Rantoul, Illinois – Breed Specific Dog Ordinance – Letter To Mayor Neal Williams
May 21, 2009 by admin23
Filed under Anti-Pet Laws, Breed-Specific Legislation, Official ARC Response
December 2, 2008
Mr. Neal Williams
Village of Rantoul Mayor
333 South Tanner
Rantoul, IL 61866
Dear Village of Rantoul Mayor Williams,
The American Rottweiler Club (ARC) is the American Kennel Club Parent Club of the Rottweiler in the United States with 1000 members, many of whom live in Illinois. As the Parent Club, ARC promotes conformation, obedience, rally, agility, herding, carting, therapy, search and rescue, tracking, etc.
We support and encourage efforts to improve public perception of the Rottweiler through proper training, socialization, and participation in programs such as therapy dog work, school education, and other activities that demonstrate positive Rottweiler traits, as well as through publicizing good deeds performed by Rottweilers.
Rottweilers searched the remains of the Twin Towers in New York City and the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Rottweilers are doing classes in responsible dog ownership in elementary schools. Rottweilers live as members of families.
All the while responsible owners work diligently to protect and preserve the right to own this wonderful companion breed by working to promote laws that are non-breed specific.
The American Rottweiler Club Board and Membership is opposed to the proposed breed specific ban as well as responsible owner limitations per home.
Strategies that can be used in an effort to prevent dog bites include enforcement of generic, non-breed-specific dangerous dog laws, with an emphasis on chronically irresponsible owners; enforcement of animal control ordinances such as leash laws; prohibition of dog fighting; and school-based and adult education programs that teach pet selection, pet care and responsible ownership.
Please contact me and the American Rottweiler Club Board with any questions that you might have concerning the Rottweiler. We will be happy to respond in any way to help you.
Sincerely,
Gwen Chaney
President
American Rottweiler Club, Inc.
email:
www.amrottclub.org