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The City of Riverside, California to Consider Additional Mandatory Spay/Neuter Requirements, This Time for “Pit Bulls”
The city of Riverside, California (not to be confused with the county of Riverside which passed a mandatory spay/neuter ordinance for so-called “pit bulls” earlier this month), is to consider a mandatory spay/neuter (MSN) ordinance for so-called “pit bulls” on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at their 6:30 p.m. meeting at city hall. (See the agenda…
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Dover, Arkansas Inexplicably Passes Antiquated “Pit Bull” Ban
When the leader of the free world comes out against breed-specific legislation (BSL) saying it is wholly ineffective based on research from the CDC, what excuse do communities still have for proposing and passing archaic, passé, impotent breed-specific bans? Yet Dover, Arkansas passed a “pit bull” ban October 8, 2013, even though hundreds from…
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Redlands, California Exploring Breed-Specific Mandatory Spay/Neuter Ordinance for “Pit Bulls”
Riverside County, California just passed a breed-specific mandatory spay/neuter law last week for that non-existent “breed” “pit bull” and so I guess nearby Redlands, California just had to have a BS MSN law too. (And yes, I call breed-specific mandatory spay/neuter laws, BS MSN laws for short.) But it isn’t just Riverside that is being…
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Waterloo, Iowa is Apparently No Longer a BSL Target; Will Outlandish Attacks Stop?
As I’ve been writing, Waterloo, Iowa has had an unbelievable string of “pit bull” attacks so outlandish that to believe them is to suffer from delusion. Still, despite Waterloo being an obvious target for breed-specific legislation (BSL), the Waterloo City Council has decided to go another way. Sandie Greco, head of Waterloo Animal…
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Minneapolis: Only Days after Being Adopted “Pit Bull” Saves Child from Low Blood Sugar
Mere days after Christi Smith rescued TaterTot — a 10-month old “pit bull” from Minneapolis Animal Care and Control who was scheduled to be put down — Tatertot returned the favor by rescuing Smith’s son Peyton from hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia occurs when blood sugar becomes low, in some cases dangerously low, to the point where…
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Riverside County, California Passes Impotent Breed-Specific Mandatory Spay/Neuter Law for “Pit Bulls”
Congratulations are in order for the Riverside County, California Board of Supervisors who, on Oct. 8, 2013, unanimously voted to pass an impotent breed-specific mandatory spay/neuter law for “pit bulls.” We haven’t seen a breed-specific mandatory spay/neuter law in a while so I was trying to figure out how to describe them to those…
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Prince George’s County, Maryland “Pit Bull” Owner Gets Service Dog Back Despite County BSL
Daniella Guglieimi, a woman with partial paralysis due to childhood polio, was told earlier this year that she had two days to remove her service dog, Storm, a “pit bull,” from Prince George’s County, Maryland, as Guglieimi was supposedly violating the County’s “pit bull” ban. Last week the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County ruled…
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Bill 112 to Overturn “Pit Bull” Ban in Ontario Introduced by MPP Randy Hillier
Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario, or MPP, Randy Hillier, has introduced Bill 112, a repeal of the breed-specific legislation (BSL) section of the Dog Owner’s Liability Act (DOLA), which banned so-called “pit bulls” in the province of Ontario in 2005. Bill 112 is MPP Hillier’s revival of Bill 16 — formerly Hersheys…
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Waunakee, Wisconsin Family to Challenge Waunakee’s “Pit Bull” Ban
The Lappen family was unaware of Waunakee, Wisconsin’s “pit bull” ban when they moved to Waunakee, and only learned of Waunakee’s breed-specific law (BSL) when their dog, Clay, barked at someone and was reported to police. Waunakee Police made the Lappens aware of the ordinance when the Lappens were ordered to have their dog…
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Burnaby, British Columbia Still Defines “Pit Bulls” as “Vicious” Despite All Evidence to Contrary
British Columbia has always captivated me. It is a beautiful province, and I have long wanted to go there. But like with Toronto, I refuse to visit a place that has such ridiculous and even stupid governance. On Monday, September 30, 2013, the Burnaby, British Columbia City Council inexplicably unanimously decided to…