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Sioux City, IA: Group presents data in support of BSL repeal
Sioux City, IA, has had a controversial breed ban in place for several years. Despite local efforts to show city officials that the ban has had no effect on public safety (in fact, some data indicates...
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Boston, MA: City leaders will fight to keep BSL
Boston city officials have unhappily realized that the city’s discriminatory breed-specific ordinance will be nullified on the effective date of the new MA state animal law (October 31). The new state...
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Ashtabula, OH: Council exempts adopted dogs from breed ban
Ashtabula council has passed a revised dog ordinance that allows residents to keep “pit bulls” in town IF and ONLY IF the dog was adopted from the Ashtabula County Animal Protective League (APL)....
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Kingsford Michigan – BSL Exception
John Ketola requires a service animal, unfortunately for John, his dog is 25% Staffordshire Terrier. According to the city of Kingsford’s 1987 ordinance banning all pit bulls, including mixed or...
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Camp LeJeune, NC – Eastern Bases
As of September 30th, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune‘s pet policy will undergo further changes, banning all aggressive dogs and specific dog breeds. The Marine Corps banned aggressive dog breeds in...
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Annapolis MD – Legislative Task Force Workshop Announced
In May, the Maryland General Assembly created a task force to study the recent Court of Appeals decision that pit bull dogs and pit bull mixes are “inherently dangerous,” and to recommend possible...
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UPDATE: Moonee Valley, AU – Dangerous Dog Laws Fail to Accomplish Convictions
According to news out of Moonee Valley, a small area located within Melbourne, Victoria, Australia has received 24 reports of suspected dangerous dogs since changes to the 1994 Domestic Animals Act...
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UPDATE: Australia- Dangerous Dog Laws Fail to Accomplish Convictions
Second Council reports coming as a result of the one year anniversary of the Domestic Animals Act anniversary: WYNDHAM Council has not seized any restricted breed dogs under tougher dangerous dog laws...
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MIAMI-DADE PASSES DANGEROUS DOG REGISTRY LEGISLATION
We reported that two separate pieces of legislation had been proposed in Miami-Dade and would be voted on Tuesday night. Officials chose to adopt Commissioner Diaz’s proposed ‘Dangerous Dog Registry’...
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: City committee to discuss possible BSL repeal,...
UPDATE: EDMONTON – An amendment has been passed at City Council which eliminates the contentious Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) from Edmonton’s Animal Control Bylaw. The BSL section outlined that...
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