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Pit bull–type dog wearing a muzzle. In law, breed-specific legislation (BSL) is a type of law that prohibits or restricts particular breeds or types of dog. [1] Such laws range from outright bans on the possession of these dogs, to restrictions and conditions on ownership, and often establishes a legal presumption that such dogs are dangerous or vicious to prevent dog attacks.
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After a series of eleven dog attacks in 1991, [3] Home Secretary Kenneth Baker promised "to rid the country of the menace of these fighting dogs". [4] The Act has been controversial for failing to stem the rise of dog attacks [5] and for focusing on a dog's breed or looks instead of an individual dog's behaviour. [6] [7]
This list of dog breeds includes both extant and extinct dog breeds, varieties and types. A research article on dog genomics published in Science/AAAS defines modern dog breeds as "a recent invention defined by conformation to a physical ideal and purity of lineage".
Fatal dog attacks in the United Kingdom are usually measured in single figures per year. An increasing number of serious dog attacks (both fatal and non-fatal) was the catalyst for the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, [1] [2] which ultimately led to four breeds being banned: Pitbull, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino and Fila Brasileiro. [3]
The Šarplaninac is on the list of banned dog breeds in Denmark. [11] The Danish list includes 13 breeds and it is considered controversial, having received criticism from dog owners and several political parties because eight of the 13 breeds have no reports of any incident. Among the eight is Šarplaninac. [12]
User:Sannse did a tremendous amount of research into what breed name was used by each major kennel club, what group the breeds belonged to, what the various alternative names were, and, in the leftmost column, the names that were the most common among the English-language breed clubs and/or on English web pages.
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