Officials in Canton Township (MI) (Population 76,000) unanimously repealed the breed-specific provisions of its vicious dog law.
The changes came after two residents in the community appealed to the Board of Trustees on behalf of their dog Loki -- a dog believed to be a pit bull/American Bull Dog mix.
Superviosr Phil LaJoy said the revised ordinance defines a vicious dog "based on the actions of the animal rather than due to a perceived predisposition."
The Board of Trustees is scheduled to make a 2nd and final vote on the new ordinance next week.
Congrats to the great folks in Canton Township for supporting the logical change.
(Editor's note: This blog has been corrected to illustrate that this was actually in Canton Township (MI), not (OH) as originally noted.
Great news!
Not good news... “Dogs stolen from animal shelter, officials fear dog fighters involved”.
“…Over the course of the last [TWO] months, this same facility has been broke into [FIVE] times and nine pit bulls have disappeared – the shelter employees believe that all of the break-ins are all related.” http://www.examiner.com/article/dogs-stolen-from-animal-shelter-officials-fear-dog-fighters-involved
No duh? So what’s with their security, or is it an inside job?
Don’t know if they have a pibble ban there, but places that do report the black market value per dog jumps about 5 times with BSL in place.
Posted by: Chris | January 15, 2014 at 05:22 PM
well guys here is some more bsl craziness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3bIdbWw6pg
what do you think?
Posted by: Dog hero | January 15, 2014 at 11:31 PM
Ok, that video is ridiculous. Thanks for sharing (it just made it into my most recent blog post). I can't help but laugh at the injury the kid sustained from the "attack". I sure hope he recovers. Meanwhile, there are loose dogs EVERYWHERE in the video, and somehow the only two that are actually fenced appropriately are the ones that are the focus of the video. Truly bizarre.
Posted by: Brent | January 17, 2014 at 12:45 PM
well you know bsl advocates they will look for anything to discredit pits. i will be honest chihuahua's could do way worse than that. if you want i can help keep you updated. on any videos that show these "attacks" or obvious things in them that could have prevented the situation.
Posted by: Dog hero | January 17, 2014 at 05:13 PM