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Arkadelphia, Arkansas Considers Restrictions to “Pit Bull” Ownership
Update: Arkadelphia Mayor Chuck Hollingshead has called for a public hearing on Sept. 20, 2007 to allow the public to speak on an ordinance restricting ownership of “pit bulls.” From The Daily Siftings Herald: “…Arkadelphia’s City Board of Directors will discuss an ordinance that would restrict the owners of pit bull dogs in the city.…
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Richland County, South Carolina County Council Considers BSL, Pet Limits
From TheState.com: “A committee will consider whether to strengthen Richland Countys vicious-dog ordinance ” including possible limits on dogs per household and breed-specific regulations.
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Elgin, Illinois Councilman John Prigge Cites PETA as Reason to Pass BSL!!!
Like residents of Elgin, Illinois you may be wondering with whom Councilman John Prigge (and perhaps Mayor Ed Schock, Councilman Robert Gilliam, et al) has been associating after Wednesday’s Meeting of the Whole Committee meeting during which Mr. Prigge directly cited the radical animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) as…
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Auburn, California Considers Breed-Specific Restrictions for 5 Breeds Considered to be “Pit Bulls”
6/15/10 update: According to the Auburn Journal, There will be no breed-specific legislation in Auburn. In a three-to-two vote Monday night, Auburn City Council members decided to delete regulations about the mandatory spay and neuter of pitbulls from the citys updated animal ordinance and directed city staff to work to support Safety First, the new…
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Marshfield, Wisconsin to Consider “Pit Bull” Ban
After an attack by what is being called a Rottweiler/”Pit bull” mix, the city of Marshfield, Wisconsin is to consider an outright “pit bull” ban later this summer. The Wasau Daily Herald, which reported on Marshfield’s consideration of the ban, also noted that nearby Neillsville, Wisconsin (some 30 miles from Marshfield), has had a…
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Clay, Alabama BSL Work Session July 29, 2013
The Clay City Council will meet Monday July 29 at 6:30 p.m. to continue discussing modification of the City’s breed-specific ordinance that bans “pit bulls” and other “vicious dogs.” According to AL.com, Mayor Charles Webster said today City Attorney Alan Summers has proposed lifting the breed specific language. The ordinance might add language that…
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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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Established Newspaper Steals My Prose; Refuses to Give Proper Credit
What passes for a journalist these days barely warrants the name. For instance, take this post on the Statesman Journal website in Salem, Oregon. Not only did this “journalist” steal my blog post without my permission, she refuses to credit me as a proper source, citing my URL as nopitbullban.com instead of the proper nopitbullbans.com.…
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About CDC Bite Stats
Those looking to pass breed-specific legislation (BSL) have often cited Centers for Disease Control dog bite statistics* to supposedly prove that particular breeds are inherently vicious, or at least more vicious than other breeds. One report in particular, “Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998 has…
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NoPitBullBans.com was founded in 2003 as a result of breed-specific legislation (BSL) being proposed in Chicago and surrounding areas. We are dedicated to educating the public and federal, state, and municipal governments about the inefficacy and unconstitutionality of BSL, mandatory spay/neuter legislation, mandatory microchipping legislation, guardianship laws, and other adverse animal legislation.