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    Nat Quinn
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    The Sizwe Kupelo Foundation has handed over a petition to Thoko Didiza, Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, to permanently ban the breed of pit bull dogs.
    The department received a petition this week with more than 139,000 signatures calling for a ban on pit bull dogs as domestic animals.
    Didiza indicated that the department is also working with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to amend the Animal Matters Amendment Act of 1993.
    This is to ensure that citizens are protected from damage and that owners of such animals are held liable for damages caused by these dogs and other animals.
    The department said this exercise will also examine aggression behavior and will help identify the pit bull dogs and the breed that can be bred by indiscriminate crossbreeding.
    The department said key role players in the private sector, namely the Pit Bull Federation of South Africa and the Centre of Applied Pet Ethology International, had joined hands with the department to form a joint task team to find short, medium and long-term practical approaches to promote the safety of all people living with pit bulls and pit bull-type dogs and to reduce and prevent injury and loss of life on all fronts.
    “The department is committed to working with all other relevant stakeholders to ensure that this issue is addressed to the satisfaction of all involved, especially to ensure that all citizens are safe from any harm caused by dogs and other domestic animals,” she said.

     

    source:Agriculture Department looks at changing legislation regarding pit bull dogs (afrinuus.com)

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