACT that DNA testing would be unequivocally positive that there is Pit Bull lineage?
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I understand the above post but there will always be sticking points to anything like this. Those parties are in a very tough position and perhaps shelters need to perform some screening themselves or, offer it to potential adopters for a fee.
I still feel it's a move in the right direction.
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Anybody with a dog that has a reputation of becoming vicious, over protective, has the potential of causeing severe harm to children, adults, or other animals should take extra precautions to make sure these events don't happen. It is also a good idea to review your liability coverage and perhaps get more. It's cheap compared to what a jury will award.
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Just remember, laws and legal decisions/opinions are written by lawyers for lawyers and have absolutely nothing to do with any logic or common sense. As much as I do not care for the Pit Bull lineage, this legal opinion is the extreme that will benefit only the lawyers bottom line, nothing else.
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Isn't that sort of like punishing the car that hit someone because it was going too fast.
Or confiscating the gun that accidently discharged and shot someone several times away from the owner.
Casting blame upon the dog itself, will lead to other breeds being demonised...according to a survey by the American Humane Association on top dogs reported as "dangerous biting breeds's" are...
10-Dalmation
9-Boxer
8-Presa Canario
7-Chow Chow
6-Doberman
5-Malmute
4-Husky
3-German Shepherd
2-Rottweiler
1-Pit Bull...which can include in most peoples minds a broad variety of dogs such as American Staff Terriers, Pit Bull Terriers, American Bull Dog, Stafforshire Terrier, etc.
Owners of cars are held accountable when their cars kill someone or maime for life someone they drove into while drunk or proven neglegent. Why are idiot, neglegent dog owners any different. Why are good people with terrific well behaved dogs singled out for punishment "just because"? Crazy.
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