There are about 28 breeds mentioned in a breed ban.
They are classified into groups 1, 2, 3. Group 1 is banned from breeding and must be neutered and wear muzzles out in public. But first they have to go through a 3 hour test. A very unfair test like throwing a dirty diaper in their face to see how they react. If they show any interest they are destroyed.
And they must play with another dog without showing any aggression or they are destroyed.
Group 2 must wear muzzles in public and are not allowed to breed and must be neutered. Any biting from those breeds and they are then put into group 1.
And group 3 are allowed to breed but under strict rules and only with permission. There are people that have been attacked and stoned along with their dogs when seen out in public. And not just the so-called fighting breeds. One Jack Russell Terrier was set on fire and burned to death. One old woman visiting her husbands grave with her Doberman was accosted. Also a lady with a sticker on her car showing a Bull Terrier was pushed around. One woman walking with her 3 year child and dog were stoned. The child ended up in the hospital. Dogs are being poisoned and beaten to death. One American Bull Dog puppy was strangled to death.
It all started when two people who were known as criminals and dog fighters were training their dogs near a school yard and the dogs jumped the fence and attacked a 6 year old and killed him in the school yard. The dogs were required by the police to wear muzzles and were not wearing them.
This is a horrible thing to happen and I feel for the child and family and everyone concerned, but the owners of the dogs should be punished and the dogs distorted.
If the police had been doing their job none of this would have happened. Now they are destroying whole breeds of dogs that are family pets and innocent of any crime. And these are dogs of all breeds. And the police are allowing the people to do this. This is a very sad time for dog lovers in Germany.
Sandy
Imperia100@aol.com
first article cited below in Washington Post).
Airlifts are being arranged to remove some of the banned dogs out of the country.
Information may be found through the following sources:
"B LIST"
Akbas, Carpatin, Dobermann, Mioritic, Estrela-Berghund, Kangal, Kaukasischer Owtscharka, Mittelasiatischer Owtscharka, S=FCdrussischer Owtscharka, Komondor, Kuvasz, Maremmaner Hirtenhund, Polski Owczarek Podhalanski, Rottweiler, Slovensky Cuvac, Pyren=E4enberghund, Mastin de los Pirineos, Sarplaniac, Tibetanischer Mastiff, Tornjak, Berger de Brie (Briard), Berger de Beauce (Beauceron), Karakatschan, Karshund, Kraski Ovcar, Liptak (Goralenhund), Raffeiro do Alentejo und Rhodesian Ridgeback.
Mary Brownell <brownll@sover.net>
**Prevent rescue - Support breeders who spay/neuter and microchip**
These are the email addies for various federal level offices for the main parties in Germany. Hope to scare up some state-level office email addies in the near future.
----------------------------------------------------------- CHRISTIAN-DEMOCRATS (main opposition party, right)
main mailbox: post@cdu.de press office: pressestelle@cdu.de media and PR: oeffentlichkeitsarbeit@cdu.de
internet editors: redaktion@cdu.de interior affairs: innenpolitik@cdu.de
foreign/european: aussenpolitik@cdu.de basics/planning: grundsatzfragen@cdu.de
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS (second opposition party, middle)
general information: fdp-point@fdp.de press office Kothe@fdp.de
strategy/campaigns: renatus@fdp.de organization/service: pfnorr@fdp.de internet/new media: paschedag@fdp.de press office parliamentry group: Pressestelle@fdp-bundestag.de
SOCIAL-DEMOCRATS (main ruling party)
party committee: parteivorstand@spd.de Chancellor and party chairman:gerhard.schroeder@spd.de party
vice chairman: rudolf.scharping@spd.de party vice chariman: wolfgang.thierse@spd.de president of parliament:vorzimmer@praesb.bundestag.dbp.de
party secretary general: franz.muentefering@spd.de
press office: pressestelle@spd.de
internet editors: redaktion@spd.de
INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY: internationalsecretary@spd.de
PRESIDENT OF GERMANY,
Mr. Johannes Rau
poststelle@bpra.bund.de http://194.25.60.115/post.htm