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Indy Mayor Lobbies City Council to Pass a “Pit Bull” Ordinance and Stumps for Ban in the Community
Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson said Tuesday that “despite opposition from some pit bull and other dog owners, he will begin lobbying council members to support an outright ban of the breed in the city.” Peterson’s comments came a year after Indy’s first attempt to ban “pit bulls.” In that year, Indianapolis has seen a 20%…
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Yet Another Bully Hero
From the Journal and Courier Online: KOKOMO, Ind. – A pit bull named Kadense saved a 70-year-old man from an apartment fire when she started barking, howling and jumping to alert people to the blaze. Jason McKoon said he saw the dog “flipping out” early Tuesday morning near a door and he knew something wasn’t…
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Support Massachusetts’ Anti-BSL Bill
From the AKC: Massachusetts House Bill 1948, sponsored by Representative Bradford Hill, seeks to establish non-discriminatory, workable methods by which to deal with vicious and potentially dangerous dogs. It has been assigned to the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, which will consider the bill on Monday, May 14, 2007. It is vitally important…