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West Memphis, Arkansas to Consider “Pit Bull” Ban
CBS THV channel 11 in Little Rock reports that, The city council is considering banning pit bulls after the Animal Control Commission presented a report showing pit bulls were responsible for 57 percent of the city’s 28 dog bites last year. Around half of the reported dog bites happened at the homes where the dogs…
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Why Oh Why is Bluefield, West Virginia Considering a “Pit Bull” Ban When Their Existing BSL Isn’t Working?
March 27, 2013 update: Well I have to hand it to Bluefield city officials for being pretty sneaky. After the initial uproar over Bluefield proposing an out-and-out ban on “pit bulls” in addition to their existing BSL which isn’t working, Bluefield took the breed ban measure off their city council agenda. It looks…
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Galesburg, Illinois Not Seeking Breed-Specific Ordinance but Adding to Existing Vicious Dog Law is Looking at the Wrong End of Leash
From the Register-Mail: After a 7-year-old boy [Ryan Maxwell] was fatally attacked by a family friends pit bull, city officials and area legislators have talked about reforming laws on dangerous dogs to prevent further attacks. With a ban on a specific breed of dog out of the question, political leaders might find it difficult to…
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Merritt Clifton, Gun Grabbers, and Doggy Killers Exploit the Dead for Their Selfish Ends
You know it’s been hard enough watching the doggy killers and the gun grabbers repeatedly muddling “pit bull” ownership and gun ownership — like Gary Stein of the Sun-Sentinel did just this week when he advocated for breed-specific laws and gun control, as one alderman did in Watertown, Wisconsin when they were considering a “pit…
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DNA Testing for Breed Heritage Still Dubious
A couple of weeks ago I was alarmed to see an “article” that had the audacity to say with a straight face that breed-specific laws (BSL) “protect” “pit bulls.” Um, what? Yeah, turned out it was a propaganda piece from a city — Fayette, Missouri — that had recently passed BSL most likely…
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Bronwood, Georgia to Consider BSL March 4, 2013
**Please contact the Bronwood, Georgia City Council at the following address (faxing is preferable since BSL will be considered on Monday, March 4, 2013) and politely inform them that breed-specific laws (BSL) are ineffective, unenforceable, and unconstitutional: Bronwood Contact Information: 102 West Main St. Bronwood, GA 39826 Phone Number: (229) 995-5708 Fax Number: (229) 995-5085…
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Lansing, Michigan May Consider Breed-Specific Ordinance
**Please contact Lansing, Michigan Mayor Virg Bernero here and the City Council here and politely inform them that breed-specific legislation (BSL), in any form, is ineffective, unenforceable, and unconstitutional.** According to the Lansing City Pulse: Mayor Virg Bernero says the city needs to address its vicious dog problem… And it looks like the City Council…
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Broward County, Florida and Hollywood, Florida, May Consider Breed-Specific Ordinance in Defiance of Statewide Prohibition of BSL
Feb. 27, 2013 update: Broward is now backing off their “pit bull” proposal and, according to BrowardNET, “…will instead bring together a group of Broward residents, animal experts and other interested parties to discuss and bring forward solutions to Pit Bull attacks that are have occurred in [the] district and communities through out Broward County.…
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State Senator Michael Rush’s S. 969 Would Allow Breed-Specific Laws in Massachusetts
Sept. 26, 2013 update: As the AKC has reported, S. 969 is no longer in consideration for this session. *** S. 969 is currently in the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government. Please write the committee members and politely ask that they not pass S. 969 out of committee. The people…
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Maryland Bills — SB 160 and HB 78 — Would Overturn “Pit Bull” Strict Liability of Tracey v. Solesky
April 10, 2013 update: The bills that would have reversed the court decision (Tracey v. Solesky) declaring “pit bulls” an inherently dangerous “breed” failed. March 27, 2013 update: The Maryland House and Senate are still at an impasse over the “pit bull” bill. March 14, 2013 update: The Baltimore Sun notes that, …the state Senate…