“Mom! Mom! The dogs got Cody. The dogs got Cody” (Vancouver Sun, 2007). A few days before Christmas 2004, these are the cries that woke Sheri Fontaine. Fontaine ran from his bed to the living room to find his three-year-old son, Cody Fontaine, attacked by dogs temporarily staying in his home. Tragically, young Cody did not survive the attack. A young life taken away, a mother's life ruined. Unfortunately, this story is not as unusual as that of violence against people, who exhibit highly stubborn characteristics that make them difficult to control, and such bans have proven extremely effective. In 2005, Ontario's Liberal government passed The Dog Owner's Liability Act: ban against pit bull terriers in the province. After the bill passed, Attorney General Michael Bryant stated, “Mark my words, Ontario will be safer” (Ontario passes pit bull ban, 2005). The legislation prevented people from acquiring a certain number of dog breeds that would be classified as pit bulls. Additionally, Ontario residents who already owned a pit bull terrier before the ban were required to neuter and muzzle their animals. Such policies against this breed of animals are not unprecedented. In fact, similar laws are already in place in Britain, France and Germany. In Canada, Winnipeg has had a ban against pit bull terriers for 20 years (Ontario passes pit bull ban, 2005). Ontario and other regions have imposed these sanctions because the evidence clearly indicates that pit bull terriers pose a much higher than average risk to people. Pit bull terriers have a long history of attacking people and animals. A 1987 study of a particularly vicious attack on a child was documented by four doctors in hopes… half of the paper… An analysis of the Pitbull Terrier controversy. Antrozoa, 2-8.Raghavan, M. (2008). Fatal dog attacks in Canada, 1990-2007. The Canadian Verterinary Journal, 577–581. Ruryk, Z. (2008, March 2). An endangered species: but pit bull attacks have decreased. Retrieved April 20, 2011, from Toronto Sun: http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2008/03/02/4887415-sun.htmlSmith, C. (2009, April 9). Media coverage of pit bull attack in Surrey sparks protest from Vancouver pit bull owners. Retrieved April 20, 2011, from Straight.com: http://www.straight.com/article-213929/media-coverage-surrey-pit-bull-attack-prompts-protest-vancouver-pit-bull-ownersVancouver Sun. ( 2007, February 6). The cries of the children woke up the mother of the 3-year-old boy, killed by dog ​​bites. Retrieved April 20, 2011, from Canada.com:http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=a79e501c-14a2-4964-aa02-f9a5ab25d2a5