| Prescott: No Pit Bulls in Town |
| Nov 20, 2009 - 9:42 PM - by Purple |
Prescott, Ark.: Council:No pit bulls in town
Ordinance passes after toddler’s death
By: Jim Williamson – Texarkana Gazette – Published: 11/20/2009
PRESCOTT, Ark.—The recent death of a 2-year-old boy motivated the Prescott City Council to approve an ordinance banning pit bull dogs from the city, said Mayor Howard Taylor.
The ordinance, approved Monday night,...[Read More] |
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| The Pit Bulls of New Orleans 2010 Calendar Now on Sale |
| Nov 20, 2009 - 9:27 PM - by Purple |
The Pit Bulls of New Orleans 2010 Calendar Now on Sale
By Chris Bynum, The Times-Picayune
November 20, 2009, 3:57PM
With the latest calendar from The Sula Foundation, dog-lovers who know the American Pit Bull Terrier as a family dog are reminded daily...[Read More] |
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| Panola County Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Dog Fighting Charges |
| Nov 19, 2009 - 1:41 PM - by Purple |
Panola County Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Dog Fighting Charges
By DAYNA WORCHEL
Staff Writer
Article published Nov 19, 2009
A 41-year-old Panola County man pleaded guilty to federal dog fighting charges before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love in the Eastern District Court of Texas on Wednesday.
Harold D. Stewart, of Beckville, faces up to three years in federal prison at...[Read More] |
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| Skeldon to retire Jan. 31, 2010 |
| Nov 19, 2009 - 10:21 AM - by Purple |
Article published November 19, 2009
EMBATTLED LUCAS COUNTY DOG WARDEN
Skeldon to retire Jan. 31, 2010
Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon has submitted a letter of resignation, effective Jan. 31, Pete Gerken, president of the Lucas County Board of Commissioners announced Thursday morning.
Commissioner Gerken shared the letter with his colleagues Thursday morning.
According to...[Read More] |
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| Skeldon stops puppy kills |
| Nov 19, 2009 - 9:42 AM - by Michele |
Skeldon stops puppy kills; warden won't halt euthanizing pit bulls
By JC REINDL
BLADE STAFF WRITER
Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon claims to have stopped killing all but the sickest puppies in his pound, but will continue to put down “pit bulls,” young and old, a member of the warden oversight committee said yesterday.
“No puppies, other than pit bulls, are being put down without consultation from a veterinarian,” said Dale Emch...[Read More] |
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| my case for lifting the dangerous dog limit. what do you think? |
| Nov 18, 2009 - 1:17 PM - by milew66623 |
| The mayor is on my side. Here are some numbers i will present to tryy to get the limit of dangerous dogs one can own, and to follow state law. There are 46,000 people who live within the city. 88 dogs are reg as "vicious". Only 6 of those 88 vicious dogs have actually bit a person or an animal the other 82 are vicious based on looks alone. Now im no good with % so if someone could help me out that would be great. So 6 homes out of 46000 people own a dog that has bitten someone. One...[Read More] |
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| A cruel fate awaits pooches that wind up in city shelters |
| Nov 17, 2009 - 12:43 PM - by Mollie's Nana |
On the morning of Nov. 3, 2009, Madison died at the Animal Shelter on E. 110th St. in Manhattan
...[Read More] |
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| Rescued pit bulls arriving in Sacramento |
| Nov 16, 2009 - 2:36 PM - by Michele |
Rescued pit bulls arriving in Sacramento
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Published: Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 - 10:49 am
More than two dozen pit bull dogs rescued from the dog-fighting trade will arrive today at Sacramento Animal Care Services for distribution to animal welfare groups.
The animal welfare groups will then place the 28 dogs into foster homes. The dogs came from St. Louis, Mo., as...[Read More] |
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| Abused pit bulls seized from East Side Home |
| Nov 16, 2009 - 2:34 PM - by Michele |
Abused pit bulls seized from East Side
Express-News Authorities seized at least a dozen pit bulls, detained two men and are looking for a third suspected of abusing dogs in an East Side town home Monday morning.
Bexar County deputies were called to the home, located in the 6800 block of Stockport, around 11 p.m. Sunday, when a neighbor reported a foul odor coming from it.
Searching for the source of the odor, the officers found two...[Read More] |
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| 9 Investigates: Pit Bulls Taken To Charlotte Shelter Costing Taxpayers |
| Nov 15, 2009 - 3:02 PM - by Purple |
9 Investigates: Pit Bulls Taken To Charlotte Shelter Costing Taxpayers
Posted: 3:50 pm EST November 13, 2009
Updated: 6:34 pm EST November 13, 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — About 2,500 pit bulls come through pit bull row at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control each year.
Most never leave — at least not alive.
Eighty percent go to the euthanasia...[Read More] |
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