actually, some dogs are illegal. wolf hybrids, etc. even in america. personally i don’t see why i as an american am being stopped from owning a personal leopard.
Breed-specific legislation
The wolfdog hybrid has been the center of much controversy for much of its history, and most breed-specific legislation is either the result of the animal’s perceived danger or a categorization as protected native wildlife.[9] The Humane Society of the United States, the RSPCA, Ottawa Humane Society, the Dogs Trust and the Wolf Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission consider wolfdogs to be wild animals and therefore unsuitable as pets, and support an international ban on the private possession, breeding and sales of wolf-dog hybrids.[3][10][11]
According to the National Wolfdog Alliance, 40 U.S. states effectively forbid the ownership, breeding and importation of wolfdogs, while others impose some form of regulation upon ownership.[12] Most European nations either outlaw the animal entirely or put restrictions on ownership.[13][14]. Wolf-dog hybrids were among the breeds banned from the U.S. Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton and elsewhere after a fatal dog attack by a pit bull on a child.[15]
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