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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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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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Orange County, California to Consider a Dangerous Dogs Map
The Orange County, California Board of Supervisors will vote on the creation of an online map designating locations of dangerous dogs within the county at its next board meeting December 17, 2013. The proposed online map, . . . would show residents where the countys estimated 150 vicious and potentially dangerous dogs reside. The…
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Evanston, Illinois Golden Retriever Supposedly Mauls Min Pin; And You Thought They Were Only After “Pit Bulls”
I’ve dealt with my fair share of uppity nanny-staters in my day. You’ll know them because every once in a while they’ll stoop to correct you like negative reinforcement for their pets. They’ll look down their noses at you and they’ll say ridiculously asinine things like: “If you have nothing to hide, then…
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How Dangerous Dog Registries are Unconstitutional and Dangerous in and of Themselves
With cities like Macomb, Illinois, and states like Michigan, currently considering so-called dangerous or vicious dog registries, we thought we’d weigh in. Yes, I hate to keep beating the same drum about the unconstitutionality of particularly animal-related legislation, but I’m going to: What do politicians not understand about the reverence with which they should…