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Though Rockville Centre had passed an ordinance in June which banned “pit bulls” and Rottweilers, the Board of Trustees repealed the ban late Tuesday night. Mayor Mary Bossart said, “We are sworn to uphold the constitution…and that is why Im voting to repeal [the law].” It’s good to know that the word is finally getting…

From the Hannibal Courier-Post: …A Hannibal letter carrier for 20 years thinks [Hannibal has a problem with dangerous dogs] and on Tuesday night asked the city council to do something about it.  

According to Telegram.com Worcester, Massachusetts is currently considering a breed-specific ordinance for “pit bulls”: Local pit bull owners are facing the prospects of greater restrictions, duties and licensing requirements for their dogs. …While the ordinance would not ban pit bulls or restrict them to private property, it would impose supplementary licensing and registration requirements for…

According to the July 14 Point Pleasant Register, Point Pleasant City Council approved the first reading of a proposed ordinance that would amend the current legislation pertaining to dogs and cats during its regular meeting on Monday evening. …Section B of the ordinance addresses specific breeds that are prohibited inside city limits. The following dog…

After an attack by what is being called a Rottweiler/”Pit bull” mix, the city of Marshfield, Wisconsin is to consider an outright “pit bull” ban later this summer.   The Wasau Daily Herald, which reported on Marshfield’s consideration of the ban, also noted that nearby Neillsville, Wisconsin (some 30 miles from Marshfield), has had a…

It was announced last month that there is now a database called the Canine Combined DNA Index System which was created by UC Davis ostensibly to prove dog fighters are using certain bloodlines.   Certainly the public will believe that the database will be used for its stated purposes, but knowing that the Humane Society…

Editor’s note: Of course the logic, or lack thereof, of upholding Sioux City, Iowa’s “pit bull” ban when dog bites have only increased, is mind-boggling.   An increase in dog bites where breed bans have been passed, which is a frequent occurrence, must be God’s little joke on those who knowingly pass impotent, expensive, unenforceable…

Pressure is mounting in the United Kingdom to repeal the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act, which banned many breeds of dog.   Lord Redesdale has proposed legislation that would replace the Dangerous Dogs Act.   The legislation states in part that, Banning certain types of dogs…has done nothing but make these banned breeds and their lookalikes…

Furor over the U.K.’s 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act (which banned many breeds of dog) has reached fever pitch.   A veterinarian writing an opinion column in today’s London Daily Telegraph wrote that, Existing legislation has failed to reduce the number of dog bite incidents in the UK, which have risen in the past five years…

While we do advocate for dangerous dog laws here at NoPitBullBans.com, we do so with a little bit of tremulousness.   It’s more precise to say we advocate for dangerous dog owner laws.   Why?   Because many dangerous dog laws still put the onus on the dog instead of its owner.