Sentences with phrase «of pit bull bans»

Proponents of pit bull bans argue that because pit bulls were once bred to fight other dogs, they are «dangerous» animals and, therefore, not acceptable pets or even domestic animals.

The purpose of a pit bull ban is to eradicate mauling injuries and deaths inflicted by pit bulls, the breed involved in more than half of all severe and mauling attacks.

The newsletter notes that «animal bites reported have remained constant, but the severity of bites have decreased dramatically» since the enactment of the pit bull ban.

She spearheaded the re-write for the Miami Dade County Code of Ordinances Chapter 5 Animals and Fowls but her endless fight continues for the repeal of the pit bull ban.

More significantly, after pit bull advocates won legislation in 19 states prohibiting the passage of breed - specific local dangerous dog ordinances, victim advocates have mobilized on campaign budgets of nothing to stop the passage of similar laws in at least six other states, as well as defeating aggressive efforts to repeal pit bull bans by ballot initiative in Miami in 2012 and Aurora, Colorado in 2014, winning the 2016 passage of a pit bull ban in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and obtaining the introduction of a proposed pit bull ban throughout Quebec province.

In Council Bluffs, Iowa, Boxer and Labrador Retriever bites increased sharply and total dog bites spiked following enactment of a pit bull ban in 2005 (Barrett, 2007).

She had to give up her 4 - year - old dog, Chloe, when she moved to Roeland Park in February because of the pit bull ban.

When commissioners asked the Animal Services director to verify if the fiscal impact to the county of the pit bull ban was $ 3 million, director Alex Munoz said that $ 3 million was more than the department's entire budget for enforcement and that pit bulls accounted for 2 % of the enforcement expenses.19 The sham BSL calculator was funded by the National Canine Research Council, a subsidiary of Animal Farm Foundation.

If you live in Yakima or can provide information to help persuade the city council and mayor to support a repeal of the pit bull ban, contact city council members and the mayor.

Not exact matches

In the past 30 years, media reports of Pit Bull attacks have fueled reactions from fear to outrage, causing many to support their communities banning the breed.

Interestingly, the ban on certain breeds (e.g., pit - bull types in the United Kingdom in the 1990s), invariably fails to lower the number of dog bites, which keeps rising.

When pit bull breeder Jerry Southern was convicted of animal cruelty in Kansas he was banned from owning pit bulls in that state.

And a distinction that will shift to another breed if we ban Pit Bulls but do not bring about an end to the scourge of dog fighting.

By repealing the ban, underground pit bull owners would be able to have their dogs licensed and vaccinated, furthering the protection of the people.

The original dog of choice for the «ban the breed» crowd was the «pit bull.»

The film takes an intimate look at the truth behind these laws and the effect they have on local communities, following Lakewood (a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio) as city council proposes and eventually passes a ban on «pit bulls,» citing the state law as one of their primary reasons.

But I have read in Canada pit bulls are banned in a lot of areas.

Dogs of these breeds are rarely used by dog fighters, yet the stigma of past history remains and the breeds are included in pit bull bans and restrictions.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA — Australia may ban imports of pit bull terriers and other fighting dogs in line with measures taken by Britain after recent attacks.

References American Pit Bull Registry American Dog Breeders Association: The Role of a Registration Office National Dog Breeders Council Of SA: Bloodlines American Kennel Club: American Staffordshire Terrier History ASPCA: Breed Specific Legislation American Bar Association - Pit Bull Bans: The State of Breed — Specific Legislation The REAL Pit Bull, Inc.: Pit Bull Education, Advocacy, Rescue, Trainiof a Registration Office National Dog Breeders Council Of SA: Bloodlines American Kennel Club: American Staffordshire Terrier History ASPCA: Breed Specific Legislation American Bar Association - Pit Bull Bans: The State of Breed — Specific Legislation The REAL Pit Bull, Inc.: Pit Bull Education, Advocacy, Rescue, TrainiOf SA: Bloodlines American Kennel Club: American Staffordshire Terrier History ASPCA: Breed Specific Legislation American Bar Association - Pit Bull Bans: The State of Breed — Specific Legislation The REAL Pit Bull, Inc.: Pit Bull Education, Advocacy, Rescue, Trainiof Breed — Specific Legislation The REAL Pit Bull, Inc.: Pit Bull Education, Advocacy, Rescue, Training

These attacks have led to the ownership of American Pit Bull Terriers and «pit bulls» in general being restricted or banned in many parts of the worPit Bull Terriers and «pit bulls» in general being restricted or banned in many parts of the worpit bulls» in general being restricted or banned in many parts of the world.

And then the city of Montreal came out with their new animal bylaws and the pit bull ban.

We were thinking of taking Rosco on a vacation to Florida and we found out that pit bulls are banned in the Miami - Dade county.

In terms of public safety we'd save more children's lives by banning 4WDs than by banning Pit Bulls.

Part of our advocacy efforts includes educating the public on various aspects of living with dogs, with or without disabilities, to encourage adoption, especially of these ostracized breeds that are in great numbers in shelters everywhere due to overpopulation and the bans on pit bulls (read more about Breed - Specific Legislation and other BS discrimination).

Dog owners and advocates in Hawaii are rallying in protest of a proposed state law to ban pit bulls.

Residents in the Montana town of Libby can legally welcome pit bull type dogs into their homes now that a longtime ban of the breed has been lifted.

PETA, the so - called People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, supports the ban: They claim they have rescued many pit bulls from abusive homes where they were badly hurt, kicked, and beaten to the point of aggression for dog fights, or they chain them up on a short chain to make aggressive guard dogs, or drug dealers use them as weapons.

In the first of several protests planned on Oahu, dozens of dog owners called Sunday for state lawmakers to dismiss a bill that would ban pit bulls, the Honolulu Star - Bulletin reported.

Montreal Mayor Dennis Coderre announced Saturday morning that the city plans to amend its animal control bylaws to ban acquisition of new pit bull dogs in Montreal.

«Our community has been somewhat safer because of the law that was passed *************************************************** Prince George's County, MD Prince George's County passed a pit bull ban in 1996.

Dr. Chagnon has every right to leave our town as she claims she will if pit bulls are banned, just like every one of her patients has the right not to attend her clinic where she brings her pit bulls.

While the ban is suspended indefinitely, pit bull owners are free to walk their dogs un-muzzled, they are free to play in off - leash parks, and, best of all, the dogs currently in shelters and rescue are free to be adopted into loving homes.

February 1984, Montgomery County, TX James Miller, 4 Fatal pit bull attackVillage of Tijeras, New Mexico enacts pit bull ban.

********************************************************************************************************* The pit bull's unusual breeding history has produced some bizarre behavioral traits, described by The Economist's science editor in an article published a few years ago, at the peak of a heated British controversy over dangerous dogs that saw the pit bull banned in England.

Miami - Dade County, which banned pit bulls in 1989, has avoided this loss of life.

«Taylor said that during the first five to seven years of the ban, animal control officials would encounter an average of 1,200 pit bulls a year but that in recent years that figure has dropped by about half.

It is enacted against all pit bulls as they all have the genetic DNA propensity to carry out these horrific attacks that are non existent in 99 % of all other breeds, ban the breed and you ban the deed, simple as that.

In the monthly city newsletter, In Touch, published in September 2006, the City of Salina reported that the pit bull ban adopted in 2005 significantly reduced pit bull biting incidents in just a 12 month period.

The paper's crime blog has Armalavage's account of the incident, and is getting dozens of reader comments about the incident, mostly saying pit bulls, and pit bull mixes, should be banned from the park if not from the city.

*************************************************** Per section 8 - 55 of Denvers pit bull ban:

Emblazoned with stenciled text detailing in time, down to the exact minute of death, the painting of the black pit bull serves as the face of the ban breed - specific legislation, or BSL, Barone and the organization do not support.

Malaya claimed she didn't know pit bulls are banned in Denver, and said the owner of the condo she's renting never told her.

On Wednesday, October 5, Judge Louis Gouin of the Quebec Superior Court rendered his decision in the lawsuit between the Montreal SPCA and the City of Montreal concerning a newly passed animal control bylaw that banned pit bulls.

When the City of Woonsocket was debating a pit bull ordinance in June 2009, the animal control supervisor in Pawtucket, John Holmes, spoke about the enormous success of Pawtucket's 2003 pit bull ban:

Because of the disproportionate damage they cause to other animals and humans, especially children, some 600 communities across North America have chosen breed selective legislation to ban pit - bull - type dogs.

In April 2008, the Springfield - Greene County Health Department released data to a local TV station — following the City of Springfield's adoption of a 2006 pit bull ban:

While she's a fierce opponent of «breed bans» like the proposed outlawing of pit bulls that San Francisco debated two years ago, she believes it's undeniable that some breeds are predisposed to violence.

Diego Salsapants was chosen out of 100 pit bulls from Mariah's Promise Rescue after being banned from Denver in 2005 for his breed.

In light of the Province's new Dog Owners» Liability Act and associated regulations banning «pit bulls» and regulating existing «pit bulls», the City may only register / license «pit bulls» which: