Tag Archives: BSL

Ridiculous Pit Bull Ban Proposal Pulled in Broward; Submit Your Cute Pibble Pics

So thanks to the ignorant chatter of one Barbara Sharief (vice mayor of the Broward County Commission) there was a lot of talk recently about introducing a pit bull ban in Miami’s neighbor to the north. This was wrong for more reasons … Continue reading

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Cincinnati Strikes Down Breed Ban, Miami Needs to Be Next!

It’s official. Cincinnati, Ohio, has finally repealed its nine-year breed ban. The City Council voted 8-1 to officially repeal the breed-specific language in the city’s vicious dog ordinance,which made owning “pit bulls” illegal within city limits. Animal advocates across the state fought … Continue reading

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Cumberland County, North Carolina, Considering Breed Ban

UPDATE: Cumberland County Rejects Proposed Breed Ban; Plans to Implement Restrictions for Adopters While most cities around the country are realizing the ineffectiveness and injustice of breed bans (and repealing them), some are still operating based on antiquated assumptions. Cumberland County, … Continue reading

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The Cruel Consequences of Military Breed Bans

Our government should not be in the business of breed bans, period. Aside from state and local officials passing ordinances and other nonsense BSL laws in many regions, the government has also enacted widespread breed bans applying to military housing. … Continue reading

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A Day With the Pitties

This weekend, we attended the Miami Coalition Against Breed Specific Legislation barbecue in Pembroke Pines. This terrific organization works to end ridiculous & antiquated BSL (breed specific legislation) and combat discrimination/misinformation against particular breeds (bully breeds in particular). Several hundred … Continue reading

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