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Hoisington, Kansas May Consider Breed-Specific Ordinance on August 12
According to the Great Bend Tribune, Hoisington, Kansas met at its regular meeting on Monday, July 8, 2013, and discussed the possibility of a breed-specific ordinance, including a potential breed-specific mandatory spay/neuter law, for “pit bulls” after a child was recently bitten by a so-called “pit bull.” I say “so-called” “pit bull” not at…
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Collins, Mississippi Passes a Breed Ban, but Then Doesn’t? Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off!
On July 3, 2013, it was reported by WDAM NBC channel 7 that Collins, Mississippi had passed a breed-specific ordinance during their July 2, 2013, Board of Aldermen meeting. It was reported that the ordinance banned residents from harboring “pit bulls” and Rottweilers inside the city limits. As noted in the article, Collins…
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Garland County, Arkansas Passes Breed-Specific Ordinance Using Dubious Breed Determinations and Specious Statistics
As we noted in a June post, Garland County, Arkansas, was considering a breed-specific ordinance after a Bull Mastiff mauled a child in a misguided attempt to protect its owner. Garland then decided to tack on “pit bulls” to their breed-specific ordinance after suddenly realizing the Bull Mastiff also just so happened to be…
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BSL not working? Maybe more impotent legislation will help. Not!
Here’s a new trend in some municipalities: Adding to existing breed-specific legislation (BSL) because the existing BSL isn’t working. We saw this with Bluefield, West Virginia. Bluefield recognized its existing breed-specific ordinance wasn’t effective, but instead of repealing the ineffective ordinance, they just went on to ban the prior restricted breeds, which also…
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Rhode Island’s HB 5671 Prohibiting Breed-Specific Legislation Passes, Goes to Governor’s Desk
Rhode Island HB 5671, which prohibits municipalities in Rhode Island from passing ordinances specific to breeds of dog (and cats), has passed! According to WPRI, The sponsors of the legislation say that some breeds of dogs, such as pit bulls, have a bad reputation. But they say that no breed of dog is inherently…
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Dover, Arkansas “Pit Bull” “Breeds” Ban Passes First Reading
Editor’s note: Dover’s “pit bull” ban would include American Pit Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Bull Terriers (which isn’t a breed, at least not according to the AKC who registers them), and American Bulldogs. Does it not follow that if the ordinance has to define four breeds as if they were one…
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Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court against Richland, Mississippi “Pit Bull” Ban
I’ve included the following excerpts from the AP article about the lawsuit and will point-counterpoint address the City of Richland’s ridiculous comments about their breed-specific legislation (BSL), which include long-outdated urban mythology about that non-existent “breed” “pit bull.” From the AP: …The city of Richland, a Jackson suburb of about 7,000 residents, passed an ordinance…
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Annapolis, Missouri Overturns Breed-Specific Ban Thanks to Proper Investigative Journalism
According to Fox News in St. Louis, the town of Annapolis, Missouri, has recently overturned their breed-specific ban allowing a young girl to keep her American Staffordshire Terrier mix-breed dog, “Patches.” Fox began reporting on the unfairness of the breed-specific law back in February and due to their coverage of the 15-year old Annapolis…
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Livingston County, Kentucky to Pursue Breed-Specific Ordinance Regulating “Pit Bulls,” Rottweilers, Bull Terriers, and American Staffordshire Terriers in July
According to The Republic, Livingston County, Kentucky will be pursuing a breed-specific ordinance in July that will restrict Rottweilers, Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, and that non-existent “breed” “pit bull.” Livingston County Judge-Executive Chris Lasher is reportedly pursuing breed-specific legislation (BSL) after victims were repeatedly attacked by dogs within the county. Lasher stated…
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Ripon, Wisconsin to Look at Banning “Pit Bulls” in July 2013
According to the Ripon Press in Ripon, Wisconsin, the city will be considering a possible “pit bull” ban as soon as July 2013. Ripon’s current ordinance already incorrectly deems that non-existent “breed” “pit bull” “dangerous.” In other words, Ripon already has breed-specific legislation (BSL) that’s not working. Indeed, people often mislabel a…