As noted in prior posts (here and here) Garden City, Kansas was considering removing the breed-specific language which singled out so-called “pit bulls” in their vicious dog law.   As of February 4, 2014, they have done so.   American Pit Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, and American Staffordshire Terriers, as well as mixed breeds…

As I noted in a post from December 2013, Garden City, Kansas is considering an amendment to its 2002 “pit bull” ordinance that will remove breed-specific language defining so-called “pit bulls” as vicious.   The Garden City Commission will consider the repeal on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. As it stands now, Garden City’s breed-specific legislation…

True to her word, Aurora, Colorado Councilwoman Renie Peterson has submitted  to the Safety Committee an ordinance that would repeal Aurora’s 2006 “pit bull” ban.   It is hoped that the proposal will come before the full city council shortly.   Peterson’s ordinance proposal comes earlier than expected since, when last I   wrote about…

On January 22, 2014, advocates for “pit bulls,” lead by area resident Mason Hakes, attended the Kearney, Missouri Board of Aldermen meeting to lobby against Kearney’s 2007 “pit bull” ban.   Hakes argued that the ban was “outdated” and, ” . . . not only an abuse of power, but its terribly, terribly intrusive to…

After a meeting on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, the Clayton, Missouri Board of Aldermen unanimously voted to remove language in its existing ordinance that classified “Bull Terrier breeds” of dog — namely Staffordshire Bull Terriers, “pit bulls,” and “pit bull” mixes — as “dangerous” animals.   The ordinance had prior required owners of so-called “pit…

After a short city council meeting on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, the Bradford, Pennsylvania City Council passed a measure removing so-called “pit bull” dogs from its list of “dangerous” animals.   According to City Solicitor Mark Hollenbeck, . . . the city had been questioned about the legality of the listing of pit bulls as…