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Streator, Illinois Repeals “Pit Bull” Ban
From Pantagraph.com: Pit bulls will no longer be singled out by the animal control ordinance, the City Council decided in a unanimous vote Wednesday. The old ordinance was drawn up several years ago to combat reports of the breed attacking people. State law now prohibits breed-specific ordinances, City Attorney Steve Myers told the council. The…
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I Love the Smell of a Set-Up in the Morning…
Why do I love the smell of a set-up in the morning? Because it makes it easier to expose shady wrongdoings which stink to high heaven. Anyone else getting the feeling that there’s something really rotten in Elgin, Illinois, based on Elgin’s most recent “pit bull” incident? The Courier News made sure…
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How Dangerous Dog Laws Can Be Deadly
While we do advocate for dangerous dog laws here at NoPitBullBans.com, we do so with a little bit of tremulousness. It’s more precise to say we advocate for dangerous dog owner laws. Why? Because many dangerous dog laws still put the onus on the dog instead of its owner.
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How Dangerous Dog Laws Can Be Deadly
While we do advocate for dangerous dog laws here at NoPitBullBans.com, we do so with a little bit of tremulousness. It’s more precise to say we advocate for dangerous dog owner laws. Why? Because many dangerous dog laws still put the onus on the dog instead of its owner. For instance, if…
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Worcester, MA to Consider Restrictions for “Pit Bulls”
According to Telegram.com Worcester, Massachusetts is currently considering a breed-specific ordinance for “pit bulls”: Local pit bull owners are facing the prospects of greater restrictions, duties and licensing requirements for their dogs. …While the ordinance would not ban pit bulls or restrict them to private property, it would impose supplementary licensing and registration requirements for…
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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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Camanche, Iowa to Again Consider “Pit Bull” Restrictions
Editor’s note: Here we have what looks like more false statistics on that non-existent “breed” “pit bull” when what Camanche really has is a free-roaming dog problem. (Please also note that the CDC bite stats referenced in the article below have long been debunked and dismissed as inaccurate by the CDC themselves.) I fear…
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Garden City, Michigan May Consider Breed-Specific Ordinance for “Pit Bulls”
Editor’s note: If Councilwoman Lynch can say that “not all pit bulls are vicious” then is she knowingly seeking to propose legislation that would deprive innocent people of their innocent dogs? And as an aside, no breed (though “pit bull” is not a breed) is inherently vicious. That’s why people who know…
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Malden, Massachusetts to Consider a Muzzling Ordinance for “Pit Bulls”
Editor’s note: Breed-specific requirements for certain kinds of containment, including muzzling, could force owners to feel stigmatized such they they cease exercising their dogs in public, or at all. Extended muzzling, kenneling, etc. can also make a dog of any breed anxious and stressed, which could bring about the very behavior a muzzling…
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Springdale, Arkansas May Consider Breed-Specific Ordinance for “Pit Bulls”
Editor’s note: Once again, the key component in cases like these is not the breed of dog — especially since “pit bull” is not a breed and since there is no such thing as an inherently vicious breed of dog — but the fact that the dog was repeatedly free-roaming. It sounds like Springdale…