| Huge Dogfighting Bust Went Down Only After Cops Brought Their Pit Bulls to the Fight |
| Sep 01, 2010 - 1:56 PM - by Vicki |
Huge Dogfighting Bust Went Down Only After Cops Brought Their Pit Bulls to the Fight
By Keegan Hamilton Thursday, Sep 2 2010
The grainy footage shows two snarling pit bulls in a dimly lit barn, staring each other down through a haze of cigarette smoke. Walled in by a makeshift ring of three-foot-high plywood planks, the collarless dogs twitch and wag their tails, expending nervous energy like prizefighters...[Read More] |
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| Kirksville: Breed ban revisited, public forum Oct 18 |
| Sep 01, 2010 - 10:50 AM - by StopBSL.com |
Council revisits breed ban
By Taylor Muller, Daily Express
Posted Aug 31, 2010 @ 12:49 PM
Kirksville, Mo. — Pit bulls and other vicious animals are once again in the city’s sights as a draft ordinance was debated Monday during the council’s study session.
Council also set the proposed 2010 tax levy rate during its regular meeting, a slight increase over the past year.
Council agreed that no consensus could be reached and that...[Read More] |
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| Rochester Hills: Attack spurs call for pit bull ban |
| Sep 01, 2010 - 8:40 AM - by StopBSL.com |
Attack spurs call for pit bull ban
BY TAMMY STABLES BATTAGLIA
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
Posted: Sept. 1, 2010
Larry Adams said he is glad the loose pit bull didn’t hurt his 16-year-old son during the attack as the boy walked the family’s 5-month-old Jack Russell terrier, Pebbles.
Adams said he expects to approach city officials about a ban in reaction to the attack at Culbertson and Auburn roads.
“I...[Read More] |
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| Sterling Heights: “Pit bull dog” workshop, Sept 29 (possible BSL) |
| Aug 31, 2010 - 2:50 PM - by StopBSL.com |
RESIDENTS INVITED TO ATTEND AND COMMENT
PIT BULL DOG WORKSHOP SET FOR SEPT. 29
You are receiving this e-mail because you expressed interest in receiving notice regarding a scheduled public forum to discuss Sterling Heights’ animal control ordinances.
Residents are invited to attend a Pit Bull Workshop Wednesday, Sept. 29 at the Senior Activity Center to provide officials with input in order to possibly strengthen the city’s existing animal control...[Read More] |
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| Article on failure of Ontario ban |
| Aug 30, 2010 - 7:40 PM - by goldengirlk8 |
I'm an owner of a bull breed dog in the UK and a member of these forums. I'm also a journalist (I freelance for mainstream publications and political blogs).
I've been writing regularly on the UK's 20-year-old pitbull ban (which the new government here is reconsidering at the moment).
For my latest article, I interviewed OSPCA and ASPCA officers (as well as animal control experts here in the UK) about pitbull bans. The UK's new government is reconsidering the pitbull...[Read More] |
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| Ontario, Canada: Dog owners want same laws for all breeds |
| Aug 30, 2010 - 10:50 AM - by StopBSL.com |
Dog owners want same laws for all breeds - thestar.com
Dog owners want same laws for all breeds Published On Sun Aug 29 2010 Brendan Kennedy Staff Reporter Ontario’s controversial ban on pit bulls — now five years old — is under fire once again as a coalition of dog-loving groups rallied Sunday to support a local MPP’s efforts to have the law changed....[Read More] |
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| Jackson County, MI: Whispers of BSL |
| Aug 29, 2010 - 9:50 AM - by StopBSL.com |
| Officials: No easy fix for pit bulls | MLive.com Officials: No easy fix for pit bulls Published: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 11:54 PM Aaron Aupperlee | Jackson Citizen Patriot Charley Norris got a pit bull when it was 2 days old. He bottle-fed it for months, and it was docile and friendly. The dog loved to play with people, especially Norris’ young niece,...[Read More] |
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| Rare Breed Pit Bull Puppy Stolen From Lancaster County Family's Yard |
| Aug 28, 2010 - 9:28 PM - by EvilSideKick |
Rare Breed Pit Bull Puppy Stolen From Lancaster County Family's Yard
Now The Owner And The Community Are Hitting The Streets To Look For Him
Nava Ghalili Multi-media Journalist
7:32 PM EDT, August 28, 2010
LANCASTER CITY - Josh Wood said he came back from work one day to find his dog stolen from his yard. He said his collar was gently removed from the rare blue Pit Bull's neck. The 5-month-old pup had been part of the family for 3 months and...[Read More] |
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| Five dogs involved in fighting ring put to death |
| Aug 28, 2010 - 1:23 PM - by Vicki |
Five dogs involved in fighting ring put to death
Posted: Aug 27, 2010 5:28 PM EDT Updated: Aug 27, 2010 5:35 PM EDT
Pit bulls euthanized
The animals were in poor condition when they were rescued.
The animals were in poor condition when they were rescued.
Police say it was...[Read More] |
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| HD 1254 Would Ban Continous Tethering of Dogs |
| Aug 27, 2010 - 2:28 PM - by Vicki |
Animal cruelty: Next battle, free dogs from tethers
ELIZABETH EVANS The York Dispatch
York Dispatch
Updated:08/27/2010 01:22:35 PM EDT
Another dog fight is brewing in Pennsylvania.
Animal-rights advocates are supporting House Bill 1254, which would outlaw the continuous chaining -- called tethering -- of dogs.
The effort is supported by the Humane Society of the United States,...[Read More] |
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