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OK Ohio, the Time has Come!
While we wholeheartedly support the amendment to Ohio’s HB 55 which would remove the designation of “pit bull” as a dangerous breed, we have some serious misgivings about some of the other provisions of the bill like court-ordered psych evals, particularly for minors, who violate certain provisions of the law. As such, we are…
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Free-Roaming Dogs an Ongoing Problem
Inside Edition today reported on a mother in California who recently had to shoot a stray dog that attacked her two daughters as they stood on their front lawn. The dog’s breed was believed to be a Boxer, but as ever, the breed is not what makes a dog potentially dangerous; the fact that…
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If the Federal Government, States, and Municipalities Can Cherry Pick Which Laws They’ll Adhere to or Enforce, Why Shouldn’t We Follow Suit?
In the last decade, we’ve seen a lot of corruption in this country. We’ve seen corrupt and immoral politicians on the federal, state, and municipal levels; people who believe they don’t have to follow the same laws they pass in a true do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do fashion. Is that what’s happening in Garland, Texas with the…
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Yes Virginia, PETA Does Support “Pit Bull” Bans
My, my, my what passes for journalism these days. Yesterday, the United Press International (UPI) published an article about bully breeds, but it was difficult to determine if the article was advocating for these breeds, or if it was just more of the same conflicting information. For instance, the article stated that PETA…
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Hey SNL, What’s So Funny about “Euthanasia,” Suspending the Constitution, Declaring Martial Law, and Destroying America?
Last night on Saturday Night Live, a joke was made about martial law being declared and the Constitution being suspended. You could’ve heard a pin drop in the studio because nobody laughed…and rightfully so. What’s funny about that?
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If Only the Truth Had Such Good PR!
For some reason, the Toledo Free Press yesterday wrote a…well, gosh, I don’t know what to call it. The article — Former dog warden warns: watch out for pit bulls — about former Lucas County (of which Toledo is a part) Dog Warden Tom Skeldon, reads like an apologetic of sorts on the one…
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Other Dog Breeds More Likely to Attack Than “Pit Bulls”
A guest editorialist for the Mansfield, Ohio, newspaper Mansfield News Journal today writes, If the likelihood and frequency to bite is what makes [a dog] vicious, then there are many breeds that should be banned as vicious breeds well before the pit bull [and where the author uses the word “pit bull” it would seem…
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Auburn, California Considers Breed-Specific Restrictions for 5 Breeds Considered to be “Pit Bulls”
6/15/10 update: According to the Auburn Journal, There will be no breed-specific legislation in Auburn. In a three-to-two vote Monday night, Auburn City Council members decided to delete regulations about the mandatory spay and neuter of pitbulls from the citys updated animal ordinance and directed city staff to work to support Safety First, the new…
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The Anti-Patriots
Several years ago, we marveled at the fact that the city of Boston — site of the Boston Tea Party — had passed breed-specific legislation (BSL). Despite what municipalities are often told, breed-specific legislation has been ruled unconstitutional in several court venues. Boston’s ordinance requires the owners of “pit bulls” and “pit bull”…
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Streator, Illinois Repeals “Pit Bull” Ban
From Pantagraph.com: Pit bulls will no longer be singled out by the animal control ordinance, the City Council decided in a unanimous vote Wednesday. The old ordinance was drawn up several years ago to combat reports of the breed attacking people. State law now prohibits breed-specific ordinances, City Attorney Steve Myers told the council. The…