Toledo, OH: Toledo leaders appeal judge’s ruling on vicious-dogs law

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Toledo leaders appeal judge’s ruling on vicious-dogs law
By IGNAZIO MESSINA
BLADE STAFF WRITER
Article published February 01, 2010
The city of Toledo’s controversial vicious-dog law is back in court again.
City officials yesterday filed an appeal in the 6th District Court of Appeals over a Toledo Municipal Court judge’s recent ruling that said parts of the vicious-dogs law and [...]

Toledo, OH: Dog warden office stops enforcing city ‘pit bull’ rule

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Dog warden office stops enforcing city ‘pit bull’ rule
Don’t target animals, deputies told
By JC REINDL
BLADE STAFF WRITER
Article published January 28, 2010
The Lucas County Dog Warden’s office has stopped enforcing the city of Toledo’s controversial vicious-dogs law and “pit bull” restrictions following a judge’s ruling last week that parts of the law are unconstitutional.
County and city [...]

Toledo, OH: Judge says Toledo’s “pit bull” law flawed

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Judge says Toledo’s ‘pit bull’ law flawed
Some aspects cited as unconstitutional
By JC REINDL
BLADE STAFF WRITER
Article published January 21, 2010
A Toledo Municipal Court judge’s ruling yesterday found numerous aspects of the city’s “vicious dogs” law unconstitutional, countering a ban on owning more than one “pit bull” and excluding “pit bull” mixed breeds as inherently vicious.
The [...]

Toledo, OH: City council president wants review of BSL

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McNamara: Revisit ‘vicious dog’ law
Toledo City Council President says city code wrongly targets ‘pit bulls’
By JC REINDL
BLADE STAFF WRITER
Article published December 30, 2009
Toledo City Councilman Joe McNamara has asked a committee charged with oversight of the Lucas County Dog Warden to examine and evaluate the city’s own law for “vicious dogs,” which he feels inappropriately [...]

Lucas County, OH: Adoptions halted for ‘pit bull’ pups

One step forward, two steps back; Lucas County is determined to kill “pit bulls,” even if it means holding alleged “pit bull” puppies in county kennels until they are old enough to be killed.
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Adoptions halted for ‘pit bull’ pups
Pet group blasts commissioners
By IGNAZIO MESSINA
BLADE STAFF WRITER
Article published December 22, 2009
The leader of the Toledo-area [...]

Ohio: Ohio’s ‘pit bull’ law sticks despite tries for change

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Ohio’s ‘pit bull’ law sticks despite tries for change
By JIM PROVANCE
BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF
Article published December 06, 2009
COLUMBUS – On April 6, 1987, a retired Dayton-area surgeon fled a prostitute’s home as her two “pit bull” dogs attacked him during the heat of an argument.
Witnesses described how the 67-year-old man attempted to climb onto a [...]

Lucas County, OH: County to stop killing “pit bull” puppies

Identification of a “pit bull” is difficult enough; identification of a “pit bull” puppy is even more so. Dog warden Tom Skeldon apparently had no set criteria to identify “pit bulls,” as he could not produce this criteria when requested to do so by the Dog Warden Advisory Committee.
Previous alerts for Lucas County: http://stopbsl.com/?s=lucas+county
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Lucas County, OH: Dog warden Tom Skeldon resigns

Lucas County dog warden Tom Skeldon, who has pushed for and supported BSL not only in Ohio but across the U.S., and whose policies were very anti-animal and pro-killing, has resigned, effective January 31.
A lengthy article on Skeldon’s resignation and the next steps to fill the vacant position can be found here: http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091119/NEWS16/911199999/-1/NEWS
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Lucas County, OH: Lucas County Commissioner wants dog warden to be fired or demoted

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Lucas County Commissioner wants dog warden to be fired or demoted
By JC REINDL
BLADE STAFF WRITER
Lucas County Commissioner Ben Konop intends to urge fellow commissioners today to dismiss Dog Warden Tom Skeldon or initiate a major reorganization at the county dog pound to demote the warden and relieve him of dog adoption responsibilities.
“If you’re killing innocent [...]

Lucas County, OH: Lucas County dog death toll rises as controversy swirls

An excellent article about Lucas County’s high euthanization rates that is too lengthy to post here:
Lucas County dog death toll rises as controversy swirls
Warden’s records show 70 breeds hit by agency extermination policy
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