Sentences with phrase «pit bull bans in»

«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.

********************************************************************************************************* 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.

Sioux City police have gotten fewer reports of dog bites since the City Council passed a pit bull ban in 2008, but officials say it's not clear why.

AURORA, Colorado; RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. ---- What did pit bull advocates do after losing their attempt to repeal the pit bull ban in Aurora, Colorado, by a 30 % margin?

The city council of Yakima took the easy way out and kept the pit bull ban in place.

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).

For instance, when Council Bluffs, Iowa (population 62,000) enacted a pit bull ban in 2004, the animal control department embraced this method.

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Lord Redesdale said: «Banning the Pit Bull Terrier in 1991 was a huge mistake.

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.

About 10 communities in Utah had breed restrictions, including banning pit bull terriers within city limits.

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

In an Oregon county, Pit Bulls are killed en masse in a shelter with an avowed No Kill goal by misusing temperament testing as a de facto ban on the breeIn an Oregon county, Pit Bulls are killed en masse in a shelter with an avowed No Kill goal by misusing temperament testing as a de facto ban on the breein a shelter with an avowed No Kill goal by misusing temperament testing as a de facto ban on the breed.

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.

I am writing another article on preventing aggression in these dogs because if they are not handled properly they are going to be banned just like the Pit Bull and Fila Brasileiro

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.

For years, pit bulls were banned in Libby — when the restriction was put into effect in the mid-1990s, town officials considered pit bulls to be «aggressive» dogs.

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.

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.

Proof that when pit bull deniers find a jurisdiction that banned pit bulls, but reported no decrease in overall bites, is a moot point.

It is well - known that Pit bulls are banned in many countries in the world.

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.

It is actually the American Pit Bull Terrier that was recently banned in the UK.

Tillery plans to relocate Diggy in order to comply with the city's breed discrimination laws, but an online petition with over 59,000 signatures is fighting — for Diggy's sake as well as actual pit bulls everywhere — to overturn the decades - old ban.

I now run a pit bull rescue in a state that believes they are inherently dangerous and are banned across the state.

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.

Thank You for The Pit Bull Description its the Owners not the Dogs I am a Responsible Pit Owner and hate seeing Pit Bull Breads in the wrong hands... Train the owners don't ban the breed...

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 perioIn 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 perioIn 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 perioin 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 perioin 2005 significantly reduced pit bull biting incidents in just a 12 month perioin just a 12 month period.

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:

At least 35 communities nationwide have considered banning the breed from within their city limits, and while such ordinances have run into constitutional problems stemming from the difficulty in defining exactly what a pit bull terrier is, their number is growing weekly.

In a November 2011, public health statistics published by Global Toronto showed that pit bull bites dropped dramatically after Ontario adopted the Dog Owners Liability Act in 2005, an act that banned pit bullIn a November 2011, public health statistics published by Global Toronto showed that pit bull bites dropped dramatically after Ontario adopted the Dog Owners Liability Act in 2005, an act that banned pit bullin 2005, an act that banned pit bulls:

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:

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:

The policy specifically bans purebred and mixed breed pit bulls, Rottweilers, wolf hybrids «or any canine breed with dominant traits of aggression» that pose a risk to people living in base family housing.

Although, yes, pit bulls are in fact banned in some states based on Breed Specification Legislation, they aren't not the only types of dogs that are, and it is not effective in law in every state.