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URGENT: Chicago City Council Committee to Vote on Mandatory Spay/Neuter Ordinance March 12th!
From the AKC: Monday, March 09, 2009 The Chicago City Council Joint Committee on Finance and License & Consumer Protection will hear a proposed mandatory spay/neuter ordinance at their meeting this Thursday, March 12th, 2009. It is vital that responsible dog owners and breeders attend the hearing to oppose this measure.
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Wichita, Kansas May Consider BSL/MSN and Mandatory Microchipping
From Kansas.com: Wichita’s animal control officials say they’re still struggling with aggressive and stray pit bulls despite a “dangerous dogs” law approved in 2007. A year’s worth of experience with the law has led officials to return to the City Council next Tuesday with options that include a pit bull ban, new breed-specific restrictions or…
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Oshkosh, Wisconsin Considers Breed-Specific Mandatory Spay/Neuter Ordinance for “Pit Bulls” and Other “Breeds”
From The Northwestern: “Discussions are in the works over the possibility of requiring owners of pit bulls, and other breeds, to meet specific guidelines.
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Riverside County, California Considers Mandatory Spay/Neuter and Microchipping Law
Cat Fanciers’ Association Legislative ALERT Forwarding encouraged List and Riverside fanciers – sorry this is so long and so sudden. We just received word about TOMORROW’S [Dec. 16, 2008] meeting of the Riverside County CA Board of Supervisors – thanks to Concerned Dog Owners of California. An ordinance will beintroduced, based on previous proposals but…
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Clark County (Las Vegas), Nevada Considers Mandatory Spay/Neuter Ordinance
From Fox 5 News in Las Vegas: “Clark County [Las Vegas] Animal Control officials want the animal population regulated, and they will be seeking a law to ensure pets are spayed and neutered. At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, the Clark County Animal Control Advisory Board will hold a meeting at the Desert Breeze Community Center to…
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Spokane, Washington May Consider Breed-Specific Mandatory Spay/Neuter Ordinance for “Pit Bulls”
From The Seattle Times: “When three dogs attacked Nancy Sonduck in her fenced North Spokane yard, all she had to defend herself and her two dogs was a plastic gardening bucket. …Five people, including Sonduck, testified at Monday’s Spokane City Council meeting about problems they’ve faced with pit bulls. Council President Joe Shogan promised that…
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Chicago Mandatory Spay/Neuter Ordinance is RACIST, Back-Door BSL
Once again, Virginia “Ginger” Rugai, 19th ward Chicago alderman, is getting behind another unconstitutional piece of legislation (along with Ald. Ed Burke, who we noted in a prior post has been busy deflecting the heat from a Fox Chicago news report about questionable expenses). This time it’s mandatory spay/neuter. Ginger. It’s such a benign spice,…
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Little Rock, Arkansas Considers Ordinance Restricting “Pit Bulls”
From Northwest Arkansas News: “Little Rock officials hope to regulate pit bulls and classify them as a dangerous breed… …Under the proposed ordinance, Little Rock residents still will be allowed to have pit bulls, and new residents can move with their dogs into the city after the ordinance passes. But they will have to register…
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Knox County, Tennessee Considers Breed-Specific Licensure and Mandatory Spay/Neuter
From KnoxNews.com: “When Frankie Byrne heard a woman had been killed by two pit bulls at a Sam Lee Road trailer, she knew exactly which animals were involved. The Knox County animal control officer got acquainted with Mafia Lee and Passion Maria on Aug. 28 after deputies in the area encountered the dogs ‘running loose…
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Rolla, Missouri Considers BSL
At the Rolla City Council meeting Monday, the following considerations were discussed, including a possible ban on “pitbulls” and/or breed-specific mandatory spay/neuter: