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The Clay City Council will meet Monday July 29 at 6:30 p.m. to continue discussing modification of the City’s breed-specific ordinance that bans “pit bulls” and other “vicious dogs.”   According to AL.com, Mayor Charles Webster said today City Attorney Alan Summers has proposed lifting the breed specific language. The ordinance might add language that…

The Livingston County, Kentucky Magistrates meet tonight, July 23, 2013, to discuss County Judge Executive Chris Lasher’s breed-specific ordinance proposal.   As we noted in a prior post, the ordinance would restrict Rottweilers, Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, and that non-existent breed pit bull.   Even Lasher himself refers to “pit bull-type dogs” which could…

The quickness with which the nanny state is ramping up lately is cause for great alarm.   Suddenly every little thing has to be regulated, you know, for yours and the children’s supposed safety.   Adoption apparently is no exception.   I had heard of states refusing to adopt children to homes that had firearms…

 Those in the dog lobby intent on overturning Maryland’s strict liability law for “pit bulls” (and their owners and the owner’s landlord) “hit a setback” when a federal judge ruled the strict liability law could stand.   Strict liability means that if that non-existent “breed” “pit bull” bites you in the state of Maryland and…

The ad hoc committee tasked with streamlining a list of suggestions for a vicious dog ordinance proposal to submit to the Great Bend, Kansas, City Council met Wednesday, July 17, 2013, and will meet one final time at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2013.   According to Bob Suelter, City Attorney and chairman of the…

As the whole world has come to know by now, Floridian George Zimmerman was found not guilty on Saturday, July 13, 2013, of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of Trayvon Martin.   Now there is talk of federal prosecutors possibly prosecuting Zimmerman under a new federal hate crimes law since, though Zimmerman was…

Despite the state of Ohio removing the dangerous dog definition for so-called “pit bulls” last year, some municipalities are slow to follow suit, choosing instead to continue with their archaic and arbitrary breed-specific ordinances.   Swanton, Ohio, is one such slow-moving municipality that, according to The Toledo Blade, has “decided not to change language that…

Bonner Springs, Kansas, has formed a task force to look into changing their breed-specific ordinance after resident Debi Baker was given 15 days to remove her Staffordshire Bull Terrier “Titan” from the city.   Baker and her family adopted Titan not knowing he was predominantly a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.   The city’s Animal Control Officer…

***The Watertown Public Safety and Welfare Committee will hold a meeting to discuss their breed-specific ordinance proposal tonight, Wednesday, July 17, 2013, starting at 5 p.m. in room 8 in the municipal building, 106 Jones St. (The breed-specific ordinance proposal will be discussed at 6 p.m.) *** As we discussed in our post from February,…

Rhode Island’s HB 5671 prohibiting breed-specific legislation statewide in Rhode Island has been signed into law by Governor Lincoln Chafee.   Congratulations to the dog lobby in Rhode Island!     [google-map-v3 width=”350″ height=”350″ zoom=”12″ maptype=”roadmap” mapalign=”center” directionhint=”false” language=”default” poweredby=”false” maptypecontrol=”true” pancontrol=”true” zoomcontrol=”true” scalecontrol=”true” streetviewcontrol=”true” scrollwheelcontrol=”false” draggable=”true” tiltfourtyfive=”false” addmarkermashupbubble=”false” addmarkermashupbubble=”false” addmarkerlist=”Rhode Island{}4-default.png{}Rhode Islands HB 5671…