My Pit Bull Got Taken Away From Me!

[JenBKR]

But can a police office just come up and take your dog like that? Did he have proof that your dog was a pit bull, or did he just go by looks alone?

[Jadapit]

But can a police office just come up and take your dog like that? Did he have proof that your dog was a pit bull, or did he just go by looks alone?

According to this article they can! Omg, I'm so, so sorry that happened to you. I own a pittie I cant even imagine what that was like.

I just wanted to continue to spread the word that Miami Pitbull Petition is still ongoing…you don’t have to live in Miami or even Florida for that matter in order to have your signature make a difference. The pitbull ban in Miami Florida has been going on for 14 years now and it must stop. Every single day, Miami Dade Animal Control Services confiscates and euthanizes innocent pitbulls for no reason other than their breed. We already have a “dangerous dog law” in place that could take care of any dogs deemed dangerous, so why ban a specific breed? For those of you who don’t know this is how it goes:
“Someone” makes a phone call to Animal Services that they’ve seen a pitbull in your home. (PS-If they are correct they get a $50.00 reward for ratting you out, nice huh) Three animal control officers will come to your home and perform an “inspection” on your dog. If atleast 2 of the 3 come to the conclusion that your dog is “50% pitbull” you will be fined $500.00 and have 24 hours to get the dog out of Miami-Dade County. (By the way, being brindle in color and having any sort of muscular build pretty much condemns your dog) They will come back and check and if you haven’t removed the dog, they will gladly remove it for you. This is done by using a catch pole device, which is a long metal rod with a “noose-like” device on the end. They proceed to lasso the dog, drag it to their vehicle, lift it off the ground by it’s neck, and throw it into the back of the van. Once brought down to the Animal Control facility, they will then euthanize it, which is supposed to mean “humanely put to death”, but there is nothing “humane” about the way it is done. I will spare you the horrific details, but you can only imagine … So please, if you love dogs or animals in general, help us put a stop to this…sign the petition. My dogs and I thank you.
http://www.petitiononline.com/mdbsl/petition.html

[gemini9961]

They also said they had the dog off-leash, which if you read the regulations, all dogs must be kept on leash if they are not on your private property. So in all reality, they broke the law twice. Once for having a illegal pit and two for not keeping it on leash. I hate that the dog got taken away, but with all of the controversy with pits these days, people should really know the laws where they live.