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What is BSL?
BSL, or breed-specific legislation, is legislation, or a law, on the federal, state, or municipal level that outright bans or restricts specific, named breeds of dog. BSL is unconstitutional because it has not been scientifically proven that there is any such thing as a vicious breed or breeds, and therefore no rational basis, like safety,…
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Riverside County, California Breed-Specific MSN Sees Pit Bull Owners Dumping Dogs, As Predicted
The county of Riverside, California’s breed-specific mandatory spay/neuter law (BS MSN), which is indeed breed-specific legislation, hasn’t even gone into effect yet, and there are already reports of owners dumping so-called pit bulls in what has come to be known as “dead dog alley,” a stretch of dirt road just inside the limits of the…
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Dover, Arkansas Inexplicably Passes Antiquated “Pit Bull” Ban
When the leader of the free world comes out against breed-specific legislation (BSL) saying it is wholly ineffective based on research from the CDC, what excuse do communities still have for proposing and passing archaic, passé, impotent breed-specific bans? Yet Dover, Arkansas passed a “pit bull” ban October 8, 2013, even though hundreds from…
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Redlands, California Exploring Breed-Specific Mandatory Spay/Neuter Ordinance for “Pit Bulls”
Riverside County, California just passed a breed-specific mandatory spay/neuter law last week for that non-existent “breed” “pit bull” and so I guess nearby Redlands, California just had to have a BS MSN law too. (And yes, I call breed-specific mandatory spay/neuter laws, BS MSN laws for short.) But it isn’t just Riverside that is being…
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Riverside County, California Passes Impotent Breed-Specific Mandatory Spay/Neuter Law for “Pit Bulls”
Congratulations are in order for the Riverside County, California Board of Supervisors who, on Oct. 8, 2013, unanimously voted to pass an impotent breed-specific mandatory spay/neuter law for “pit bulls.” We haven’t seen a breed-specific mandatory spay/neuter law in a while so I was trying to figure out how to describe them to those…
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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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Waunakee, Wisconsin Family to Challenge Waunakee’s “Pit Bull” Ban
The Lappen family was unaware of Waunakee, Wisconsin’s “pit bull” ban when they moved to Waunakee, and only learned of Waunakee’s breed-specific law (BSL) when their dog, Clay, barked at someone and was reported to police. Waunakee Police made the Lappens aware of the ordinance when the Lappens were ordered to have their dog…
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Peoria, Illinois Councilwoman Beth Akeson Spews “Pit Bull” Urban Mythology as Fact
According to our favorite “pit bull” bashing rag the Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, Illinois, is looking at making changes to their Animal Control ordinance. As such, a task force, was convened and a public hearing held, during which Councilwoman Beth Akeson said: What is important for people to understand is pit bulls, when…
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Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana to Consider Breed-Specific Law for “Pit Bulls”
Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control Director Chip Fitz has, for over a year, crafted changes to the Parish’s vicious dog ordinance which will soon be considered by the Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Council. While the ordinance changes propose to further crack down on vicious dogs and presumably their owners, the problem is, the proposed changes will…
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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…