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Garland County, Arkansas May Consider Breed-Specific Ordinance After Bull Mastiff Mauling
June 18, 2013 update: As this article, which was published yesterday, shows, Garland County is now suddenly looking to restrict so-called pit bulls in addition to most likely mastiffs, because the Hot Springs Animal Control examined the dead Bull Mastiff and suddenly realized it was 50% pit bull. So now the dog is…
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Two Sides to Every Story about “Animal Attacks”
Editor’s note: While the article, “There are two sides to every story about ‘animal attacks’” from the Bradenton Herald starts out talking about children who threw rocks at an alligator that later had to be shot because it became “aggressive” thanks to the incitation by the children, I’m excerpting this article in the middle right…
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New York A 3952 to Prohibit Insurance Companies from Denials, Cancellations, or Premium Raising of Insurance Based on Breed Passes Assembly
From the AKC: NY Update: Support Bill to End Breed Discrimination in Homeowners Insurance! Friday, June 14, 2013 Assembly Bill 3952, which would prohibit insurance companies from denying, cancelling or raising premium rates for homeowners insurance based on the breed of dog owned by the policyholder, has passed the New York Assembly and is now…
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“Pit Bull” Heroically Gnaws Owners Toes Off to Save His Life, Is Painted as Villain and Joke by the Media
We’ve seen a lot of people say a lot of stupid things when it comes to so-called “pit bulls,” much of it coming from the media, but in the last few days, I have never seen so many articles, and so much disinformation, about one incident that involved a “pit bull.” This time, the…
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Pennsylvania HB 82 Would Force Animal Owners to Give Up Their Animals Whether Adjudicated Guilty of a Crime or not
Editor’s note: It is contrary to the law, to say the least, that an animal owner would be forced to relinquish his/her animals regardless of whether charges of animal cruelty are dismissed or not. With the repeated false-claim reports of animal cruelty against law-abiding dog owners and shelter operators lately, HB 82 opens up…
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Great Bend, Kansas Acknowledges Free-Roaming Dog Problem; May Steer Away from Breed-Specific Ordinance
Editor’s note: Committeeman Reggie Kern said it best that Great Bend isn’t “just dealing with vicious dogs,” Great Bend is dealing with “irresponsible dog owners.” Or another way you could put that is, irresponsible owners create vicious dogs. As mentioned in a prior post, the dangerous dogs issue is an issue of nurture,…
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Waterford Township, Michigan Decides to Keep “Pit Bull” Ban in Place for Now
Editor’s note: Once again, here is yet another community who can’t even tell what a “pit bull” is as defined by their own ordinance, and yet they vote to keep their ineffective ban in place anyway. Astounding. From the Oakland Press: The Waterford Township board has decided to leave its 23-year-old pit bull ban…
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Rockaway Beach, Missouri May Consider “Pit Bull” Ban
Editor’s note: As we all know, Springfield, Missouri has had a breed-specific law for many years, but Springfield is now considering repealing the breed-specific portion of their ordinance in favor of a dangerous-dog law. And while Springfield may incorporate AKC and UKC breed conformation standards in their ordinance, AKC and UKC breed standards…
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Flemingsburg, Kentucky Tables “Pit Bull” Ban Ordinance…For Now
From WTVQ: Flemingsburg City Council tabled an ordinance Monday night that would ban pitbulls. Council members voted yes on the first reading of the ordinance, but say they need to do more research on pit bulls before they pass the second reading and make the ban official. Several Flemingsburg pitbull owners attended the meeting to…
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The sixth amendment gives you the right to face your accusers, but only in a court of law. What if you never get there?
The sixth amendment to the Constitution states that, In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the…