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Lakewood, Washington Considers Breed-Specific Ordinance for “Pit Bulls”
From the Seattle Post Intelligencer: “The city of Lakewood is looking at tightening up its animal control laws… City Manager Andrew Neiditz says in examining dangerous dog calls in Lakewood in the past several years, he found most involved pit bulls. Neiditz told the City Council last night that officials will look at Auburn’s ordinance,…
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Pet “Pit Bull” Drags Wisconsin Woman to Safety
From the New Richmond News: Cisco, a 102-pound, 4-year-old pit bull, was taken outside to relieve himself at about 11 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, by his owner’s girlfriend. Martha Sorrells was home alone at the time and knew the dog needed to do his duty. But when Sorrells stepped on an icy patch in the…
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Dangerous Dog Bill Introduced in Minnesota Could Overturn State Prohibition of Breed-Specific Legislation
From the AKC: Minnesota House File 3245, sponsored by Representative Dennis Ozment, seeks to lift the state’s current prohibition on breed-specific legislation. If passed and signed into law, the changes imposed by this bill would have a profound impact on all dog owners in Minnesota. It is imperative that all dog owners and breeders in…
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Beauregard Parish, Louisiana Considers Regulations for “Vicious” Dog Breeds
From the Beauregard Daily News: “The Beauregard Parish Police Jury will discuss the possibility of implementing new vicious dog regulations in the parish at the Tuesday, February 12 regular meeting of the jury. …During a meeting of the Police Jury Legislative Committee on Tuesday, members discussed the recent increase in complaints about such dogs received…
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Ohio Committee To Consider Removing State BSL Language Tomorrow!
Editor’s note: I’m bumping up this post because this bill is in serious jeopardy of dying in committee unless it receives attention from Ohioans. Please, if you are a resident of Ohio, contact those on the House Committee on Infrastructure, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs and urge them to vote this bill out of…
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Kinder, Louisiana, and Allen Parish, Louisiana Consider “Pit Bull” Bans and/or Restrictions
From WDSU Channel 6 in New Orleans: “The Allen Parish Police Jury and Kinder officials are taking closer looks at the kinds of pets residents own in the wake of a fatal mauling in Longville in Beauregard Parish and an incident in which a police officer shot a dog after it attacked him. Both incidents…
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Waterloo, Iowa to Consider Breed-Specific Ordinance
Apparently word that Waterloo was planning a breed-specific ordinance was leaked late last week, which prompted me to write a pre-emptive letter urging Waterloo officials not to pursue a breed ban or breed-specific legislation. I received a couple of replies from Waterloo city officials informing me that they had no intention of pursuing a breed…
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Missouri’s SB 886 Would Prohibit Breed-Specific Legisation Statewide!
If you live in Missouri, please support Missouri senate bill 886 which “Allows any municipality to adopt ordinances, orders, or regulations to control dangerous dogs, provided that no such ordinances, orders, or regulations are specific to breed.”
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Tennessee Breed Specific Legislation Introduced
From the AKC: Tennessee Senator Tommy Kilby of Wartburg has introduced Senate Bill 2738. If adopted, this bill will make it a crime to own a “pit bull dog” in the state of Tennessee. It is imperative that all Tennessee concerned dog owners voice their strong opposition to this wrongheaded legislation…
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Statewide “Pit Bull” Ban in the Works for Tennessee
Senate Bill 2738 filed for introduction 1/14/08: “Creates a class A misdemeanor of knowingly owning a pit bull in this state.”