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Waxhaw, NC: Animal ordinance revisions will not be breed-specific

Posted on March 23, 2011 by | 1 Comment

At this time, it appears that Waxhaw has decided against BSL in the revisions of their animal control ordinance. All alerts for Waxhaw: http://stopbsl.com/?s=waxhaw Waxhaw discusses changes to animal control ordinance by Lacey Hampton, Enquirer Journal Waxhaw Police Chief Michael … Continue reading →

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Waxhaw, NC: Council to discuss changes to animal ordinance, March 22

Posted on March 20, 2011 by | 1 Comment

After a fatal dog attack in Waxhaw in January, city officials discussed revisions to their animal control ordinance. Breed-specific legislation or a ban was mentioned by at least one official. However, other officials did not seem supportive of BSL. During … Continue reading →

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Posted in North Carolina, Whispers of BSL

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Union County and Waxhaw, NC: Commissioner wants breed ban

Posted on January 15, 2011 by | 6 Comments

Union County Commissioner Jon Thomas has called for a ban on “pit bulls” in the wake of a fatal attack in Waxhaw, N.C. However, Thomas then learned that North Carolina state law prohibits breed bans (where he heard this is unclear; … Continue reading →

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StopBSL Recap 2011

Posted on December 31, 2011 by | 3 Comments

Happy New Year! Here are some of the stories and alerts StopBSL covered in 2011. It was a busy year. Many thanks to all of you who have participated in public dialogue, communicated with elected officials, spread the word about breed-specific proposals, and worked diligently … Continue reading →

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