We are Lennox!

Today, my dog is Lennox. On the day that Lennox was euthanized murdered, my dog was Lennox. On the day that Lennox was taken away from his family, my dog was Lennox. So long as BSL exists, my dog will be Lennox.

Today, I am blessed. I live in a town where BSL does not exist. I have a land lord who was willing to take a risk and give a pitbull a chance.

 However, when we live in a world where tape measures and lengths of femur bones are all that is required to determine a dog's genetic make-up, no dog is safe.

BSL does not work. Any dog has the potential to bite for many reasons. Genetics do not change the likelihood that a dog will bite someone. The current BSL list for the entire US (BSL laws vary from state to state and town to town) has 75 different breeds of dogs on it including Spaniels, Boxers, Retrivers, Shepherds, the Boston Terrier, the Pug, the Saint Bernard and the Great Dane as well as the "bully" breeds. Banning breeds of dogs is not going to make communities safer, the only way that works is to ban the entire species. Then whats next kill of other species because we fear them and they are a  "danger" us.

The effective thing is to create laws that are breed neutral and punish irresponsible owners. However, until that day comes my dog is Lennox. His fate could be hers, simply because of ignorance and hatred. But my dog is not the only dog that is Lennox; all dogs anywhere are Lennox.

There is hope. All of us can work together to end BSL. If your town, city, state is voting to allow BSL laws speak up, vote and say no. Educate others on the flaws of BSL. If you are in an area where BSL already is, get involved and find out how you can help end it. How many more innocent dogs need to die and families have to be punished?