In April 2010, the owners of an American Staffordshire Terrier named Tango were told that their dog was a banned “pit bull.” Tango had not behaved badly–he was just guilty of looking like a “bad dog.”
Tango’s owners spent $500,000 in their effort to prove that their dog was an American Staffordshire Terrier, not an American Pit Bull Terrier. The court ultimately accepted that their dog was an American Staffordshire Terrier, then ruled that AmStaffs were “pit bulls,” and therefore the dog was banned. Tango was at risk for being killed by the city, so he was relocated.
In September 2010, the local goverment issued a clarification that AmStaffs were not banned “pit bulls.” This meant that Tango and other AmStaffs were allowed to be registered in Gold Coast again. Tango’s owners intend to sue Gold Coast in order to recoup their expenses.
All alerts for Gold Coast: http://stopbsl.com/?s=gold+coast
Dogfight continues despite freedom
Jessica Johnston | November 10th, 2010
[…]Tango’s owners John Mokomoko and Kylie Chivers plan to sue the Gold Coast City Council to recover the $500,000 they have spent proving their dog’s breed.[…]
”We’ve spent over $40,000 in kennel fees alone and we didn’t break the law.”[…]
She said they would be attempting to recover costs from Council for the botched banishment.
”They owe us… for six years AmStaffs were allowed to live here, he was registered, desexed, microchipped.
”They really singled us out.”[…]
Full article retrieved 11/10/10 from http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/11/10/269731_gold-coast-news.html
Fred M. Kray
krisdiaz9
Stop BSL 
Bronx has a few words to say about this!
Some more here……
http://photosbytom.smugmug.com/Animals/More-of-Bronx-the-Amazing/7625410_DbLgZ