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The BSL “gods” in Boston and Pawtucket Giveth and Taketh Away BSL
Do you ever get the feeling like the powers-that-be behind breed-specific legislation (BSL) play god and giveth and taketh BSL away? For instance, I wonder if people in Rhode Island and Massachusetts are wondering if their respective states passed legislation prohibiting BSL only long enough to supposedly “prove” that municipalities within that state supposedly […]
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Greenville Mississippi Keeps Existing BSL; Tables Proposed “Pit Bull” Ban
As we reported in a prior post, the Greenville Mississippi City Council considered a rushed proposal to ban “pit bulls” on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. The council ultimately voted to table the “pit bull” ban proposal. Greenville’s existing breed-specific legislation (BSL), however, remains in place. The proposed ban was reportedly met with […]
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Dover, Arkansas Moving Forward with “Pit Bull” Ban
The Dover, Arkansas City Council is moving ahead with their breed-specific ordinance proposal to ban all “breeds” of “pit bull” at their next meeting August 6 at Dover City Hall, 6 p.m. As noted in a prior post about Dover’s BSL proposal, Dovers pit bull ban would include American Pit Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Bull […]