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Hi all,

Just to clear it up, Pitbulls (or American Staffys) aren't banned in Australia, infact, most of my friends own Pittys.

The only ban is that an un-registered Pitty cannot be bred. Only pedigree dogs can be bred.

Blknwyt BCs and Aussie Shepherds.

Sorry to burst your bubble but in Australia (unlike other parts of the world) Amstaffs are NOT considered to be Pitbulls.

The importation of Pitbulls has been banned here for quite some time so therefore any Pitbulls that do remain are the result of Australian Backyard Breeding Programmes. The vast majority of the dogs referred to as pitbulls here are in fact just about any of the "bull breeds" crossbred with something larger or "tougher" looking.

Yeah, your right!

Most Bully Breeds are refered to as "Pitbulls"....no need to burst my bubble!

Blknwyt

just so u know... u can keep a pitbull but it MUST be registered and you also have to have other requirements like a fully fenced (6ft) yard, a muzzle etc..
slipstream

Not sure where you live in Australia Slipstream, but your info isn't actually strictly true in all parts of Oz, unless a dog has been recognised as a dangerous dog by authorities. In theory EVERY dog must be registered with the local municipal council and should be kept in a fully fenced yard etc, not just pitbulls.

"True" pitbulls have been banned from IMPORTATION for some years now and the majority of dogs which are referred to as pitbulls are registered with an American Registering Body (usually the International Kennel Club or the IABCA) which is not recognised by the Australian National Kennel Council which is the body in Australia which regulates all recognised pure breeds of dog.

There are some American Staffordshire Terriers which have been dual registered but these are still not "true" pitbulls.

In Australia, the majority of dogs referred to as pitbulls are in fact cross breeds which usually have Staffordshire or American Staffordshire as one of the breeds, together with breeds such as the Rhodesian Ridgeback, Boxer, Rottweiler or any of the Mastiff-type dogs.

i live in QLD... and i kno this because mum is a real estate agent and she had 2 get our next door neighbours pit removed by the RSPCA....

there r prob different rules for different states all around australia

Not sure about the relevance of either the Real Estate Agent bit OR the RSPCA given that I am aware of people in many states of Australia who have been given misleading information by both "parties", including myself.

I can also tell you that I have investigated what you said with a number of people in Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales AND the ACT (out of sheer interest moreso than anything else) and none know of any such regulations....unless as was previously stated, the dog has been declared as a dangerous animal.
And FWIW, the RSPCA has secondary powers to the municipal councils unless an animal has been mistreated.

I'm not from australia, im in the US, but i was going to move there. Durring this i found that they would not alow me to import my pitbull over with me. There importation law says there illegal. If there are pits in australia then why wouldn't i be aloud to bring mine from the US?
DevilDuck

The importation was banned because they are considered to be a dangerous dog (don't flame me or tell me that I'm wrong, I am just giving the information). There are a number of breeds which have also been banned, including some of the large Japanese fighting breeds.
Prior to the ban, there were pitbulls imported from the USA, however "pure" lines are few and far between. That is why they are "already here". However the authorities don't want any more which is why the ban was imposed.

BTW, the MAJORITY of what are called "pitbulls" in Australia are simply crossbreeds. Usually a bull breed and something else or an aggressive crossbreed bred with something else.

Hey all,

I saw this thread on latest topics and read through it. Then I came across this 'pick the pit bull out of a line-up' test. Thought you might enjoy:

www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/findpit.html

yep, you are right. I live in the outskirts of Sydney and have been involved with dogs for many years. I keep up with the dog laws for more reasons than one, I also own a mobile grooming so have to know where I stand. Pitt bulls, X pittbulls and ALL fighting dogs are banned in Aussie and CANNOT be imported or any longer, legally bred.They cannot be legally given away or sold. They do not carry the same laws as every other breed so far as having to be proven aggressive to be declared a dangerous dog, the whole breed has been declared dangerous. We have had many incidents here of them seriously mauling kids and other animals and are no longer welcome in this country. They are trying, as far as the law will allow them, to wipe them out here. They will succeed eventually. Now when one is involved in an incident, they destroy it first and ask questions after. They are not welcome here at all.

Pitbulls are not banned in the ACT.

The ACT thinks (knows) that the breed isn't a problem here, so why ban it when the main problem is with irresponsible owners of all dogs.

They also said that more small dogs bite then pitbulls and larger breeds, so obviously it is the owners, not the so called 'vicious' breeds.

yayyy for the ACT.