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El Dorado, Kansas to Look at Repealing 25-Year-Old “Pit Bull” Ban
After Garden City, Kansas recently repealed their breed-specific legislation (BSL) which had declared so-called “pit bull” “breeds” vicious, El Dorado, Kansas now endeavors to do same and is currently looking into repealing their 25-year old “pit bull” ban. In fact, El Dorado’s breed ban is so old, Commissioner Bill Young has requested a history…
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Magnolia, Arkansas Tables Amendment to Breed-Specific Legislation for Now
Claiming a need for more public input, the Magnolia, Arkansas City Council has tabled a breed-specific legislation (BSL) ordinance proposal that would prohibit convicted felons from owning the dogs they call “pit bulls.” The ordinance proposal, which would amend existing Magnolia Code*, states: Any person who has been convicted of a felony under the…
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Animal Friends Kills “Pit Bull” They Say Could Not be Rehabbed Due to Dog Aggression
Normally I don’t do commentaries on animal shelters because the dog lobby has its hands full with the politics of bad animal legislation. But every once in a while I’m reminded that animal shelters play politics all their own; politics that tend to replace the mission and cause people to forget that they’re supposed…
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Watertown, Wisconsin Inflexible on “Pit Bull” Ban; Resident Gets Frosty Reception
When last we heard from Watertown, Wisconsin, it sounded like the Safety and Welfare Committee and the city council were willing to take into account their constituents’ worries about being made to choose between their homes and their dogs. However, Alderman Bob Stocks, who had prior been sympathetic to his constituents’ concerns about the…
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Wauconda, IL “Pit Bull” Kills Shih Tzu. Result? Two Dog Victims
July 31, 2013 update: Sadly, word came today that “Chuck,” the dog being called a “pit bull,” will be killed following a 10-day rabies quarantine. Again, what a pity. “Chuck” in the hands of a responsible owner could have had a long and happy life, and so could the Shih Tzu, Shibui. …
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Debunking the Myth that Certain Dog Breeds Attack Without Warning and Other “Pit Bull” Urban Mythology
[Warning: This post contains photos of a graphic nature and should not be viewed by youths or those who are sensitive to graphic imagery.] Old-School politicos used to say that “As California goes, so goes the rest of the country.” God help us if that’s true since there is an unusually large amount of…
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Clay, Alabama Passes “Pit Bull” Ban after Free-Roaming Dog Incident
June 5, 2013 update: According to WBRC in Birmingham, Alabama, the Sheriff who was supposedly surrounded by a “pack” of “pit bulls” (and there’s that reference to “packs” again) which is what supposedly brought about the “pit bull” ban in Clay, is now claiming the dogs in question were actually Rottweilers! Sheriff Mike Hale…
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Springville, Alabama May Consider Ban on Several Breeds
Editor’s note: Again, what is a pit bull because pit bull is not a breed? The slang term pit bull can be used to describe countless actual breeds, their mixes, and lookalikes. In other words, pit bull is anything you want it to be which is why statistics on pit bulls and so-called…
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D.C. Good Samaritan Who Saved Boy from “Pit Bulls” with Unregistered Gun Won’t Face Charges; Fined $1K
As we wrote in January, gun grabbers and doggy killers were jubilant when they were able to unite the issues of “pit bull” bans and gun control when a Good Samaritan saved a boy, Jayeon Simon, from what were called “pit bulls” (though still no word on what breed the dogs actually were) by shooting…