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Dearborn Heights, Michigan to Consider Breed Ban for “Pit Bulls”
Editor’s note: Despite what one resident said, a database full of “pit bull” owners’ names and addresses will only encourage vigilante-style retribution on responsible dog owners since the irresponsible “pit bull” owners — who are in the minority despite what the media would have you believe — will continue to disregard the law. It’s…
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Sheboygan, Wisconsin Common Council to Consider Breed-Specific Ordinance Regulating “Pit Bulls”
Editor’s note: Here we have an ordinance regulating American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, etc. and yet its author refers to these actual breeds as “pit bulls.” “Pit bull” is not a breed, so does it not follow that if you list actual breeds in a breed-specific ordinance (and their mixes,…
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Sylvan Lake, Michigan Passes “Pit Bull” Ban
From Fox Detroit: Sylvan Lake has become the latest community to ban pit bulls. The new law also puts restrictions on residents who already own pit bulls. …Under the new ordinance, new pit bulls are banned. Existing pit bulls are grandfathered in, but starting October first, yet to be determined restrictions will be in effect…
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Kirksville, Missouri Councilwoman Still Believes Long-Debunked ‘Locking-Jaws’ Urban Myth
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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Can So-Called “Pit Bulls” Get a Fair Shake from the Media?
Editor’s note: Soon after publishing this post, I was watching America’s Funniest Home Videos and there was a clip of an overly-exuberant Golden Retriever who knocked a child down and excitedly licked the child’s face and kept bopping at the child with his nose. The audience of course roared with laughter. What’s the…
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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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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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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…