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On 27 September 2016, The Dodo animal welfare site published an article reporting that the city Montreal had outlawed pit bulls and thereby condemned countless pets to euthanization. As the article noted, though, the legislation didn't require that all pit bulls in the city be put down; euthanization was an outcome that might occur in cases of disadvantaged pit bull owners' not being able to afford complying with the new regulations: Unlike similar viral rumors, the Montreal pit bull ban claim was not an unfunny joke, as the CBC confirmed: The article added that a minor amendment allowed for a number of licensed pit bulls to avoid euthanization in the event of their owners' deaths, and noted further provisions for dangerous dogs: The city's move sparked a variety of reactions, including a letter from Quebec's Order of Veterinarians to members assuring them no one could be compelled to euthanize a healthy animal: The city council referenced the 11 June 2016 mauling death of a Montreal woman as the impetus for the ban, although police said as of late September 2016 that DNA tests to affirm the involved dog's breed were still pending: The ban on pit bulls is set to go into effect 3 October 2016, and owners are required to meet licensing requirements by 31 December 2016.
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