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Youngstown, Ohio to Consider Ban on “Pit Bulls”
PLEASE CROSSPOST! On September 5, 2007, Youngstown City Council will consider adopting legislation that will ban “pit bulls.” Click here for an article regarding the ban. Everyone, please write letters, fax letters and call the City Council members listed below and request that council reconsider a ban and explain why banning pit bulls is not…
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Paris, Kentucky to Propose “Pit Bull” Ban Tonight!
**Permission to Cross Post!!** Please call the two numbers below immediately to voice your opposition to the proposed city wide ban on pit bulls. The mayor, Don Kiser, has proposed it “under the radar” and now they could vote it into law tonight. If this happens, the County Judge Executive, Donnie Foley, will attempt to…
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Chicopee, Massachusetts to Consider BSL
From MassLive.com: “Police Chief John R. Ferraro Jr. said yesterday he is concerned about the escalating number of dog bites in the city – largely involving pit bulls – and may pursue an ordinance change with the Board of Aldermen. …’There’s definitely a problem with pit bulls. If people say it’s not the dog, it’s…
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Lucky, the “Pit Bull” with a Knife Plunged into Her Head, Shows Zero Signs of Aggression
*Editor’s note: So much for that theory about “pit bulls” being inherently vicious. Apparently you can plunge a large knife directly into their skull and they’ll still lick you and show absolutely no signs of aggression. From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “Finding a new home for Lucky the recovering pit bull takes on a bit of…
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Youngstown, Ohio to Propose BSL
From the AKC: The city council has a public meeting scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday), August 22nd and is TODAY expected to add a breed ban proposal to their agenda. The fact that this proposal, which will have a dramatic impact on many residents, is being introduced with so little public notice is outrageous. In fact,…
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Possible Evidence Tampering in the Ohio Supreme Court!!!
From the Toledo Blade: “A Toledo man has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to rethink its unanimous decision made earlier this month upholding laws singling out the pit bill as an inherently vicious dog. …The motion argues that the court relied on flawed data when it agreed with the city of Toledo and the state…
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Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Considers Banning 11 Breeds
From Local News 8 in Idaho: “Officials in the northern Idaho city of Coeur d’Alene are considering 22 possible changes in the city’s dangerous dog rules…Possible new rules include banning 11 breeds of dogs and limiting the number of “dangerous breeds” living in one house/Other options include requiring dogs that have bitten someone get training…
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Dover, Delaware Ordinance Proposal Breed-Specific and Mandatory Microchipping
Dover’s ordinance proposal will restrict certain dogs by breed, will require those specific breeds to be licensed/registered and securely enclosed on the owner’s property and muzzled/chained when off the owner’s property, will prohibit convicted felons from owning “dangerous breeds,” and will require all dogs to be microchipped. According to Dover’s ordinance proposal,
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Bowling Green, Missouri Considers BSL
From KHQA Online: “The Bowling Green city council has asked for a ban of vicious dogs. Other options may include making owners carry liability insurance, muzzling or restraining the dogs when in public, or keeping them in a fenced in yard.”
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Monterey, Tennessee Considers BSL
9/10/07 Update: Per Councilman Sheckler it is believed that the breed-specific portion of the ordinance is now off the table. From the Herald-Citizen: “The Town of Monterey could soon be joining an ever-growing list of cities considering a ban on pit bulls. Although the town is a long way from enforcing such a ban,…