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This is the story of Janet Bredin and her dog Ziggy, a pit bull breed dog.

Janet Bredin got to spend an hour Thursday morning playing with her dog Ziggy.
It was the first time Bredin, 20, has been able to play with her dog in the last year and it’s the last time.
Shortly after the frolic in the Peterborough Humane Society’s backyard, Ziggy, a pit bull-type dog, was euthanized by a veterinarian.
Ziggy is the first dog destroyed by legal order in the city under the government’s pit bull legislation, society general manager Brad Algar told The Examiner.
“This is a day I’ve been dreading for a very long time,” Algar said.
With 14 other local cases of pit bull-type dogs making their way slowly through the court system, Ziggy’s death probably isn’t the last, he said.
Most of the pending cases, like Bredin’s case, involve charges under the Dog Owner’s Liability Act and if found guilt, the animals fall under the breed-specific legislation’s mandatory penalty of destroying the dog.
“Somebody needs to do something about this law,” Bredin said while petting Ziggy and feeding her dried liver treats.
“How many good innocent dogs are dying from this? It’s just wrong.”
Pet loss bereavement counselor Nina Papazian was with Bredin during her final minutes with Ziggy.
“This is the first time I’ve met this dog and there are no signs of aggression, hostility or wariness,” Papazian said. “She’s very attached to Janet.”
In Bredin’s case, Ziggy was registered with the society as a pit bull-type dog, Algar said.
Under the pit bull legislation, any pit bull-type dog must be kept muzzled and on a leash when in public.
Algar said the first time Bredin violated the law, the legislation hadn’t come into full effect and Bredin was given a fine.
Six months later, society staff caught the dog free again after it chased a woman in the Canadian Tire parking lot, Algar said.
“We seized the dog to protect society,” Algar said.
“The law is the law and I could be found at fault for not enforcing it.”
Bredin pleaded guilty to one charge related to the Dog Owner’s Liability Act on June 21 in exchange for having four other charges suspended, Algar said.
Although she had a 30-day window to appeal the order, Bredin said she was told the appeal would probably be unsuccessful so she authorized the society to go through with the court order and have the dog euthanized.
“I don’t want her to suffer anymore,” Bredin said. “I think it’s more or less too late for Ziggy.”
About six family members and friends were at the society with Bredin just before Ziggy was killed.
“I think it’s absolutely horrible she’s going to be put to sleep because she got out and was being a dog,” Twyla Douaire said.
Douaire was at the society to lend her support to Bredin; she met Ziggy during a visit to the society.
“I thought she was just the sweetest thing,” Douaire said.
After Bredin completed the paperwork at the society, she thanked people for their support.
She hopes people can learn from her case and push the Ontario government to change the legislation.
“Ziggy may have died but other dogs are going through the same thing,” Bredin said. “People need to raise their voices and let the government know this isn’t right.” (The Peterborough Examiner)

This is something that people need to realize; Dog attacks are usually the fault of an irresponsible owner, not a specific breed. Therefore, banning an entire breed will solve nothing. The irresponsible owners will just most likely move on to another breed, and continue making bad choices regarding their dogs. BSL targets the breed, not the owner where the responsibility belongs.
Wherever BSL exists or is being proposed, people, raise your voices! Let your legislators know that strongly disagree. Form groups and work together. BSL is a travesty and only breeds ignorance and prejudice.