Genesee County, MI: Pit bull debate continues as communities deal with dangerous dogs
November 23, 2009 3 Comments
Sadly, the people “speaking out in defense of pit bulls” did nothing to lessen the pit bull and pit bull owner stereotype; the residents were a group of breeders, and their dogs were featured on the news wearing spiked collars, being restrained on thick logging chains. A comment from below the news story reads: “I hear all these people tell how safe their pit bulls are, and then see that one’s using a heavy chain for a leash! Give me a break!!”
Previous alert for Genesee County: http://stopbsl.com/2009/11/09/2488/
Although the Flint City Council president does not expect a pit bull ban to be proposed, that doesn’t mean some other type of BSL isn’t a possibility.
Next city council meetings: November 23 and December 14
Contact info for Flint City Council:
City Council Office, Rm 310 City Hall, Flint, MI 48502
810-766-7418
Fax: (810) 766-7032
Delrico J. Loyd – 1st Ward
President
810-766-7418 ext. 3160
dloyd@cityofflint.com
Jackie Foster Poplar – 2nd Ward
810-766-7418 ext. 3162
Bryant W. Nolden – 3rd Ward
810-766-7418 ext. 3159
Joshua M. Freeman – 4th Ward
810-766-7418 ext. 3161
Bernard Lawler – 5th Ward
810-766-7418 ext. 3164
Sheldon Neeley- 6th Ward
810-766-7418 ext. 3165
sneeley@cityofflint.com
Dale K. Weighill – 7th Ward
810-766-7418 ext. 3163
Michael J. Sarginson – 8th Ward
810-766-7418 ext. 3167
Scott Kincaid – 9th Ward
810-766-7418
http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/story.aspx?id=380765
Pit bull debate continues as communities deal with dangerous dogs
Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 7:09 p.m.
A group of Genesee County residents is speaking out in defense of pit bulls.
They want to make sure this area doesn’t follow the lead of other communities across the state, and ban the breed.
Flint City Council President Delrico Loyd says there has been casual talk among city leaders about what to do about dangerous dogs, but he doesn’t expect a ban on any specific breeds.
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i feel that it is not the pit bulls fault that their owners are not treating them right and that they are being trained to fight. and as a owner of 2 of them i feel that these dogs and virtually harmless and it is all on the way you raise them. but also if any outher type of dog is raised the same way they will act the same way. so unless you are going to ban all large breeds of dogs then you are doing nothing of any good.
It’s not that fact that we need to banned the dogs, we need to punish the BAD OWNERS!
if a dog attacks someone dose that mean the owner is a bad owner? I agree that person should be punished. it seams that you have to be hospitalized to get action.