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Riverside County, California Considers Mandatory Spay/Neuter and Microchipping Law
Cat Fanciers’ Association Legislative ALERT Forwarding encouraged List and Riverside fanciers – sorry this is so long and so sudden. We just received word about TOMORROW’S [Dec. 16, 2008] meeting of the Riverside County CA Board of Supervisors – thanks to Concerned Dog Owners of California. An ordinance will beintroduced, based on previous proposals but…
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Wichita, Kansas May Consider BSL/MSN and Mandatory Microchipping
From Kansas.com: Wichita’s animal control officials say they’re still struggling with aggressive and stray pit bulls despite a “dangerous dogs” law approved in 2007. A year’s worth of experience with the law has led officials to return to the City Council next Tuesday with options that include a pit bull ban, new breed-specific restrictions or…
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Opelousas, Louisiana Considers Breed-Specific Ordinance for “Pit Bulls”
From the Daily World: …Alderman Reggie Tatum said the city also needs to update its ordinances to deal with pit bulls and other dangerous animals.
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Saginaw, Michigan to Consider Possible “Pit Bull” and Rottweiler Ban
From mlive.com: …Saginaw City Councilman William G. Scharffe wants the city attorney to see if his community can ban dangerous dogs…
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Lincoln, Nebraska May Consider Breed-Specific Ordinance for “Pit Bulls”
From kolnkgin.com: Lincoln City Councilmen have been recieving concerns from residents [due to an] attack. Some residents suggesting that Pit Bull Terriers be banned from the city. City Councilman Jon Camp says members are carefully considering all options.
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Sioux City Councilman’s Hypocrisy is Showing
Editor’s note: Seems Councilman Rochester should have spent less time worrying about everybody else’s dog and focused more on his own. From reason.com: Aaron Rochester, a city councilman in Sioux City, Iowa, who led an effort to get pit bulls banned in the city is now appealing to prevent his own dog from being euthanized…
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West Columbia, Texas Wants to Ban Rottweilers and “Pit Bulls” in Defiance of State Prohibition of BSL
From TheFacts.com: City Council already has decided it wants to ban rottweilers and pit bulls from the city limits, but it has not decided what to do with animals already there as family pets.
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White County, Tennessee to Take Up “Pit Bull” Ban Issue Next Month
From NewsChannel5.com: The sheriff in White County demanded a ban of pit bulls after a string of attacks and confrontations by dogs belonging to alleged law violators.
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Ortonville, Michigan to Consider “Pit Bull” Ban
From TheCitizenOnline.com: …At the village council meeting July 27, several residents spoke out regarding pit bulls running loose in the village and menacing them, their children, and their pets.
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Another Apt Blog Post from ‘Pet World’ Host Steve Dale about Elgin, Illinois’ Proposed “Pit Bull” Restrictions
From Pet World host Steve Dale’s blog ChicagoNow: Elgin Bans Pit Bulls (or any dog they call a Pit Bull) Officials in Elgin say they’re not planning to ban Pit Bulls. I beg to differ, as does the dude hosting videos at Elgin2030.com.