Aurora, Colorado Allows Pit Bull Service Dogs Back Into City
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 […]
Oklahoma Supreme Court Overturns Pit Bull Ban
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 […]
Kirksville, Missouri Citizens Speak Out Against Pit Bull Ban
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, […]
The Real Pit Bull: Video
Be A Part Of Dog Files Ep. 12 Pit Proud: The History Of The Pit Bull
Join us the morning of Oct 12, 2010 for the world premiere of Dog Files Episode 12 Pit Proud: The History Of The Pit Bull. An epic and touching telling of story behind the most maligned and abused animal on Planet Earth. While giving you the history of the pit bull, the video also highlights […]
Bully Breed Lovers Take On Douglasville's Proposed Pit Bull Ban
By Carly Stewart for clatl.com ATLANTA – You go to the pound. You find the cutest dog on the planet sitting in one of the cages, staring up at you with baleful eyes. You adopt this dog, love this dog, train this dog. She becomes part of your family. One day, a dog of the […]
Ohio House Of Representatives Drops 'Vicious Dog' Label For 'Pit Bull'
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Jim Provance For Blade Columbus COLUMBUS – A ”pit bull” would no longer be deemed an inherently vicious dog by virtue of its existence under a bill overwhelmingly passed by the Ohio House Thursday. The measure now heads for the Senate, which […]
Garland, Texas Unveils Revised Pit Bull Fencing Requirements
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Ray Leszcynski for DallasNews.com Garland Animal Services has rolled out new fencing requirements for pit bull dogs and pit bull crossbreeds. One goal is to contain a breed responsible for the most dog bites in the city. But another ramification will remove […]
Service Dog Owners Suing To Amend Denver Pit Bull Bans
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Marshall Zelinger For the Denver Channel.com DENVER — A gray 75-pound pit bull is making Denver’s pit bull ban not so black and white. Sky is a service dog for Army veteran Glenn Belcher. Belcher suffers from anxiety and a stress disorder […]