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Kirksville, Missouri to Consider “Pit Bull” Ban
March 25, 2011 update: Unfortunately, BSL passed in Kirksville. While our thanks go to Mayor Kuhns for voting against BSL, the rest of the Council appears to have been hellbent on ignoring the overwhelming evidence of the inefficacy of breed-specific legislation, instead subscribing to the hysteria, skewed statistics, and junk science of the opposition.…
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What’s in a Name?
What’s in a name? Plenty. So when animal rightists disguised as normal, rational human beings say things like this, “We needed to change the language [from “owner” of pets to “guardian”]…My feeling* was the term ‘owner’ denigrated the animal companions we share our lives with.” it sounds reasonable. But guardianship is anything…
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Barstow, California May Consider Mandatory Spay/Neuter Ordinance for “Pit Bulls”
From the Victorville Daily Press: A consultant working with Barstow to update its vicious-dog ordinance recommends that the city consider a mandatory spay-and-neuter law. But whether that law would require all dog owners to fix their animals or only to pit bull owners is up to city officials, he says.
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With Elected Officials Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
Heavens to murgatroid, what is becoming of this country? On the one hand we have very power-drunk nanny-staters who push overly-bureaucratic legislation like breed bans, and on the other hand we have racist podunkers who pass the same breed-specific legislation only with a racist bent. The former, the nanny-staters, we lobby against every…
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Shoot First…No Consequences Later…Apparently
Visitors to this site have frequently noted the alarming frequency with which law enforcement officers shoot dogs first and apparently have to answer no questions later. For instance, if a law enforcement officer feels threatened by a dog, s/he apparently has the “right” to use deadly force against the animal. But are these…
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Colerain Township, Ohio May Consider “Pit Bull” Restrictions
Editor’s note: Again, what is a “pit bull”? There is no such breed. And since what folks refer to as “pit bulls” often runs the gamut of actual breeds and their mixes, it’s clear that Colerain Township has a free-roaming dog problem, not a “pit bull” problem. As we have seen time…
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Batesville, Arkansas to Consider “Pit Bull” Ban
Editor’s note: Since there is no breed “pit bull” statistics from this non-existent “breed” are meaningless. Also, while breed bans themselves have been found to be unconstitutional, banning “pit bulls” from owners who owned their dogs prior to legislation being passed is a serious ex post facto violation. From KAIT 8: …”We’ve had seven…
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Some Politicos Should Be Registered as Weapons
The following excerpted opinion piece from the Halifax-Plympton Reporter, “Pit Bulls should be registered weapons,” was written by Massachusetts Republican State Committeeman Richard Greeley. (Sections of his article appear in block quotes, and my comments follow.) You know, we expect the nanny-staters to push overly bureaucratic, bloated government-type legislation like breed bans and mandatory…
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Yucaipa, CA to Consider Mandatory Spay/Neuter Ordinance for “Pit Bulls”
According to the San Jose Mercury News, The Yucaipa City Council has given initial approval to a proposed ordinance requiring the spaying or neutering of pit bulls. The City Council approved the ordinance’s first reading on a 4-1 vote Monday night. If approved during a second and final reading, Yucaipa residents would have 30 days…
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Pitchforks, Torches, and a Mob Poised for a Race War in Elgin, Illinois???
If you’ve been following the spate of Elgin, Illinois “pit bull” “attacks” for the last year or so, you may have found the sheer number of these incidents unbelievable. You know, unbelievable, as in “too dubious or improbable to be believed.” If you’ve been following our posts for the last 6 months, you…