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Malden, MA, city council will hold a final vote on previously-approved BSL during a Committee of the Whole meeting on April 10 at 7:00 PM in council chambers. If it passes the final vote, it goes to the mayor for approval or veto.

The public may not speak during Committee of the Whole meetings; however, there should be opportunities to speak with council members before the meeting.

The ordinance may be read here: http://stopbsl.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/maldendangerousdogs_4_5_12.pdf

Contact info for Malden, MA city officials 200 Pleasant Street, Room 609, Malden, MA 02148 Email: citycouncil@cityofmalden.org Telephone: (781) 397-7130 Fax: (781) 397-7004

All alerts for Malden: http://stopbsl.com/?s=malden

Malden city council decided to delay any decisions on their breed-specific proposal until the council meeting on April 3, so as to give people the opportunity to speak up about the proposal.

Meeting details:
April 3 at 7:00 PM
City Council Chambers, Malden Government Center, 200 Pleasant St, Malden, MA

The Malden, MA, Ordinance Committee unanimously approved and recommended to council an ordinance that would define all “pit bulls” as “dangerous dogs.” This would subject owners of dogs that look like “pit bulls” to various restrictions.

The proposal can be read here: Malden, MA Proposed BSL 3-26-12

Residents and locals, please continue to speak up in Malden! Please respectfully ask Malden city officials not to pass an ordinance that discriminates against people based on what their dog looks like.

Contact info for Malden, MA city officials
200 Pleasant Street, Room 609, Malden, MA 02148
Email: citycouncil@cityofmalden.org
Telephone: (781) 397-7130
Fax: (781) 397-7004

All alerts for Malden: http://stopbsl.com/?s=malden

The Malden, MA, Ordinance Committee unanimously approved and recommended to council an ordinance that would define all “pit bulls” as “dangerous dogs.” This would subject owners of dogs that look like “pit bulls” to various restrictions.

The proposal can be read here: Malden, MA Proposed BSL 3-26-12

Malden city council decided to delay any decisions on the proposal until the council meeting on April 3, so as to give people the opportunity to speak up about the proposal.

Residents and locals, you must speak up to stop Malden from passing BSL! Please respectfully ask Malden city officials not to pass an ordinance that discriminates against people based on what their dog looks like.

Contact info for Malden, MA city officials
200 Pleasant Street, Room 609, Malden, MA 02148
Email: citycouncil@cityofmalden.org
Telephone: (781) 397-7130
Fax: (781) 397-7004

All alerts for Malden: http://stopbsl.com/?s=malden

Councilors Muzzle Pit Bull Ordinance, For Now

By Chris Caesar
March 28, 2012

[...] Councilor Jim Nestor, who chairs the ordinance committee, said the committee’s approval, came after “lengthy discussions,” which included the city’s animal control officer Kevin Alkins.

Councilor Barbara Murphy made a motion to table the proposal, and said she’d prefer councilors do more research before making the controversial move.[...]

“There have been ample times for people to show up at meetings – we didn’t try to hide this,” Councilor Neil Kinnon, who has strongly advocated for the change, said. [...]

Councilor John Matheson said [...] “I don’t think there’s particularly a lot of dog owners on the council – let’s let the people weigh in on this issue.”

Councilor Craig Spadafora said he thought having a robust discussion about the issue was important, but said he was concerned tabling the proposal could postpone it indefinitely. [...]

Full article retrieved 3/29/12 from http://malden.patch.com/articles/councilors-muzzle-pit-bull-ordinance-for-now