Monthly Archives: August 2009

Plymouth, UK: Alarm over rise in dog bite cases

Posted on August 21, 2009 by | Comments Off

This is about England’s notorious breed ban.  My favorite part is the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals spokesman saying, “This comes down to making sure that dog-owners are responsible for their dogs. We’d like to see the law changed so it reflects the dog-owners rather than the dog breeds.” We’d like to see that, too!

Alarm over rise in dog bite cases

Friday, August 21, 2009, 07:00

[...] Latest figures released by the Department of Health show that nationally there were nearly 4,000 cases of people needing hospital treatment for dog bites, of which more than 700 were aged under 10.

It has led to calls by the RSPCA for dangerous dogs legislation to be updated and a crackdown on irresponsible owners.[...]

Full article retrieved 8/21/09 from http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/Alarm-rise-dog-bite-cases/article-1272703-detail/article.html

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Nackawic, NB, Canada: Dog owners take bite out of Nackawic bylaw

Posted on August 19, 2009 by | 2 Comments

(Also see August 7, 2009 post on this topic:  http://stopbsl.com/2009/08/07/nackawic-nb-canada-possible-repeal-of-bsl/ )

Dog owners take bite out of Nackawic bylaw

Published Wednesday August 19th, 2009
By STEPHEN LLEWELLYN, llewellyn.stephen@dailygleaner.com

NACKAWIC – About 30 people turned out to a public meeting Tuesday night to debate a proposed new dog control bylaw.

The new bylaw, which passed first and second reading two weeks ago, will eliminate references to pit bull terriers, Rottweilers and any dog with a mix of those breeds.

Full article retrieved 8/19/09 from http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/front/article/765161

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Marshalltown, IA: Vicious dogs: Three strikes and you’re out? (not BSL)

Posted on August 19, 2009 by | Comments Off

Vicious dogs: Three strikes and you’re out?

By Tammy R. Lawson, TIMES-REPUBLICAN
August 18, 2009

[...] Immediately categorized as vicious, an owner would face a first-offense fine of $25.

The second offense would impose a $100 fine with mandatory spaying or neutering of the dog at the owner’s expense. The animal will also have to be micro-chipped and its owner would have to acquire necessary insurance.

A third offense would subsequently result in forfeiture of the animal – without return – to the ARL and after a yet-to-be-determined grace period, the dog would be euthanized.[...]

Full article retrieved 8/19/09 from http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/518833.html?nav=5005

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Bucks County, PA: Advocates: Dog laws shouldn’t be breed-specific

Posted on August 17, 2009 by | Comments Off

Advocates: Dog laws shouldn’t be breed-specific

August 14, 2009 02:38 AM

By Gema Maria Duarte
The Doylestown Intelligencer

[...] That attack and two others since then have borough and state officials trying to adjust the state’s dog law to allow municipalities to create their own dog ordinances. While that proposed legislation sits in Harrisburg, the borough will enforce the state’s current dog law, officials said.

State law allows attacking dogs to be returned to their owners with a warning to keep the pets under control. Pennsylvania has a three-strike policy, which allows the pet’s return after two incidents unless a dog kills or grievously injures a person. A third incident and the dog is euthanized.[...]

Full article retrieved 8/17/09 from http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/28/2009/august/14/advocates-dog-laws-shouldnt-be-breed-specific-1.html

Advocates: Dog laws shouldn’t be breed-specific

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Yakima, WA: Is pit bull ban working?

Posted on August 15, 2009 by | Comments Off

How do you measure the success of a pit bull ban? In my opinion, it should decrease dog bites in the city by a significant amount.

Yet this news article doesn’t even mention dog bite numbers or public safety effects. Instead, “success” or “effectiveness” of Yakima’s ban is evaluated by considering the number of “pit bulls” being confiscated, housed at the animal shelter, and euthanized.

On top of that, the animal control officer interviewed admits that the ban creates a lot of unnecessary work for him; he could be spending his time doing things that actually affect public safety, but instead finds himself chasing “pit bull” ghosts.

http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/53261972.html

Is Yakima’s Pitbull Ban Working?

by Ryan Simms

YAKIMA — Pitbulls are filling up Yakima’s animal shelters despite the fact they’re illegal to own.

[...] And that leads to a very big question— Is the ban even effective? Zigan tells Action News reporter Ryan Simms that he believes it ultimately is, but if more people obeyed the law, his days would be spent differently.

“It would free up a lot of our time, because a lot of the calls we get about pitbulls turn out not to be (about) pitbulls.”[...]

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Lake Cherokee, TX: BSL proposed

Posted on August 14, 2009 by | Comments Off

Crossposted from BSL Updates [NOTE: this article no longer exists on News-Journal website; link does not work]:

Lake Cherokee board considering ban on pit bulls

By RANDY ROSS

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Lake Cherokee might become a pit bull-free community.

The private lake’s board of trustees has discussed a possible ban on the breed, but the board has not taken any action on it, said Tommy Martin , manager of the Cherokee Water Company.[...]

Full article retrieved 8/14/09 from http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/2009/08/13/08142009_cherokee_pit_bulls.html

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Springdale, AR: BSL under consideration

Posted on August 13, 2009 by | Comments Off

Springdale is looking at either restrictions or a ban on “dangerous breeds,” specifically “pit bulls.”

The City Council holds regular meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Regular meetings convene at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at the City Hall, 201 Spring Street in Springdale.

Next city council meeting: August 25, 6:00 PM

Contact Info for City Officials

City Administration Building
201 Spring Street, Springdale, AR 72764
Phone: (479) 750-8114
Fax: (479) 750-8559

Mayor Doug Sprouse
dsprouse@SpringdaleAR.gov

Ward 1, Position 1 Jim Reed
9460 Oak Drive, Springdale, AR 72762
jreed@SpringdaleAR.gov

Ward 1, Position 2 Kathy Jaycox
145 Woodcliff Lane, Springdale, AR 72764
jaycoxbk@cox.net

Ward 2, Position 1 Mike Overton
3511 Normandy, Springdale, AR 72764
mike@overtonrealty.net

Ward 2, Position 2 Ricky C. Evans
1672 Colby Circle, Springdale, AR 72764
Rickevans1957@hotmail.com

Ward 3, Position 1 Jesse Core
3571 Hamm Lane, Springdale, AR 72762
jesse@jessecore.com

Ward 3, Position 2 Jeff Watson
1907 Pin Oak Drive, Springdale, AR 72765

Ward 4, Position 1 Bobby Stout
1470 Amy Circle, Springdale, AR 72762
bobbystout@cox.net

Ward 4, Position 2 Eric Ford
2524 Longwood Street, Springdale, AR 72762
eford1@cox.net

City To Crack Down On Dangerous Dogs

Options Include Pit Bull Ban

POSTED: 5:27 pm CDT August 12, 2009
UPDATED: 9:55 pm CDT August 12, 2009

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — [...] That’s why one of the two options being discussed is a city-wide ban on pit bulls. But Brett Harris, the Animal Services Manager for Springdale, isn’t sure that’s the right choice.

“If you ban pit bulls specifically, you’re leaving 50 percent of the problems out of the mix,” Harris said.[...]

The city is still researching all of its options and looking for public input. But the discussion at last night’s city council ordinance committee meeting showed that most members of the city government are leaning toward tightening restrictions, and not an all-out ban of any breed.[...]

Full article retrieved 8/13/09 from http://www.4029tv.com/news/20376223/detail.html

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