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British Columbia Woman Says Dangerous Dog Law Too Severe
As I have been writing for a while now, there are many citizens who have expressed concern over dangerous dog laws and the extent of powers given to Animal Control Officers and law enforcement who enforce dangerous dog laws (DDLs). Dangerous dog laws and dangerous dog registries have the potential to be just as…
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Flint, Michigan Man: PD Has No Resources to Enforce Pit Bull Registry
In response to Councilman Sheldon Neeley’s proposal to create a pit bull registry in the city of Flint, Michigan, one Flint resident has an earful of wisdom to extend to the Flint City Council. Flint resident Patrick Robinson wrote in a letter to the editor: You want to tie up our police officers on…
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Disabled Man Sues Miami-Dade County, Florida over Pit Bull Service Dog
Felix Conde, a resident of Aventura, Florida in the county of Miami-Dade, has filed a lawsuit to challenge Miami-Dade County’s 24-year-old pit bull ban. Passed in 1989, Miami-Dade’s breed-specific legislation (BSL) prohibits so-called pit bulls within the county, no exceptions, not even for service dogs. Mr. Conde suffers from a breathing ailment that…
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Springdale, Arkansas Opinion Editorialist Ponders Pit Bulls, BSL, and What’s in a Name
While Springdale, Arkansas is poised to consider breed-specific legislation (BSL), opinion editorialist Richard Drake in his piece “Springdale: Dont ban pit bulls – ban morons, instead” opined about his dread at not only reading about a so-called pit bull named Damian who mauled a Peke-a-poo named Chewie to death on Nov. 4, but also about…
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Yakima, WA Pit Bull Ban Study Session: It’s Complicated
The Yakima, Washington City Council met Tuesday, November 12, 2013, for a study session. Under consideration was whether to repeal Yakima’s 26-year old breed-specific legislation (BSL), a pit bull ban, or whether to simply tweak it or leave it as is. While Yakima’s Code Administration Manager Joe Caruso staunchly supported leaving Yakima’s…
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Springdale, Arkansas Pursues Breed Ban, Yet Has Dog Containment Problem
Springdale, Arkansas is again considering breed-specific legislation (BSL), a pit bull ban, as they did in 2010, and 2007. With places like Dardanelle, Dover, Garland County, Caddo Valley, West Memphis, and Marion, Arkansas, who have passed BSL or considered it, perhaps Springdale thinks it will be in good company. Yes, indeed, notice that…
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Yakima, Washington Will Consider Pit Bull Ban Repeal
After months of lobbying by animal advocates, the Yakima, Washington City Council will, on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, hold a study session to consider repealing Yakima’s 26-year-old pit bull ban. In lieu of the long-standing breed-specific legislation (BSL), it is hoped that Yakima will consider a dangerous dog (owner) law instead. Yakima has,…
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Baker City, Oregon May Consider Pit Bull Restrictions Via Dangerous Dog Law
After the mauling death of 5-year old Jordan Ryan in September by a so-called pit bull, Baker City, Oregon convened an ad hoc advisory committee headed by Baker City Police Chief Wyn Lohner to research and propose options for better control of potentially dangerous dogs. Unfortunately, one of those options could be breed-specific legislation…
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Ringsted, Iowa to Vote on Pit Bull Ban Ordinance November 11, 2013
According to the Cedar Valley Pit Bull Rescue, the tiny town of Ringsted, Iowa, population a little over 400, has had two readings of a breed-specific legislation (BSL) proposal that would ban pit bulls from the city of Ringsted. Monday, November 11, 2013, the Ringsted City Council will vote on the pit bull ban…
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Dardanelle, Arkansas Passes Profiling Pit Bull Ban?
Like so many of its neighbors, Dardanelle, Arkansas may have had an underlying agenda in passing breed-specific legislation (BSL) on Monday, November 4, 2013, when all but one of its council members voted to pass a pit bull ban. In communities attempting to “revitalize,” city councils often pass BSL in an attempt to rid…