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Bill 112 to Overturn “Pit Bull” Ban in Ontario Introduced by MPP Randy Hillier
Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario, or MPP, Randy Hillier, has introduced Bill 112, a repeal of the breed-specific legislation (BSL) section of the Dog Owner’s Liability Act (DOLA), which banned so-called “pit bulls” in the province of Ontario in 2005. Bill 112 is MPP Hillier’s revival of Bill 16 — formerly Hersheys…
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Belleville, Kansas Refuses to Budge on “Pit Bull” Ban; Threatens Vet’s Therapy “Pit Bull”
Recently I took a tourist cruise on the Mississippi River and just so happened to find myself sharing the boat with those celebrating a World War II reunion with others from their Navy warship. It has been almost 70 years since the war ended and these men were waving the American flag and singing…
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Yakima, Washington Advocates Seek to Lessen “Pit Bull” Ban Restrictions
Animal advocates, who believe the city of Yakima is overly harsh in banning “pit bulls,” are lobbying Yakima’s city officials to “toss the current ban” according to KIMA CBS 29. Yet Yakima Mayor Micah Cawley sees it differently: “I don’t see it being lifted. I know that people have sent petitions in and want to…
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Pawtucket, R.I. Reduction in Dog Bites Corresponds with Overall Trend in Crime Reduction, NOT Because of BSL
Oh, if only I had a nickel for every time someone used skewed or half-truth statistics to push the lie that is breed-specific legislation (BSL). For instance, last week, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in a desperate bid to keep their city-wide “pit bull” ban, released statistics showing that the city of Pawtucket supposedly had a…
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Ontario MPP Randy Hillier is Re-Introducing Bill 16 to Repeal Ontario’s “Pit Bull” Ban
Ontario’s Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Randy Hillier will be re-introducing Bill 16 — formerly “Hershey’s Bill” — to repeal Ontario’s breed-specific ban on “pit bulls.” Why? Because as the Toronto Humane Society and Hamilton, Ontario have both acknowledged, Ontario’s breed-specific law (BSL) is not working. Hamilton and the Toronto Humane Society…
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Dover & Dardanelle, Arkansas Have 2nd and 1st Reading of “Pit Bull” Ban Proposals
Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, both Dover and Dardanelle Arkansas* considered “pit bull” ban proposals. Dover, which I’ve already written about here and here, had its second reading of the proposed ordinance, and Dardanelle had its first reading. I’ve already posted about Dover’s “pit bull” ban proposal and the city council meeting wherein it…
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Burnaby, British Columbia to Vote to Add Additional BSL, Though Current BSL is Not Working
Despite Burnaby, British Columbia citizens petitioning the Burnaby City Council to remove breed-specific language from Burnaby’s Animal Control bylaw, the Burnaby council has decided to go the other way, seeking instead to add additional provisions to its existing breed-specific law (BSL). According to BurnabyNow: If council says yes to the staff recommendation on Sept.…
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Waterloo, Iowa “Pit Bull” Attacks Unsellable, Including 3rd in Almost as Many Weeks
With the third supposed “pit bull” attack in Waterloo, Iowa in as many weeks, discussions about passing breed-specific legislation (BSL) are inevitable if not wholly by design. In what is clearly yet another BSL target city, so-called “pit bull” attacks one after another are not surprising, though their veracity is hard to buy. …
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City Attorney Stirs the Pot, Camanche, Iowa to Look at “Pit Bull” Ban, BSL Again
After hearing about so-called “pit bull” attacks in Clinton and Waterloo, Iowa, Camanche, Iowa’s city attorney, Thomas Lonergan, just had to stir the pot, you know, to be “proactive,” and propose that Camanche likewise look into passing a “pit bull” ban. Lonergan proposed that, “We could grandfather in the pit bulls that are already…
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Watertown, Wisconsin Final Reading on BSL Proposal
Watertown, Wisconsin will have its final reading on its breed-specific law (BSL) outlawing so-called “pit bulls” tonight, September 3, 2013, at 7 p.m. CST in council chambers at the Municipal Building, 106 Jones St. For the background on Watertown’s BSL proposal click here, here, here, here, and here. I don’t know what more we…