What is being proposed is still BSL, but perhaps better than a ban. Councilmember Madison, who is proposing revisions to the law, would like feedback from Denver residents.
Carla Madison
City Councilwoman
(303) 298-7641 main
(303) 298-9716 fax
carla.madison@denvergov.org
Additional information about the ineffectiveness of the Denver ban can be found here (scroll to Denver section): http://stopbsl.com/bsloverview/the-failure-to-improve-safety/
Pit bull ban repeal eyed
Madison works on ordinance OK’ing dogs, with stipulations
Peter Marcus, DDN Staff Writer
Monday, August 3, 2009A City Council member is working on an ordinance change that would allow pit bulls in Denver.
But repealing the city’s 20-year-old ban on pit bulls would come with many stipulations, such as requiring temperament testing, muzzling the dog, and requiring special licensing and insurance fees, to name a few proposed restrictions.[...]
Full article retrieved 8/3/09 from http://www.thedenverdailynews.com/article.php?aID=5166
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Pitbulls are not the problem. It’s usually the owners who create unbalanced dogs. Denver is not solving a problem by banning Pitbulls. This law needs to be stopped.
Veterinary Information Network has an interesting article, “Pressure mounts to euthanize Denver’s Pit Bull ban”
http://news.vin.com/VINNews.aspx?articleId=13623
“There’s a showdown brewing in Denver with its 20-year-old Pit Bull ban at the center, under attack from all sides, even from within the city’s own government as well as critics in veterinary medicine.
“Renewed pressure to kill what some consider America’s harshest breed ban can be contributed to several factors, including new veterinarian-backed dog-bite statistics, lawsuits and political unrest. The impetus to rewrite or repeal the ordinance that’s spelled death for thousands of dogs in Denver also comes from costs tied to enforcing the law and fighting its legal challengers. Such spending — a total that city officials say hasn’t been tallied — attracts scrutiny as Denver faces a $120-million budget deficit.
“Various Pit Bulls restrictions have cropped up in cities from California to Florida in recent years, with supporters arguing that such laws protect residents from dogs that are capable of killing people, especially children.
“But perhaps nowhere in the United States has a breed-specific ordinance been more polarizing than in the Mile High City, where animal control officers reportedly have seized and euthananized nearly 2,000 Pit Bulls — or dogs considered to be Pit Bulls — since the ban’s enactment.
“While Denver city councilwoman Carla Madison says she’s looking to relax the ordinance by providing loopholes for owners, a group of protesters gear up for an Aug. 25 demonstration in front of the Denver City and County Building.
“Their goal: to push for change and fight breed-specific legislation.”
(The whole article at http://news.vin.com/VINNews.aspx?articleId=13623 mentions that Labrador Retrievers were most likely to attack in Colorado in 2007-08, discusses statistics, CDC reports and statements, etc.)
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I am a complete believer in punish the deed, not the breed. I have been around pit bulls close to my whole life and have never felt like i was in danger nor was the dog ever aggressive with me or any other person that was around me. I am now a proud owner of a pit bull terrier and as a local dog trainer, all of my clients beg me to bring her with me to their houses so they can see her and so she can help their dogs get the training down faster, (dont ask me how but it does work). BSL is not the answer. This breed is NOT aggressive by blood, but by handeler. any animal can be a danger and nouisence to society if placed in the wrong hands.