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Rockaway Beach, Missouri May Consider “Pit Bull” Ban
Editor’s note: As we all know, Springfield, Missouri has had a breed-specific law for many years, but Springfield is now considering repealing the breed-specific portion of their ordinance in favor of a dangerous-dog law. And while Springfield may incorporate AKC and UKC breed conformation standards in their ordinance, AKC and UKC breed standards…
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Chicago and Its Media Continue to Push Farce that Dogs in 3 Year-Old’s Attack Were “Pit Bulls”
As I’ve been writing, so-called “pit bull” attacks that occurred repeatedly in California (almost all of which were drug-related, but which were reported by the media as due to “pit bulls”) coincidentally, or maybe not so coincidentally, happened just as Riverside County was considering a mandatory spay/neuter law and as it was suggested that California…
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Bluefield, West Virginia Mayor May Be Out Because of “Pit Bull” Ban
Editor’s note: As we’ve been reporting since the beginning (here, here, and here), Bluefield’s breed-specific ordinances have been an unmitigated disaster. It’s unclear if city officials have outright lied to their constituents, or if the city officials themselves can’t get their story or their ordinance straight. Looks like the voters might have something…
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Iraq War Vet’s “Pit Bull” is Shot, Killed When Buffalo, New York Police Bust Down Wrong Door
Editor’s note: Perhaps the Buffalo, New York Narcotics Division could benefit from the training that Colorado police are now required to have in discerning aggressive versus non-aggressive canine behavior. That or perhaps someone should give them a map. From the New York Daily News: An Iraq war veteran is reeling after cops busted through…
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Australia: Worldwide Support Increases to Save ‘Kerser’ from Senseless Death Because of “Breed”
From the Monash Weekly: …The campaign to save the dog, known as Kerser, has received international attention due to an online petition which has received more than 23,000 signatures. Kerser was identified by Monash council officers as a pit bull last December, when he was seized after breaking into a neighbours backyard. Under Victorian law…
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Chicago Man Beats “Pit Bull” to Death over $3.98 Torn Shirt!
I swear someone must be paying psychos in Chicago to be cruel to animals in some kind of sick, underground reality TV, amateur video-type show or something. As if the countless articles about a man having sex with a “pit bull” inside Chicago’s Animal Care and Control weren’t enough <shiver>, now we have the…
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Chicago Sun-Times Illustrates Irresponsible Media Reporting Concerning So-Called “Pit Bulls”
Update: Judging from the 5 p.m. news footage of the dogs in question, they are absolutely not the “usual suspect” breeds typically mislabeled “pit bulls.” Nor are they mastiffs, or 150 pounds. One of the dogs appears to be a 60-pound bulldog mix of some type, and the other appears to be a…
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Clay, Alabama Passes “Pit Bull” Ban after Free-Roaming Dog Incident
June 5, 2013 update: According to WBRC in Birmingham, Alabama, the Sheriff who was supposedly surrounded by a “pack” of “pit bulls” (and there’s that reference to “packs” again) which is what supposedly brought about the “pit bull” ban in Clay, is now claiming the dogs in question were actually Rottweilers! Sheriff Mike Hale…
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“Pit Bull” “Pack” Maulings the Latest Craze for Spring in California, New Mexico, Florida, and South Carolina
It is perhaps not so surprising that states that prohibit breed-specific legislation (BSL) like California, Florida, and Illinois, have seen “pit bull” attacks one after another recently, almost as if they were in someone’s sights to repeal those BSL prohibitions. Why else would the media and elected officials ignore the obvious problems — the…
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Off-Duty Chicago Policeman Shoots Puppy He Claimed was a Threat to His Son
How many times have we read about some prejudiced individual shooting and killing innocent “pit bulls” who were “guilty” of nothing more than approaching an ignorant person too abruptly, even though the dog’s tail was wagging and they were just being friendly. Or sometimes we read articles about people sniping “pit bulls” just because…