Interestingly, there has been a 5.5 % decrease in euths among
all non-pit bull type dogs — I suspect that the increased adoptions has a lot to do with that (KCMO refuses to adopt out «pit bull» type dogs).
This was at a time when euthanasia for
all non-pit bull type dogs was decreasing, yet more than 1100 additional pit bulls lost their lives in the next 3 years mostly because their owners were low income or on fixed incomes and simply unable to comply with the law.
Not exact matches
An estimated 2000 additional pit
bull type dogs lost their lives after the passing of the ordinance while kill rates for all other
non-pit bulls declined due to the successful low cost spay / neuter programs for them.