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		<title>How &#8220;Dangerous&#8221; Dog Registries are Unconstitutional and Dangerous in and of Themselves</title>
		<link>http://www.nopitbullbans.com/2013/05/17/how-dangerous-dog-registries-are-unconstitutional-and-dangerous-in-and-of-themselves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Dangerous Dog Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With cities like Macomb, Illinois, and states like Michigan, currently considering so-called &#8220;dangerous&#8221; or &#8220;vicious&#8221; dog registries, we thought we&#8217;d weigh in.  Yes, I hate to keep beating the same drum about the unconstitutionality of particularly animal-related legislation, but I&#8217;m going to: What do politicians not understand about the reverence with which they should treat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Williamson County, Illinois ACO Saved by Good Samaritan from Possible Drug Dog</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 22:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Animal Control]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a classic case of it&#8217;s-not-the-dog-it&#8217;s-the-owner.  Since the owner claimed to need protection and had prior drug-related issues, it sounds like she may have trained her dog to be a drug dog (that is, a dog trained specifically to alert the owner and/or attack law-enforcement officers coming to raid a drug operation, etc.).  So instead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Bend, Indiana Poised to Repeal BSL; Looks at Anti-Tethering, TNR as Well</title>
		<link>http://www.nopitbullbans.com/2013/05/17/south-bend-indiana-poised-to-repeal-bsl-looks-at-anti-tethering-tnr-as-well/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 21:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Animal Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anti-Tethering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breed-Specific Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSL Repeal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From WSBT in Indiana: A new city committee meeting for the first time to review and rewrite South Bend&#8217;s codes governing Animal Care and Control has their work cut out for them. Thursday night they looked at an updated version of Ft. Wayne&#8217;s codes to see how it might apply here.  They started by looking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado Dog Protection Act to Stop Needless Fatal Animal Shootings By Police Becomes Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 20:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canine Police Shootings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Huffington Post: &#8230;As shelter dogs and cats were designated the official state pets Monday, Gov. John Hickenlooper also signed a measure requiring police to undergo training to prevent animals from being shot. The measures passed the Colorado Legislature last month amid a combative lawmaking term, putting the state&#8217;s four-legged friends among the big [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flemingsburg, Kentucky to Consider Full Ban of &#8220;Pit Bulls&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.nopitbullbans.com/2013/05/16/flemingsburg-kentucky-to-consider-full-ban-of-pit-bulls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 23:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Breed Ban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breed-Specific Legislation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s note: Flemingsburg&#8217;s existing breed-specific ordinance isn&#8217;t working so they&#8217;re going to consider an outright ban which also won&#8217;t work?  Please write the Flemingsburg City Council by contacting the City Clerk, Joy Roark &#8212; joyroark@altiusbb.com &#8212; and politely tell them that &#8220;pit bull&#8221; isn&#8217;t a breed and that breed-specific legislation in any form is unconstitutional, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Your Doctor be Incentivized to Drop a Dime on You?</title>
		<link>http://www.nopitbullbans.com/2013/05/06/will-your-doctor-be-incentivized-to-drop-a-dime-on-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 03:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2nd Amendment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Gun Owners of America: &#8230;Remember when Senators Pat Toomey, Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer formed an unholy alliance during the recent gun battle on Capitol Hill? Remember how their amendment would have encouraged your psychiatrist to turn you in to the FBI&#8217;s gun ban list? And you remember how we stopped that provision, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Christians Give Up Their Guns?</title>
		<link>http://www.nopitbullbans.com/2013/05/06/should-christians-give-up-their-guns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nopitbullbans.com/2013/05/06/should-christians-give-up-their-guns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 22:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2nd Amendment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From NewsWithViews: Not since 1775 has a central government in America attempted to disarm its citizens in the way that President Barack Obama and Senator Dianne Feinstein did recently. King George III attempted to disarm the colonists on April 19, 1775, and that attempt ignited America’s War for Independence. Leading the charge to resist the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Osawatomie, Kansas Considers Repealing &#8220;Pit Bull&#8221; Ban</title>
		<link>http://www.nopitbullbans.com/2013/05/06/osawatomie-kansas-considers-repealing-pit-bull-ban/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nopitbullbans.com/2013/05/06/osawatomie-kansas-considers-repealing-pit-bull-ban/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 22:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breed Ban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breed-Specific Legislation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Osawatomie Graphic: &#8230;After hearing statistics that show pit bulls are no more dangerous than other breeds, that media reports of pit bull bites tend to go national and other dog bites remain local news, a veterinarian’s testimony that dispels the rumor of pit bull’s locking jaws that clamp and will not release a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AKC CT Alert: HB 6690 Could Limit Rights of Dog Owners</title>
		<link>http://www.nopitbullbans.com/2013/05/06/akc-ct-alert-hb-6690-could-limit-rights-of-dog-owners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nopitbullbans.com/2013/05/06/akc-ct-alert-hb-6690-could-limit-rights-of-dog-owners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 22:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guardianship Legislation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the AKC: (Friday, May 03, 2013) House Bill 6690 is a legislative proposal in Connecticut that seeks to create special “animal advocates” in the state. These advocates, similar to court-appointed advocates for children (aka guardians ad litem), would represent the interests of animals in court cases separate from their owners. The American Kennel Club [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AKC: USDA/APHIS Rule Impacting Small/Hobby Breeders Advances For Executive Review</title>
		<link>http://www.nopitbullbans.com/2013/05/06/akc-usdaaphis-rule-impacting-smallhobby-breeders-advances-for-executive-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nopitbullbans.com/2013/05/06/akc-usdaaphis-rule-impacting-smallhobby-breeders-advances-for-executive-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 22:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Breeder Restrictions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the AKC: (Friday, May 03, 2013) The AKC has learned that United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has completed a full review of all public comments on proposed changes to federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations affecting “Retail Pet Stores and Licensing Exemptions”. A final version of the [...]]]></description>
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