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“Pit Bull” Saves Girl From Potential Predator of the Human Kind
From the New York Daily News: “A barking pit bull and an alert neighbor scared off a sex predator in Queens after the pervert lured a girl into a backyard by promising to show her worms, police and witnesses said yesterday. “Mommy! Daddy!” the 7-year-old girl screamed, as she fought off her attacker between two…
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Sulphur, Louisiana Considers Breed-Specific Enclosure/Leash Law
From KATC.com: “Pit bull owners, breeders and groomers in Sulphur appeared at special city council meeting to speak out against an ordinance. The ordinance, presented in a public hearing and tabled until the regular meeting August 13th, would require all pit bulls in the city to be confined in kennels when not accompanied by their…
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Little Rock Ad Hoc Committee to Discuss Possible “Pit Bull” Ban
From Today’s THV.com: “Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola formed a committee to examine whether Little Rock should ban Pit Bulls. The Little Rock Animal Services Advisory Board made the announcement at its meeting Wednesday night… …The committee looking into the ban must report back to Mayor Stodola by July 31.”
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Warden, WA Considers Banning “Pit Bulls” and Rottweilers
From the Columbia Basin Herald: “Warden is waiting to hear more information from Royal City regarding a dog ordinance banning specific breeds. Council discussed holding a public meeting on the matter before voting on whether to adopt it. The town is considering adopting the ban on pit bulls and rottweilers and have so far heard…
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Beebe, Arkansas Won’t “Grandfather” in Current “Pit Bull” Owners When They Pass a Ban
From The Arkansas Leader: “At their May council meeting, Beebe aldermen examined the Lonoke ordinance, the same one Cabot is considering, and decided they dont want to grandfather the dogs already in the city. They asked City Attorney Mark Derrick to prepare an ordinance for the June meeting that would give owners 60 days to…
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Phillipsburg, NJ Considers Strictures for “Pit Bull” Owners
The Phillipsburg City Council is considering an ordinance specific to “pit bulls” which could include requiring them to be leashed (an ordinance they should already have for all dogs), muzzled, licensed specific to their breed (except that “pit bull” is not a breed), walked only by adults in public, and insured for $1 million (even…
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Rolla, MO Proposes Breed-Specific Ordinance
From The Rolla Daily News: “Pet owners in Rolla may have the opportunity to hear more about a proposed new ordinance as soon as the second City Council meeting June 18, but more than likely it will be the first meeting in July. The ordinance also seeks a registration of persons owning a pit bull-terrier-type…
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Indy Mayor Lobbies City Council to Pass a “Pit Bull” Ordinance and Stumps for Ban in the Community
Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson said Tuesday that “despite opposition from some pit bull and other dog owners, he will begin lobbying council members to support an outright ban of the breed in the city.” Peterson’s comments came a year after Indy’s first attempt to ban “pit bulls.” In that year, Indianapolis has seen a 20%…
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Yet Another Bully Hero
From the Journal and Courier Online: KOKOMO, Ind. – A pit bull named Kadense saved a 70-year-old man from an apartment fire when she started barking, howling and jumping to alert people to the blaze. Jason McKoon said he saw the dog “flipping out” early Tuesday morning near a door and he knew something wasn’t…
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Support Massachusetts’ Anti-BSL Bill
From the AKC: Massachusetts House Bill 1948, sponsored by Representative Bradford Hill, seeks to establish non-discriminatory, workable methods by which to deal with vicious and potentially dangerous dogs. It has been assigned to the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, which will consider the bill on Monday, May 14, 2007. It is vitally important…