Monthly Archives: August 2009

Ohio: Neighborhood leaders agree with Ohio high court on vicious dogs

Posted on August 31, 2009 by | Comments Off

An interesting take on vicious dog laws in Ohio (not the breed-specific ones).

Neighborhood leaders agree with Ohio high court on vicious dogs

By LINDA MARTZ • News Journal • August 29, 2009

MANSFIELD — Neighborhood watch leaders agree with an Ohio Supreme Court decision upholding a Youngstown ordinance that required vicious dogs to be confined.

Two justices dissented in the 5-2 ruling — questioning whether it’s fair to convict a dog owner retroactively after a one-time attack that may have occurred too quickly to stop.[...]

Full article retrieved 8/31/09 from http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20090829/NEWS01/908290317

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Surrey, BC, Canada: Whispers of BSL

Posted on August 31, 2009 by | Comments Off

Contact the entire city council with an easy contact form: http://www.surrey.ca/_Utility/Contact_Council.htm
Next city council meeting Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 PM

Surrey city councillor wants to toughen dangerous dog legislation

Barinder Rasode says a dangerous breed ban could be an option

Sheila Scott, Surrey(News1130)
Friday, August 28th, 2009 11:21 pm

Surrey(News1130) – [...] Rasode says she could see tougher legislation, or even a ban on certain breeds in Surrey. “If the SPCA came forward to council with a proposal we would certainly not only discuss that proposal but send it out to public consultation…and maybe a ban is what we need to look at.”[...]

Full article retrieved 8/31/09 from http://www.news1130.com/news/local/more.jsp?content=20090829_020641_8180

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Denver, CO: Councilwoman shows support for pit bulls

Posted on August 26, 2009 by | Comments Off

Denver residents who wish to share their stories can reach Councilwoman Carla Madison at:

City Councilwoman District 8, 2713 Welton Street, Denver, CO, 80205
(303) 298-7641 main
(303) 298-9716 fax
carla.madison@denvergov.org

The difficulty with a situation like this is that pit bull owners aren’t technically allowed to live in Denver anymore. So when Councilmember Charlie Brown says that protest against the ban is coming from locations outside Denver, while people living in Denver seem to be supportive–it’s no wonder. The people able to speak freely in Denver aren’t the ones being discriminated against! Pit bull owners living in Denver who risk speaking out will almost certainly have their dogs taken away.

Previous alert for Denver: http://stopbsl.com/2009/08/03/denver-co-city-council-member-considering-pit-bull-ban-repeal/

Councilwoman shows support for pit bulls

written by: Jeffrey Wolf written by: Heidi McGuire Date last updated: 8/25/2009 8:52:21 PM

DENVER – Demonstrators came together in a peaceful protest against Denver’s pit bull ban. A newly formed organization called Colorado Citizens Against Breed Bans joined forces with the California based DenverKillsDogs.com to get the city’s attention on the 20-year-old ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to have a pit bull within the city limits.

“People do not need to be afraid of the pit bull or the bull breeds, they need to be afraid of people who are not responsible with their dogs whatever the breed,” Englewood resident Linda Hart said.

Hart introduced Denver Councilwoman Carla Madison as a supporter of Colorado Citizens Against Breed Bans initiative to change the ordinance.[...]

Full article retrieved 8/26/09 from http://www.9news.com/seenon9news/article.aspx?storyid=122004&catid=509

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Reminder: Denver, CO BSL protest, August 25, 1 PM

Posted on August 25, 2009 by | Comments Off

Organizers are planning a protest against breed-specific legislation and Denver’s longstanding “pit bull” ban. Everyone is welcome to attend, but please leave dogs at home.

When: August 25th, 1 PM
Where: 1437 Bannock Street, City and County Building front lawn, Denver

Crossposted from BSL Updates:

Items to Bring:

  • Your freedom fighting spirit – hand held American flag
  • Photos of dogs banished or killed by Denver – poster size or attached to posters
  • A dog collar attached to a leash – symbolize slain dogs killed by the breed ban

NO DOGS PLEASE

More information: Jan@denverkillsdogs.com

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Highland Park, IL: Dog ordinance revised (not BSL)

Posted on August 23, 2009 by | 1 Comment

Highland Park was considering a pit bull ban earlier this summer, but has decided to revise their animal ordinances in a non-breed-specific manner.

The proposed ordinance can be viewed here:

Highland Park Revised Animal Ordinance Draft

Highland Park Revised Animal Ordinance Draft with Markup (to compare to original ordinance)

Interested or concerned residents may wish to attend the city council meeting on August 24 at 4:30 PM. The proposed revisions will be discussed at this meeting.

Previous alerts: http://stopbsl.com/?s=highland+park

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Reminder: Des Moines, IA to consider pit bull ban, August 24, 7:30 AM

Posted on August 22, 2009 by | 1 Comment

Council members will discuss a proposed pit bull ban at 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 24 at City Hall and the public is invited to comment.

Previous alerts:
http://stopbsl.com/2009/07/25/des-moines-ia-des-moines-considers-pit-bull-ban/
http://stopbsl.com/2009/06/26/des-moines-ia-councilwoman-backs-citywide-ban-on-pit-bulls/

E-mail addresses for Mayor and City Council members:
mahafb@aedairy.com; CColeman@dmgov.org; fcownie@dmgov.org; ColemanSeven@mchsi.com; ccoleman@dm.bbb.org; hensley2@mchsi.com; dirauh@dmgov.org; Vlassis3@mchsi.com; tdvlassis@dmgov.org; mjkiernan@dmgov.org; brianmeyer@sprint.blackberry.net; citymanager@dmgov.org

City council agendas and meeting dates:
http://www.ci.des-moines.ia.us/mayor_council/agendas/

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Denmark: Dog cull proposal provokes outrage

Posted on August 22, 2009 by | Comments Off

Prior posts about Denmark: http://stopbsl.com/?s=denmark

In Brief: Dog cull proposal provokes outrage

Saturday August 22 2009

A proposal in Denmark to cull all mongrel dogs has provoked a furious response from owners, animal welfare groups and MPs.

Denmark is considering a new law that would ban aggressive breeds, such as pit bulls and mastiffs, but an MP has gone one step further and suggested that all cross-breeds be killed. Flemming Moller, from the governing Liberal Party, is steadfast in his calls for a mass slaughter. “We will surely see lots of press photos of sweet puppies being put down but we must be determined,” he said.[...]

Full article retrieved 8/22/09 from Independent Newspapers (Ireland) Limited at: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/in-brief-dog-cull-proposal-provokes-outrage-1867033.html

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Plymouth, UK: Alarm over rise in dog bite cases

Posted on August 21, 2009 by | Comments Off

This is about England’s notorious breed ban.  My favorite part is the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals spokesman saying, “This comes down to making sure that dog-owners are responsible for their dogs. We’d like to see the law changed so it reflects the dog-owners rather than the dog breeds.” We’d like to see that, too!

Alarm over rise in dog bite cases

Friday, August 21, 2009, 07:00

[...] Latest figures released by the Department of Health show that nationally there were nearly 4,000 cases of people needing hospital treatment for dog bites, of which more than 700 were aged under 10.

It has led to calls by the RSPCA for dangerous dogs legislation to be updated and a crackdown on irresponsible owners.[...]

Full article retrieved 8/21/09 from http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/Alarm-rise-dog-bite-cases/article-1272703-detail/article.html

Jodi Preis

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Nackawic, NB, Canada: Dog owners take bite out of Nackawic bylaw

Posted on August 19, 2009 by | 2 Comments

(Also see August 7, 2009 post on this topic:  http://stopbsl.com/2009/08/07/nackawic-nb-canada-possible-repeal-of-bsl/ )

Dog owners take bite out of Nackawic bylaw

Published Wednesday August 19th, 2009
By STEPHEN LLEWELLYN, llewellyn.stephen@dailygleaner.com

NACKAWIC – About 30 people turned out to a public meeting Tuesday night to debate a proposed new dog control bylaw.

The new bylaw, which passed first and second reading two weeks ago, will eliminate references to pit bull terriers, Rottweilers and any dog with a mix of those breeds.

Full article retrieved 8/19/09 from http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/front/article/765161

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Marshalltown, IA: Vicious dogs: Three strikes and you’re out? (not BSL)

Posted on August 19, 2009 by | Comments Off

Vicious dogs: Three strikes and you’re out?

By Tammy R. Lawson, TIMES-REPUBLICAN
August 18, 2009

[...] Immediately categorized as vicious, an owner would face a first-offense fine of $25.

The second offense would impose a $100 fine with mandatory spaying or neutering of the dog at the owner’s expense. The animal will also have to be micro-chipped and its owner would have to acquire necessary insurance.

A third offense would subsequently result in forfeiture of the animal – without return – to the ARL and after a yet-to-be-determined grace period, the dog would be euthanized.[...]

Full article retrieved 8/19/09 from http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/518833.html?nav=5005

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