Sentences with phrase «pit bull ban»

Critics of pit bull bans argue that dogs should be judged by their behavior, not their breed.

In many cases where pit bull bans and / or breed regulations have been passed, often times, one person can be found at the root of the problem.

Shelter leaders in Denver tended to abjure the «No Kill» term because they felt it insulted workers at traditional shelters, but they were pioneers in using programs that we think of today as No Kill (the hideous pit bull bans in the city of Denver and some adjoining areas are a tragic exception).

Communities that have repealed pit bull bans because they were found to be (1) too costly; (2) difficult to enforce and (3) ineffective: Detroit, MI, East Point, MI, Redford, MI, Saginaw, MI, Baltimore, MD, Belton, MO, Bourbonnais, IL, Beloit, Kansas, Alguna, Washington, Hudsonville, MI.

Russ also worked to organize a program to stop local governments from passing pit bull bans.

Appellate judges overturn lower court stay on enforcement MONTREAL, Quebec ---- A three - judge panel from the Quebec Court of Appeals on December 1, 2016 allowed most parts of the Montreal pit bull ban adopted on September 27, 2016 to take immediate effect, overturning an October 5, 2016 stay on enforcement of the ban issued by Superior -LSB-...]

Specifically, after the Council Bluffs pit bull ban went into effect, based on current registered dogs, animal control established a list of dogs in compliance with the ordinance.

It's about time... and there's plenty of information here by the Canadians that can be used when helping communities avoid pit bull bans when non-breed specific dangerous dog ordinances are much more effective.

When the proposed Montreal pit bull ban was suspended on Oct. 5, the Montreal SPCA and pit bull advocates everywhere celebrated the temporary victory.

When city officials picked up on this data, many overturned Pit Bull bans.

These states would be wise to follow the lead of the Netherlands, which in 2009 repealed its six - year old pit bull ban because it didn't work.

Tenacious animal advocates have been working toward a repeal of Lakewood's pit bull ban since the day it was enacted.

The rule changes made headlines in June 2008, when a Labrador retriever owned by pit bull ban supporter and then - Councilman Aaron Rochester bit a neighbor and was declared vicious.

He has worked with local communities to avoid pit bull bans and advocated in a friend of the court brief for the rights of Michael Vick's dogs used for fighting to restitution from their abuser.

Tagged canadian breed specific legislation, Canadian BSL, Hershey's bill, Ontario bill 16, Ontario pit bull ban

Montreal's animal lovers DO have a voice — and that voice was heard loud and clear when Valérie Plante, who promised to repeal the controversial pit bull ban if elected, was voted into office.

Update June 13, 2009:  Last fall, an appeals court upheld the province of Ontario's broad pit bull ban.

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 first question I asked was, «Where are these pit bulls coming from if there is a city - wide pit bull ban?»

This new and absurd Pit Bull ban goes into effect today, and I'm livid about it.

Armed with this data, I don't understand how the City of Montreal legally passed its new Pit Bull ban law when data clearly shows banning dog breeds doesn't work.

With so many US communities increasingly ditching pit bull bans, I would hope that Dayton, KY, and the State of Kentucky, will follow suit.

Enacted in July 2008, Sioux City's pit bull ban prohibits residents from having dogs that are 51 percent or more pit bull.

Go here for a recent analysis by Karen Delise of the National Canine Research Council of the Denver pit bull ban.

Most recently she was instrumental in the filing of a civil lawsuit against Miami - Dade county to remove the inhumane «Miami pit bull ban»

Undoing local Pit Bull bans.

They're joined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the South Florida Veterinary Medical Association, and the Humane Society in opposing pit bull bans.

There was no mention of Miami - Dade County's onerous pit bull ban that results in the surrender and killing of dogs that may resemble pit bulls.

The various pit bull bans are decried by animal control officials as «the most concentrated legal assault on a specific breed they can recall,» as well as «canine racism.»

After a decade, the city of Lakewood, Ohio, has finally repealed its breed - discriminatory pit bull ban and replaced it with a safety - focused dangerous dog ordinance that treats all dogs as individuals.

His words went unheeded, and Tijeras, New Mexico, just outside of Albuquerque, passes the toughest pit bull ban of the time, allowing animal control officers to seize and destroy them on sight without compensation to the owner.

Proposed provincial pit bull ban introduced in April 2017 remains pending MONTREAL, Quebec ---- The November 6, 2017 upset defeat of incumbent Montreal mayor Denis Coderre by challenger Valerie Plante is «A devastating loss to the people of Montreal and victims of pit bull attacks everywhere,» the victim advocacy organization National Pit Bull Victim Awareness predicts, -LSB-...]

Laura has worked with local communities to avoid or repeal pit bull bans.

October 1989, Duval County, FL Frances Fletcher, 73 Fatal pit bull - mix attack Denver County, Colorado enacts pit bull ban.