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Dear Florida Animal Advocates,

A new state bill before your House of Representatives, HB 101, would allow any Florida community or city to adopt regulations that target or ban specific dog breeds.

While there is no evidence that breed-specific laws reduce dog attacks or increase public safety, there is significant evidence that well-enforced, breed neutral laws do. The ASPCA believes that breed-specific legislation provides communities with a false sense of security, fails to protect the public and penalizes responsible dog owners.

What You Can Do
Please visit the ASPCA Advocacy Center to send an email to your state representative urging him or her to oppose this groundless legislation.

Please remember that legislators get a lot of email, and the addition of your own thoughts on this topic will make your email stand out to your representative.

Thank you, Florida, for helping animals and supporting the ASPCA.

Laurie and Jim Grubbs are long term friends of the A.R.F Shack. They adopted Rizzo the Jack Russell about 8 years ago and Frenchie the Basenchi last year. Rizzo jumped in my car when I stopped to buy lemonade from some kids around the Waccissa river. Laurie and Jim fell in love with her. I found Frenchie last year roaming the highway in front of a local spring and called them immediately to see if Rizzo needed a friend. They keep eachother and Laurie and Jim very busy, entertained and happy in Tallahassee.

We are so happy that Killian has found a new home in Lake City and a new friend in his fellow Siberian Allie. He lived with us for 3 years and all who knew him fell in love with his stoic manner and peaceful nature. We could never understand why we could not find him the perfect home. Now we know it is because we had not met H.W., Betty and Allie yet. To them we say thank you for loving our boy. We wish all of you lots of warm Siberian snuggles.