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Wilton, CT: Disinformation and Disinformers Abound in So-Called Pit Bull Attack
After the horrific attack by a so-called pit bull on Wilton, Connecticut resident Anne Murray over a week ago, the “official” story seems to have changed several times. For instance, as I wrote in my initial post about the Wilton case, headlines saying a woman’s arms had been ripped off, that she owned the…
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Parma, Ohio: Advocates Lobby Council to Overturn Pit Bull Ban
Last year Ohio removed so-called pit bulls from its dangerous dog definition via HB 14. As such, it is astounding that some Ohio communities — like Swanton and Reynoldsburg — refuse to repeal their breed-specific legislation (BSL) despite their utter failure to be able to enforce it. It’s no secret that BSL is…
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New Llano, LA Negates 1st Amendment as Residents Pack Council Meeting to Oppose Pit Bull Ban
At the Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, town council meeting in New Llano, Louisiana, pit bull supporters crowded the town hall to protest the town’s breed-specific legislation (BSL), a pit bull ban that was passed in New Llano earlier this year. Five residents spoke before Mayor Freddie Boswell closed the pre-council meeting to those living…
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Reynoldsburg, Ohio Ad Hoc Committee to Review Pit Bull Ban after ACO Confuses Mastiff with a Pit Bull
Just like Denver whose Animal Control Officers are unable to tell the difference between what their own ordinance defines as a pit bull and a Boxer mix, so it would seem Reynoldsburg, Ohio cannot discern between a pit bull as defined by their own ordinance and a Cane Corso/Presa Canario cross, breeds which are both…
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Flint MI: Will Pit Bull Language Really Be Removed from Ordinance Proposal, or is Councilman Neeley Double-Speaking?
Like others on Friday, I read Mlive’s article entitled “Flint councilman rethinks plan to single out pit bulls in proposed dog registry ordinance” and thought that Councilman Sheldon Neeley was removing the pit bull language from his pit bull registry ordinance proposal. That would be a reasonable conclusion considering three paragraphs into the article…
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Ringsted, Iowa Votes No on Pit Bull Ban
On Monday, November 11, 2013, the Ringsted, Iowa City Council voted against a pit bull ban, 3-2 in a third and final reading of the proposed ban. The council asked for feedback about the ordinance and they got it as most who attended Monday’s meeting were opposed to breed-specific legislation (BSL) in any form.…
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Aurora, CO: Councilwoman Renie Peterson to Try Repealing Pit Bull Ban in Spring
After Aurora, Colorado Councilwoman Renie Peterson was unsuccessful in repealing Aurora’s 2006 pit bull ban back in 2011 she said yesterday she would try to bring up the issue of a repeal again in Spring of 2014. (In 2011, Peterson was successful in getting the pit bull ban limited to three breeds — the American…
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Bloomer, Wisconsin Repeals Pit Bull Ban, Passes Pit Bull Restrictions
After Bloomer, Wisconsin repealed the portion of their Pit Bulls and Other Dangerous Animals ordinance (7-1-9) that banned pit bulls on Wednesday, October 9, 2013, the city council on Wednesday, November 14, 2013, passed new restrictions for so-called pit bulls within the city allowing owners to have them if they followed the following restrictions. …
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Help Save Indiana Pit Bull Who Defended Family & Will Be Killed in Days
An incident that occurred in Hendricks County, Indiana recently illustrates perfectly what I mean when I say that dangerous dog laws (DDLs) can be just as deadly as breed-specific legislation (BSL). Jo Zickmund says she and her mixed-breed Labrador, Jessie, were attacked by her neighbor’s pit bull, Klove, twice. Zickmund said, “Shes a…
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Wilton, CT: So-Called Pit Bull Severs Arm, Hand of Woman; Hysteria Ensues
For days, I have been reading headlines like “Woman Loses Limbs After Pit Bull Attack” and “Pit bull likely ate owner’s hands” after 65-year-old Anne Murray was brutally attacked by a so-called pit bull at her Wilton, Connecticut home on Monday morning, November 11, 2013. The dog was shot and killed by responding police.…