COLUMBUS, OHIO — A bill that would remove the “vicious” label from pit bulls is likely headed for the governor’s desk. The Ohio Senate approved House Bill 14 by a 27-5 vote on Tuesday, with some changes. Those modifications will have to be approved by the Ohio House of Representatives before the bill can be [...]
In a positive move toward ending the prejudice of BSL (breed specific legislation), Cleveland, Ohio’s City Council Public Safety Committee unanimously amended the city’s vicious dog ordinance. Under the new amendment, Pit Bulls have been removed from the vicious dog classification. There were also changes made to designate two categories for threatening dogs. The designations [...]
It’s a big triumph for a very misunderstood breed. The Aurora, Colorado City Council voted Monday to allow Pit Bulls back into the city on a very limited basis. The Council voted 6-3 to allow disabled residents to use the dogs as service animals. The Council also reduced the number of banned dog breeds from [...]
Score one for the Pit Bulls! Jerry Stuckey, of Midwest City, Oklahoma, had been fighting for years to save his family’s Bull Terriers. This week a state supreme court ruling ends the long legal battle. The dispute centered on a now defunct Midwest City ordinance that banned dogs with “pit” or “bull” in their names [...]
by Eden Derby for heartlandconnection.com KIRKSVILLE, MO — The air was thick with emotion in Kirksville Monday night at a public meeting about the city’s proposed Dangerous Animal Ordinance. The proposal would ban full or mixed breed pit bulls within the Kirksville city limits. Two city employees were there to speak on behalf of staff, [...]
