Posted on October 16, 2009 by weigoba
Previous stories on Fremont, OH: http://stopbsl.com/?s=Fremont%2C+OH
http://www.thenews-messenger.com/article/20091016/NEWS01/910160307
Fremont council hears opinions on pit bulls
Police chief, dog advocates weigh in
BY LESLIE BIXLER • Staff writer • October 16, 2009
FREMONT — City hall was packed Thursday night to hear Fremont police Chief Tim Wiersma, Ohio Coalition of Dog Advocates’ Jean Keating and Sandusky County’s deputy dog warden Gina Halbisen [...]
Filed under: BSL Proposed, Ohio | Tagged: animal control, ban, breed specific legislation, city council, dog warden, forklift, pit bull, police chief, Yorkshire Terriers | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 16, 2009 by weigoba
Yet another story focusing on breed identification and its hazards. The story at the link has a 2-minute video, including shots of the hearing and a bit of interview with the defendant’s lawyer.
“There’s a history here of the Dog Warden’s office misclassifying dogs as Pit Bulls when they’re not Pit Bulls. Oftentimes owners don’t have [...]
Filed under: Breed Identification, Court Cases, Ohio, Results of BSL | Tagged: animal control, ban, breed id, Breed Identification, Cane Corso, court, dog warden, hearing, owner, pit bull, vicious | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 15, 2009 by weigoba
http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/613149
Dog owner pleads case to save pet’s life
October 14, 2009
By Terry Pender, Record staff
KITCHENER — Jack Simpson walked into City Hall on Monday morning to plead for his dog’s life.
Last month Simpson’s dog Charlie was designated as a banned animal by the Kitchener Waterloo Humane Society. A designated dog must be destroyed.
Simpson appeared before the [...]
Filed under: Breed Identification, Canada, Results of BSL | Tagged: animal control, appealed, ban, breed id, Breed Identification, breed specific legislation, committee, humane society, kennel club, pit bull, wide forehead | 3 Comments »
Posted on October 14, 2009 by weigoba
Previous article about Senath, MO: http://stopbsl.com/2009/09/18/senath-mo-pit-bull-ban-proposed/
I have not verified it, but from the articles, it seems like Senath already has (unenforced) BSL defining Pit Bulls as “dangerous dogs,” with requirements about escape-proof kenneling, and perhaps muzzling in public. The defeated ammendment to Senath’s “Dangerous Dog” law apparently would have added an outright ban.
http://www.dddnews.com/story/1578272.html
Defending the family [...]
Filed under: BSL, Missouri | Tagged: ban, breed specific legislation, city council, dangerous dog, defeated, pit bull | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 10, 2009 by weigoba
http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-pitbull-100909,0,5301116.story
(The 3-minute video at that link gives more detail, including several seconds speech from Linda Hart, one of the dog experts who testified about the breed ID mistake made by Denver’s “experts.” The dog in the case is also shown for several seconds.)
Dog owner challenges Denver’s pit bull evaluation and wins
By Julie Hayden KDVR Denver
October [...]
Filed under: Breed Identification, Colorado, Court Cases, Results of BSL | Tagged: animal control, ban, breed misidentification, challenge to bsl, court, pit bull, veterinarian | 4 Comments »
Posted on October 10, 2009 by weigoba
A similar story — “Clairton Task Force Will Sink Teeth Into Dog Problems” — at http://www.wpxi.com/news/21248078/detail.html (with a 2-minute video) downplays breed specificity.
In the story below, these items caught my attention: Allegheny County statistics confirm that pit bulls are responsible for the majority of attacks by animals…. “We have not really been pushing this ordinance, [...]
Filed under: Pennsylvania, Results of BSL, Whispers of BSL | Tagged: animal control, breed specific legislation, city council, dangerous dog, muzzle, pit bull, pit bull problem, police, Rottweiler, shooting | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 6, 2009 by weigoba
CEREDO, W.Va. (WSAZ) — A current ban of pit bull terriers in Ceredo is up for debate, and even City Council discussed the issue Monday evening.
Filed under: Proposal to Repeal, West Virginia | Tagged: ban, breed specific legislation, city council, debate, pit bull, repeal, vicious | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 4, 2009 by weigoba
Previous alert for Fort Dodge: http://stopbsl.com/2009/09/20/fort-dodge-ia-fd-council-likely-to-review-animal-laws-monday/
Next city council meeting: October 12, 6:00 PM, City Council Chambers @ City Hall
Contact information for Fort Dodge:
Municipal Building, 819 1st Avenue South, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
515-573-7144
Fax 515-573-5751
citymanager@fortdodgeiowa.org
City Council Members’ Contact Information:
David Flattery, At Large
515-576-6314
dflattery@csbfd.com
Richard Inman, At Large
515-576-4967
swassing42@aol.com
rinman@fortdodgeiowa.org
Matt Bemrich, At Large
227-5149
mbemrich@mchsi.com
mbemrich@fortdodgeiowa.org
Curt Olson, Ward 1
H: 573-3551
C: 571-8230
Don Wilson, Ward 2
573-3030
donwilson3030@hotmail.com
Cindy Litwiller, [...]
Filed under: Iowa, Whispers of BSL | Tagged: ban, breed specific legislation, candidate, city council, dog, election, meeting, ordinance, pit bull | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 3, 2009 by weigoba
A small (but apparently motivated) group of residents in Aberdeen, Mississippi, is lobbying their city and county officials to ban Pit Bulls. So far, legislative action has been postponed until an unspecified time in October 2009.
Filed under: BSL Proposed, Mississippi | Tagged: ban, breed specific legislation, city council, county, neighborhood, pit bull | 3 Comments »
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