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Union County, North Carolina to Consider Breed-Specific Ordinance for “Pit Bulls”
Editor’s note: In the aftermath of the death of little 5-year old Makayla Woodward and the serious injuring of her great grandmother, it is all the more important to address the problem of free-roaming dogs with legislation that encompasses all dogs, because “pit bulls” (and “pit bull” is not actually a breed) are not the…
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Lincoln Park, Michigan May Consider Breed-Specific Ordinance for “Pit Bulls”
Editor’s note: Why is it that “pit bulls” are singled out for separate consideration when the fatality in question involved a German shepherd mix and a Labrador mix? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not advocating a breed-specific ordinance for any breed (and “pit bull” isn’t even a breed) but it is odd that…
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Several Residents Lobby for Illegal “Pit Bull” Ban in Van, Texas
Editor’s note: There have been a few articles about some of Van’s citizens wanting to pass a “pit bull” ban, but I have yet to see an article take note of the fact that Texas has a statewide prohibition of breed-specific legislation: § 822.047. LOCAL REGULATION OF DANGEROUS DOGS. A county or municipality…
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Really Denver? Really???
Editor’s note: So really, Denver is going to defy the Americans with Disabilities Act to supposedly uphold their unconstitutional “pit bull” ban? (Please see article excerpted below.) I say unconstitutional, because if you look up the 2004 case of Margolius v. The City of Denver you will see that Mr. Margolius proved that Denver’s…
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Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania May Consider Breed-Specific Legislation in Violation of State Law
Editor’s note: It is of great concern any time a political representative says something like what Bristol Borough Council President Ralph DiGuiseppe told the Bucks County Courier Times: “I don’t care what the state says; my job is to protect the people and other animals. I will push for [breed-specific legislation]….” In other words,…
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Cypress, California May Consider Breed-Specific Mandatory Spay/Neuter Ordinance
Editor’s note: Animal Control may maintain that there are issues with dogs in Cypress, but so-called “dog issues” are always resultant of people issues. Since there has been no elaboration on what those issues are, we are left to surmise that they could be anything from free-roaming dogs to gangs or drugs. Whatever…
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Sterling Heights, Michigan to Consider Breed-Specific Ordinance for “Pit Bulls” in December
Update: According to The Macomb Daily, action on Sterling Heights’ proposed “pit bull” ordinance has been postponed until Feb. 1, 2011. Special thanks to BSL Updates for this reminder: A report and recommendations regarding a proposed “pit bull” ordinance are expected to be presented during the next Sterling Heights regular council meeting on December 7,…
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Springfield, Missouri Believes Breed-Specific Ordinance has Reduced the Number of “Pit Bulls” Put to Death
Editor’s note: Notice the title of this post is not “Springfield, Missouri Believes Breed-Specific Ordinance has Reduced “Pit Bull” Euthanasia.” That’s because killing perfectly innocent, adoptable dogs, which most “pit bulls” are, is not mercy killing. It’s just killing. Indeed, the article below raises more questions about Springfield’s “euthanasia” practices and it’s…
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Yazoo, Mississippi May Consider “Pit Bull” Ban
Editor’s note: First of all, “pit bull” is not a breed, so referring to them as “the most vicious breed” is a misnomer. The conglomeration of dogs that make up the slang term “pit bull” are limitless and therefore statistics on “pit bulls” are skewed and meaningless. Second, the urban myth that dogs…
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Springdale, Arkansas May Consider Breed-Specific Ordinance for “Pit Bulls”
Editor’s note: Once again, the key component in cases like these is not the breed of dog — especially since “pit bull” is not a breed and since there is no such thing as an inherently vicious breed of dog — but the fact that the dog was repeatedly free-roaming. It sounds like Springdale…