In 2007, a Spanish study compared dog bites reported to the health department of Aragon, Spain for 5 years before and 5 years after the implementation of breed specific legislation in the form of a Dangerous Dog Act.  The Spanish study concluded, among other things, that there was no change in the number of dog bites reported, and that the restricted breeds, were responsible for less than 4% of the reported bites both before and after the BSL took effect.

  

A 2006 Australian study entitiled Breed-specific legislation and the pit bull terrier:  Are the laws justified? concluded that the data collected in the United States to support the theory that pit bulls posed a unique danger to the public is flawed by methodological shortcomings.  The study also concluded that the evidence does not sustain the view that pit bulls are a uniquely dangerous breed, and breed-specific laws aimed to control it have not been demonstrated by authorities to be justified by its attack record.  

 

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In addition to the above countries that have repealed breed specific legislation, many cities in the United States have repealed BSL, as well.  A detailed listing of communities that have repealed or decided against implementing BSL can be found at www.understand-a-bull.com.