Ohio HB 79 update: Groups, owners push for change in Ohio’s ‘vicious’ dog law

Posted on April 15, 2010 by | 1 Comment

Previous alerts for HB 79: http://stopbsl.com/?s=%22hb+79%22

Thanks to everyone who spoke out at the meeting or communicated with the committee members. I believe the next step is a third hearing and/or a vote on the bill. Nothing is scheduled yet. Here’s a great recap of the hearing by HELP FIDO: http://helpfido.blogspot.com/2010/04/end-discrimination-ohio-house-bill-79.html

Groups, owners push for change in Ohio’s ‘vicious’ dog law

By JIM PROVANCE
BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF
Article published April 15, 2010

COLUMBUS – Dog owners and animal-rights groups yesterday urged lawmakers to rid Ohio of its distinction of being the only state that automatically brands dogs similar to ”pit bulls” as “vicious” by virtue of their existence.[...]

Article retrieved 4/15/10 from http://toledoblade.com/article/20100415/NEWS24/4150355/0/NEWS16

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One Response to Ohio HB 79 update: Groups, owners push for change in Ohio’s ‘vicious’ dog law

  1. Debbie Schartz | May 15, 2010 at 10:26 am |

    Come on people it’s not the dog that’s vicious it’s the un-educated people that make them this way….let’s get this all changed and NOW