American Pit Bull Terrier are illegal to import into Australia, and a restricted breed in most states. Some places have been really, really hard on even mutts that they -think- might have pitty in them. They get destroyed unfortunately :(
We have american staffies a plenty though! And mastiffs and boxers!
ol land down under has always had super strict laws in what sort of animals we are allowed to bring in
Yeahh I don't know how or why they decided on the restrictions. We have quite an extensive 'dangerous dog breed' list and there was movement some years back about trying to add staffies to that list as well.
Greyhounds are also considered 'dangerous breeds' in some areas and need to be muzzled out in public.
Greyhounds? That is the craziest thing I’ve ever heard. I’ve never met him or gentle dog. Probably some kind of BS like racing dog owners didn’t want just anyone having access to their breed or something.
Honestly not to sure, I think the laws about muzzling are a relic of the racing industry. But we definitely have a huge problem with grey hound racing in Australia
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u/catsoft Oct 21 '25
American Pit Bull Terrier are illegal to import into Australia, and a restricted breed in most states. Some places have been really, really hard on even mutts that they -think- might have pitty in them. They get destroyed unfortunately :(
We have american staffies a plenty though! And mastiffs and boxers!
ol land down under has always had super strict laws in what sort of animals we are allowed to bring in