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  • Lead, South Dakota to Redefine ‘Wolf Hybrid’ as Wild. Problem? All Domesticated Dogs are Technically Wolf Hybrids

    Lead, South Dakota to Redefine ‘Wolf Hybrid’ as Wild.  Problem?  All Domesticated Dogs are Technically Wolf Hybrids

    It’s hard to classify wolf hybrid bans and restrictions.   Do they classify as breed-specific legislation (BSL)?   Are they an exotics ban?   Or should wolf hybrids be outlawed altogether from pet ownership since wolves are wild and so too then are wolf hybrids?   It’s a tricky subject too when you add to…

    September 5, 2013
  • City Attorney Stirs the Pot, Camanche, Iowa to Look at “Pit Bull” Ban, BSL Again

    City Attorney Stirs the Pot, Camanche, Iowa to Look at “Pit Bull” Ban, BSL Again

    After hearing about so-called “pit bull” attacks in Clinton and Waterloo, Iowa, Camanche, Iowa’s city attorney, Thomas Lonergan, just had to stir the pot, you know, to be “proactive,” and propose that Camanche likewise look into passing a “pit bull” ban.   Lonergan proposed that, “We could grandfather in the pit bulls that are already…

    September 5, 2013
  • Watertown, WI Removes “Pit Bull” Language from Dangerous Dog Law, Ordinance Passes

    Watertown, WI Removes “Pit Bull” Language from Dangerous Dog Law, Ordinance Passes

    Thank you sensible aldermen of Watertown, Wisconsin!   In a vote of 6 to 3 on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, the Watertown Common Council voted to amend their dangerous dog law proposal to remove language specific to so-called “pit bulls.”   Thanks to Alderman Robert Stocks, who made a motion to amend the ordinance, council…

    September 4, 2013
  • Chicago Man Allegedly Taunts “Pit Bulls” and is Mauled

    Chicago Man Allegedly Taunts “Pit Bulls” and is Mauled

    On Saturday, August 31, 2013, a 25-year old Chicago man allegedly taunted several so-called “pit bulls” that were behind a fence until they got out and mauled him.   Now the usual suspects — the media, possibly the disinformer operatives at Dogsbite.org, and all-around idiots — are offering the usual skewed/worthless statistics and urban mythology…

    September 3, 2013
  • Great Bend, Kansas Ad Hoc Committee Makes Final Recommendations Minus a “Pit Bull” Ban

    Great Bend, Kansas Ad Hoc Committee Makes Final Recommendations Minus a “Pit Bull” Ban

    The ad hoc committee tasked with researching a “pit bull” ban by the Great Bend, Kansas City Council made its final report on September 1, 2013.   To its credit, the committee determined early on to not recommend a breed ban. Reportedly, the final recommendations include: ¢ Restrictions on tethering dogs. ¢ A new ordinance…

    September 3, 2013
  • Watertown, Wisconsin Final Reading on BSL Proposal

    Watertown, Wisconsin Final Reading on BSL Proposal

    Watertown, Wisconsin will have its final reading on its breed-specific law (BSL) outlawing so-called “pit bulls” tonight, September 3, 2013, at 7 p.m. CST in council chambers at the Municipal Building, 106 Jones St.   For the background on Watertown’s BSL proposal click here, here, here, here, and here. I don’t know what more we…

    September 3, 2013
  • Waterloo, Iowa to Consider BSL Via “Pit Bull” Restrictions

    Waterloo, Iowa to Consider BSL Via “Pit Bull” Restrictions

    After 65-year old Vivienne Brookman and 13-year-old William McNealy were attacked by what was described as a “large pit bull” by police, Waterloo, Iowa Mayor Buck Clark publicly stated that the attacks were “something we need to react to.”   That “reaction” will come in the form of a breed-specific law (BSL) proposal — which…

    September 3, 2013
  • Watertown, Wisconsin: A Sociological Study in BSL Hysteria, Junk Science Misinformation, and Dogged Ignorance

    Watertown, Wisconsin: A Sociological Study in BSL Hysteria, Junk Science Misinformation, and Dogged Ignorance

    Like the rest of the dog lobby, we’ve been watching the progression of Watertown, Wisconsin’s breed-specific law (BSL) proposal these past few months with a sense of head-shaking disbelief.   Indeed, Watertown might be perfect for a sociological study in groupthink and hysteria given how some aldermen seem to have gone out of their way…

    August 29, 2013
  • BSL woes? NoPitBullBans.com has an app for that!

    BSL woes?  NoPitBullBans.com has an app for that!

    BSL woes? NoPitBullBans.com has an app for that! Stay current on BSL and other animal legislation with the new NoPitBullBans.com iPhone and iPad app!   Click here to go to the iTunes store for a free download!  

    August 27, 2013
  • Watertown, Wisconsin’s “Pit Bull” Ban Proposal Passes First Reading

    Watertown, Wisconsin’s “Pit Bull” Ban Proposal Passes First Reading

    By a vote of 5-4 — with aldermen Fred Smith, Mark Kuehl, Steve Zgnoc, Augie Tietz and Robert Stocks voting for a “pit bull” ban, and aldermen Emily McFarland, Ken Berg, John Coughlin and Jim Romlein voting against it — Watertown’s proposed extremely restrictive “pit bull” ban has passed its first reading.   According to…

    August 22, 2013
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