Category: Breed-Specific Legislation

  • Reading, Ohio City Council Considers Banning “Vicious” Dogs Including “Pit Bulls”

    Reading, Ohio City Council Considers Banning “Vicious” Dogs Including “Pit Bulls”

    From The Enquirer: “Sparked by an incident in which a teen was bitten by an unleashed pit bull, City Council is considering an ordinance that would ban all vicious dogs “ including pit bulls “ from the city. The ordinance, which was given its first reading last week, uses the Ohio Revised Code definition of…

  • Stoughton, Massachusetts Considers Limit Law for “Pit Bulls”

    Stoughton, Massachusetts Considers Limit Law for “Pit Bulls”

    From the Stoughton Journal: “The number of unlicensed pit bulls running loose through Stoughtons neighborhoods is on the rise and Animal Control Officer Kristin Bousquet is hoping to make some changes; or at least raise some awareness about a potentially dangerous problem. We have a lot of unlicensed pit bulls in town, said Animal Control…

  • Anderson, South Carolina Tables “Pit Bull” Ban for the Time Being

    Anderson, South Carolina Tables “Pit Bull” Ban for the Time Being

    From WSPA Channel 7 in South Carolina: “The Anderson City Council decided to take another look at a proposed pit bull ban before voting on it later this month. …City council will now have a group of leaders, animal control officers, and veterinarians take a look at the issue. They’ll re-visit the ban at their…

  • Del City, Oklahoma Abandons “Pit Bull” Ban

    Del City, Oklahoma Abandons “Pit Bull” Ban

    From KOCO Channel 5 News in Oklahoma City: “Pit bull terriers are once again allowed in a metro city, as Del City officially lifted its ban on the breed. City leaders decided Monday not to appeal a judge’s ruling that its law banning the dogs was unconstitutional.” Read this article in its entirety and see…