Club Insurance

[Agility Dogs]

Hi all,

If you are like me then you don't always read an insurance policy (esp if it is a master policy) and just pay it.

Yesterday for whatever reason I saw this note on the bottom of our club's public liability renewal.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS POLICY EXCLUDES ALL LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR IN

CONNECTION WITH AMERCIAN PIT BULL TERRIERS, JAPANESE TOSAS, ARGENTINE

FIGHTING DOGS, BRAZILIAN FIGHTING DOGS AND ANY OTHER BREED WHICH MAY BE

DESIGNATED AS A RESTRICTED DOG OR INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL WHICH MAY BE

DESIGNATED AS A DANGEROUS DOG AND THOSE TERMS OR TERMS HAVING A SIMILAR

PURPOSE FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE COMPANION ANIMAL ACT 1988 (NSW) AND ANY

OTHER STATE TERRITORY OR COMMONWEALTH

I've spoken with a couple of other clubs who are not aware of this restriction, but BSL discussion aside it has some pretty significant ramifications for clubs.

Might be worth checking your clubs insurance and then back against the club rules to make sure you are covered for public liability. The scary thing for me is that if we have a dog that meets the criteria on the (public) grounds at a trial and there is an incident wer are not covered.

Food for thought.

Cheers

Tony

[megan_]

I thought this was pretty stock standard and it is the reason why most clubs don't allow restricted breeds or dangerous dogs. You can pay more insurance though and then they are covered (providing that they also meet the criteria re: their restrictions: muzzles in public, no off leash on public land etc).