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Newark, Ohioan Seeks to Remove Vicious Designation for Pit Bulls Via Canine Good Citizen Test
It’s understandable when owners of banned or restricted breeds seek to minimize breed-specific restrictions by suggesting additional legislation that they believe will take the stigma off of their dogs. But I find that trying to “compromise” with the irrational people who propose breed-specific legislation (BSL) is like negotiating with terrorists. You just shouldn’t…
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Greybull, Wyoming Turns Away From Breed-Specific Legislation; Opts for Dangerous Dog Law Instead
As I wrote in October, Greybull, Wyoming had already passed a first reading of a very drastic breed-specific law (BSL) that would have severely restricted so-called pit bulls in a feigned attempt to protect them. Yet what Animal Control Officer Doug Youngerman had proposed would actually have codified animal abuse since the proposal required…
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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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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.…
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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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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…