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Columbia, South Carolina Looks at Pit Bull Regulations Because Foolish People Let 10-Year Olds Walk Dogs
I never understood why if foolish parents let their children do foolish things that anyone other than the parents should be penalized. That’s why, for instance, I never understood why a child should have a city curfew when it’s up to the parents to make sure their children are home and in bed at […]
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Washington State Considers HB 2117 to Prohibit Breed-Specific Legislation
Undoubtedly due to the fact that it is well known that breed-specific legislation (BSL) doesn’t work and unfairly and unconstitutionally adversely affects law-abiding citizens, the state of Washington will consider House Bill 2117 which will prohibit cities and counties in the state of Washington from passing breed-specific legislation (BSL). The bill notes that While […]
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Medford, Oregon to Look at Pit Bull Ban or Forced Pit Bull Sterilization
Well, it’s a new year but it’s still the same old disinformation and hysteria we have heard for decades about so-called “pit bulls.” The most recent subscriber to “pit bull” mythology is Medford, Oregon whose police profess to be experts in dog breed determinations with the claim that of the 89 dog attacks over […]
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Albany, Georgia Considers BSL, But What Would MLK Do?
I hate to bring race into the discussion of breed-specific legislation (BSL), nor do I wish to single out only Albany, Georgia’s BSL, which this post is about. But after having driven through much of the state of Georgia recently and having met many of its people, I can’t help but notice there is […]
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Appeals Court Throws Out Lima, Ohio’s Breed-Specific Dangerous Dog Law
On Monday, December 23, 2013, the Third District Court of Appeals in Ohio reversed a lower court ruling, and, in effect tossed Lima, Ohio’s breed-specific dangerous dog law by declaring it unconstitutional. The appeals court ruling stemmed from a November 19, 2012, incident in which Lima, Ohio resident Theodore T. Stepleton was charged with […]
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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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Lakeland, Florida Hearing Officer Overturns Dangerous Dog Ruling for “Pit Bull”
I have long written about the unconstitutionality of administrative hearing provisions in dangerous dog laws, but a Lakeland, Florida Administrative Hearing Officer recently illustrated why administrative hearings are unconstitutional and adversely affect owners of certain breeds more than others. On Monday, December 16, 2013, Lakeland Administrative Hearing Officer Maria C. Gallo overturned her own […]
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Newark, Ohio Passes Canine Good Citizen Allowance for “Pit Bulls”
As expected, the Newark, Ohio City Council voted in its Monday, December 16, 2013, meeting to drop the ‘vicious’ label for “pit bulls” who have had formal training and pass their Canine Good Citizens (CGC) test. Once “pit bulls” have fulfilled these requirements, they no longer have to fulfill the requirement of a “dangerous” […]
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Newark, OH: Resolution Allowing Bypass of Pit Bull Regs for Canine Good Citizens Moves to Full Council
Perhaps Newark, Ohio should take a hint from Canton, Michigan who will soon remove the “pit bull” language from their dangerous dog law and likewise remove all the hoops “pit bull” owners in Newark have to jump through in order to be able to keep their dogs. As Newark’s breed-specific law (BSL) stands now, […]
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Canton, Michigan to Drop ‘Vicious’ Pit Bull Designation from Dangerous Dog Law
As we posted earlier this month, Jessica and Marcin Kowalewski lobbied the Canton, Michigan Township Board of Trustees to remove the ‘vicious’ label for so-called pit bulls from Canton’s dangerous dog law. Thankfully, the Kowalewskis were successful in their lobbying at the December 10 meeting, and Township Attorney Kristin Kolb has undertaken an ordinance […]