There has been all sorts of controversy surrounding the profiling of Pitbulls in Indianapolis under a proposed ordinance which targets the breed for mandatory neuter, among other things. The Indy Star breaks down the proposal as follows:» Require pit bull owners to spay or neuter their dogs.» Prohibit residents from owning more than two pit … Continue reading Indianapolis Proposal Punishes Pitbulls and Low Income Owners
Category: breed specific legislation
Moses Lake, WA Gleeful about BSL Victims in Local Shelter
The city of Moses Lake, WA enacted BSL on January 1st, 2009. In order for residents to keep their Pitbulls, Rottweilers or Presa Canarios, they must pay a $250 registration fee, neuter and microchip the pet, buy $200,000 worth of insurance in case the dog bites, and confine to the pet to an enclosed structure.Why … Continue reading Moses Lake, WA Gleeful about BSL Victims in Local Shelter
Pitbull Death Advocates Rely on Phony Legal Threats
KC Dog Blog reports on a failed bid to modify Springfield MO's Pitbull ban to allow rescues to pull Pitbulls from local shelters and adopt them out in other, more reasonable, cities:The council apparently agreed with City Attorney Dan Wichmer, who said the city would be at risk of a lawsuit if someone ever got … Continue reading Pitbull Death Advocates Rely on Phony Legal Threats
Biting Dachshunds: How Cute
If you read this story, you'll note the "cute" tone and that it's filed under "weird news":It aint the size of the dog in the fight. It's the size of the fight in the dog. Just ask the ten year old Brooksville girl who was walking her two pit bulls Monday.According to a Hernando County … Continue reading Biting Dachshunds: How Cute
BSL Proposal in Florence, SC: From the Mouths of Babes
In Florence, SC the Buttinsky Neighbor has made her presentation to the county council for a ban on "pitbull type dogs":Ernestine Haselden spoke Thursday on behalf of a group of Scranton residents who have said they worry a group of dogs in the neighborhood will get loose and hurt someone.Have they gotten loose before? Have … Continue reading BSL Proposal in Florence, SC: From the Mouths of Babes
SC BSL Proposal: Buttinsky Neighbor vs. Those Meddling Kids
Last month, I blogged about someone in Florence Co, SC who doesn't like her neighbor's "Pitbull type dogs" and so is requesting a breed (what breed?) ban. The Nosy Neighbor was scheduled to speak at the Florence Co Council meeting on March 5th but apparently bailed at the last minute and the issue has been … Continue reading SC BSL Proposal: Buttinsky Neighbor vs. Those Meddling Kids
Dare Co, NC Moves Forward on Proposing BSL
Dare County initially had one set of problems, now they are compounding those by advancing the idea of breed specific legislation:[Dare County Attorney Bobby] Outten said he is also looking into two types of breed-specific ordinances that have passed legal muster elsewhere. One would allow people to own dog breeds such as pit bulls only … Continue reading Dare Co, NC Moves Forward on Proposing BSL
Pitbull Hero Helps Save 11 People
In MA this week:A dog is being credited with helping to save eleven people in Southbridge from a fire in a multi-family home. Firefighters say the dog woke up the people living there. Sadly the heroic dog didn't make it out alive. The fire broke out early Wednesday morning. An eleven month old Pitbull named … Continue reading Pitbull Hero Helps Save 11 People
Dare Co, NC Alert and New Article on Vick Dogs
Dare County, NC considers BSL:The recent murder of a pet by two pit bulls has drawn the attention of both state and county leaders.The dogs responsible for the attack were euthanized on Jan. 30 after the owner gave permission to the Dare County SPCA to do so.Following the Jan. 19 attack on Jazz, a labrador … Continue reading Dare Co, NC Alert and New Article on Vick Dogs
Yeah but, No
PETA is never one to miss an opportunity for free publicity in their efforts to stuff more money into their mattresses and kill more animals solve society's problems:In the wake of a savage attack on an 8-month-old boy by a pit bull terrier in Newport News this week, Daphna Nachminovitch of PETA outlined the organization's … Continue reading Yeah but, No
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