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Australia: Jade Applebee Wins Reprieve for Kerser; Case to be Reconsidered
We first heard about the plight of Kerser, a dog labeled a “pit bull” and ordered to death by Australia’s Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, in March. Under Victorian dangerous dog laws, so-called “pit bulls” are restricted, must be registered, and must adhere to strict containment requirements. Thankfully, Kerser has won a temporary reprieve…
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Albany, Georgia to Propose Pit Bull Restrictions; Recites Long-Debunked Urban Mythology
It is astounding that in the age of the Internet a city government and a humane society will still recite long-ago debunked urban mythology about pit bulls as gospel truth, even as these lies have been discredited for many years. Yet the Albany, Georgia Board of City Commissioners and the Albany Humane Society are…
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Peoria, Illinois Councilwoman Beth Akeson Spews “Pit Bull” Urban Mythology as Fact
According to our favorite “pit bull” bashing rag the Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, Illinois, is looking at making changes to their Animal Control ordinance. As such, a task force, was convened and a public hearing held, during which Councilwoman Beth Akeson said: What is important for people to understand is pit bulls, when…
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Belleville, Kansas Refuses to Budge on “Pit Bull” Ban; Threatens Vet’s Therapy “Pit Bull”
Recently I took a tourist cruise on the Mississippi River and just so happened to find myself sharing the boat with those celebrating a World War II reunion with others from their Navy warship. It has been almost 70 years since the war ended and these men were waving the American flag and singing…
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Massachusetts Bill H. 918 Would Prevent Insurers from Discriminating by Breed
Those who’ve lived through a hurricane can tell you insurance companies are always looking for ways to not pay out on claims. Discrimination by dog breed is just another way for insurers to likewise not pay out on dog bite liability claims which is why Massachusetts Representative Anne Gobi has proposed bill H. 918…