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British Columbia has always captivated me.   It is a beautiful province, and I have long wanted to go there.   But like with Toronto, I refuse to visit a place that has such ridiculous and even stupid governance.   On Monday, September 30, 2013, the Burnaby, British Columbia City Council inexplicably unanimously decided to…

According to our favorite “pit bull” bashing rag the Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, Illinois, is looking at making changes to their Animal Control ordinance.   As such, a task force,   was convened and a public hearing held, during which Councilwoman Beth Akeson said: What is important for people to understand is pit bulls, when…

Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control Director Chip Fitz has, for over a year, crafted changes to the Parish’s vicious dog ordinance which will soon be considered by the Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Council.   While the ordinance changes propose to further crack down on vicious dogs and presumably their owners, the problem is, the proposed changes will…

As the AKC reported on September 26, 2013, S. 969 is no longer in consideration for this session.   As I’ve been writing, S. 969, which would’ve allowed municipalities within Massachusetts to pass breed-specific laws (BSL), appears to have been at the impetus of Boston’s Mayor Thomas Menino, whose name even appeared on the bill…

Seeing that their recently-passed Animal Control ordinance was unfair in parts, the city of Fort Dodge, Iowa, immediately removed two problematic provisions: The limit on the number of pets residents could own and the requirement that dogs be fenced or leashed at all times, even on their owner’s property.   See?   Now that’s how…

Recently I took a tourist cruise on the Mississippi River and just so happened to find myself sharing the boat with those celebrating a World War II reunion with others from their Navy warship.   It has been almost 70 years since the war ended and these men were waving the American flag and singing…

Waterloo, Iowa is certainly not the first city we’ve seen targeted for breed-specific legislation (BSL) for “pit bulls.”   It is, however, one of the most severely targeted we’ve seen.   And, since the dog lobby has seen this modus operandi before, we’re quite certain that when Waterloo ceases to be a BSL target city,…

Those who’ve lived through a hurricane can tell you insurance companies are always looking for ways to not pay out on claims.   Discrimination by dog breed is just another way for insurers to likewise not pay out on dog bite liability claims which is why Massachusetts Representative Anne Gobi has proposed bill H. 918…

While breed-specific legislation (BSL) requiring “pit bull” owners to spay and neuter their dogs may seem different than an out-and-out ban on “pit bulls,” it’s really not.   BSL — whether it bans your dog or merely restricts your dog in some way — is still BSL; it’s still the same old tired, impotent, unenforceable…

Animal advocates, who believe the city of Yakima is overly harsh in banning “pit bulls,” are lobbying Yakima’s city officials to “toss the current ban” according to KIMA CBS 29. Yet  Yakima Mayor Micah Cawley sees it differently: “I don’t see it being lifted. I know that people have sent petitions in and want to…