maryellen1
06-20-2006, 12:52 PM
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ALABAMA
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ARKANSAS
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COLORADO
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IDAHO
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ILLINOIS
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INDIANA
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IOWA
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KANSAS
Augusta, Arkansas City, Bonner Springs, Cheney, Cherokee County, Inman (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS & PIT BULLS), Dodge City, El Dorado, Ellinwood, Fort Smith, Fredonia, Garden City, Garnett, Hesston, Jackson County, Junction City, Kansas City, Kingman, Leawood, Leavenworth, Liberal, Lola, Maize, Manhatten, Marysville, Nickerson, Overland Park, Park City, Pittsburg, Preston, St. John, Salina, Shawnee County, Sterling, Topeka, Ulyssas, Wyandotte County
KENTUCKY
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LOUISIANA
Luling, Morgan City, Plaquemines Parish, St. Parish, Welsh
MARYLAND
Prince George County, Naval Base, Hagerstown
Here are some examples of letters and a copy of an excellent NON-breed-specific Dangerous Dog law that you can e-mail/snail-mail/fax/read to legislators (http://www.rott-n-chatter.com/rottweilers/laws/sampleletters.html) </B>
MASSACHUSETTS
Amesbury, Boston, Brockton, Fall River, Haverhill, Holyoke, Medway, New Bedford, Rockport, Tauton, Whorster
MICHIGAN
Alma, Crystal City, Dearborne Heights, Detroit(REPEALED), East Pointe(REPEALED), Evart Township, Grosse Point Woods, Hastings, Hudsonville, Melvindale, Muskegon, Ramsey, Muskegon, Michigan, Ramsey, Redford(REPEALED), Southgate, Springfield, Waterford, Westland Pontiac, Niles, Almont and Saginaw have all repealed thier BSL.
MISSISSIPPI
Aberdeen, Greenville, Horn Lake, Indianola
MISSOURI
Black Jack, Booneville, Butler, Calverton, Camdenton, Carl Junction (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS & PIT BULLS), Cameron, Clayton, Fenton, Ferguson, Florissant, Grandby, Grandview, Greenwood, Hallsville, Hazelwood, Liberty, Macon, New Franklin, Pagerdale, Salisbury (has BANNED PIT BULLS & ROTTWEILERS), Springfield, University City, Wentzville, Woodson Terrace
MONTANA
Ekalaka, Libby
NEBRASKA
Friend
NEW JERSEY
Atlantic City, Clifton, Engelwood, Highland Park, Millville, West New York
NEW MEXICO
Tijeras, Kirkland Air Force Base
NEW YORK
Binghamton (restricts ROTTWEILERS), Hudson, Jamestown, Larchmont, Maybrook, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Newburgh, N. Hempstead, Sand Point, Village of Haverstraw, Village of Hemstead, Yonkers
NORTH CAROLINA
Transylvania
NORTH DAKOTA
Bismark, Kildeer, Minot (http://www.rott-n-chatter.com/rottweilers/laws/ndakotaminot.html) (has BANNED PIT BULLS) Velva (http://www.rott-n-chatter.com/rottweilers/laws/ndakotavelve.html) (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS)
OHIO
(STATE HAS DELARED PIT BULLS AS DANGEROUS/VICIOUS)
Akron (http://www.rott-n-chatter.com/rottweilers/laws/ohioakron.html) (has RESTRICTED PIT BULLS & AMERICAN BULLDOGS), Athens, Bay Village, Bellevue, Bexley, Cambridge, Celina, Cincinnati, E. Cleveland, Defiance, East Cleveland, Fairfield, Franklin County, Girard, Golf Manor, Heath, Highland Heights, Louisville, Lucas County, Ludlow Falls, Mansfield, Mayfield, Mentor on the Lake, Miami County, Middlefield, Mt. Vernon, Napoleon,New Albany, Newark, North Perry, Oxford, Parma, Perrysburg, Powell, Richmond Heights, Shaker Heights, Silverlake, S. Euclid, Southpoint, Springboro, St. Marys, Toledo, Warrensville Hts, Washington Court House, Wickliffe, Wooster, Yellow Springs
OKLAHOMA
Eufaula, Midwest City, Quenton
OREGON
Malin
PENNSYLVANIA
Clairton, Elizabeth, Reading
RHODE ISLAND
Pawtucket (http://www.rott-n-chatter.com/rottweilers/laws/rhodeislandpawtucket.html) (has BANNED PIT BULLS & placed restriction on ROTTWEILERS), Providence (http://www.rott-n-chatter.com/rottweilers/laws/rhodeislandprovidence.html)
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia, Travelers Rest (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS, CHOWS & DOBERMANS)
SOUTH DAKOTA
Chamberlain (has BANNED PIT BULLS, DOBERMANS and ROTTWEILERS) Sissenton (has BANNED DOBERMANS)
TENNESSEE
Jackson, Milan, Smyrna, Sparta, Watertown, Lynnville (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS, PIT BULLS, CHOWS, GERMAN SHEPHERD & DOBERMANS)
TEXAS
Kyle, Neilsville, Terrell
UTAH
North Salt Lake, Smithfield (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS & SHAR-PEIS) Springville (heavy restriction-pit bulls)
VIRGINIA
Richmond
WASHINGTON
Buckly, Enunclaw, Everett, Inland, Issaquah Highland Subdivision, Kenawick, King County, Kirkland, Moxee, Neah Bay (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS), Oak Harbor, Prosser, Quincy, Seatac, Sunnyside, Toppenosh, Yakima
WISCONSIN
East Troy Lake, Fox Lake, Hewitt, Milwaukee, Nellisville, Oconto, Randolph, South Milwaukee
Here are some examples of letters and a copy of an excellent NON-breed-specific Dangerous Dog law that you can e-mail/snail-mail/fax/read to legislators (http://www.rott-n-chatter.com/rottweilers/laws/sampleletters.html) </B>
maryellen1
06-20-2006, 03:21 PM
this was my letter to them:
Hi ,
My name is Maryellen, and I am a proud owner of an American pit bull terrier. I am first off, truly sorry and the family that had the member attacked by the loose dogs have my condolences. I truly hope that the owner of those dogs that attacked him is held responsible for his dogs’ actions.
While the American pit bull terrier seems like a monster, it is not. Any dog can be bred incorrectly, look at the dalmation, german shepherd, rottie, and other breeds that have been bred incorrectly due to greed for $$.
The correct temperament of the American pitbull terrier is to love humans, and some to not like other dogs, while some dogs will accept other dogs.
To ban a breed because of an individuals actions is callous and uncalled for. Its racial profiling, which doesn’t do anything but allow the backyard breeders and irresponsible owners to move to another breed to use.
The person that should be held responsible here is the owner of the dogs that attacked that man. And, have the dogs been proven to be American pit bull terriers? There are other breeds that look like them,and if you take a lab and boxer and have pups, you can have dogs that look like them too.
The American pit bull terrier is not for everyone, just as Dobermans, rottweilers, german shepherds, and other breeds are not for everyone. However, any dog owner should be responsible with their dogs. The dog owners who don’t license, take care of, tie their dogs outside, no training, those are the owners who should be held liable for their dogs actions. People who own dogs should do their breed research before they get their dog, so that this way they know what the dog is about.
Here is a few pictures of my American pit bull doing what he loves best, giving therapy to the patients at the nursing home, and having the learning disabled 2nd graders read to him.. I am a working class citizen, I license my dogs every year, take them to the vet when they need to go, and I have had each of my dogs go to 2 years of obedience training, and I work with them at home. I am a responsible owner. I also will not own a dog that is aggressive to humans. I take my dogs everywhere, so that they are well socialized and I make sure that they behave around people and are friendly. Please don’t discriminate against us who take care of whatever breed we have, and who would never allow our American pitbull terriers to do this type of damage to anyone, as our dogs that we own are true to the breed. You can read more about the breed at www.realpitbull.com (http://www.realpitbull.com/) as well.
Please, do not discriminate the breed, there are good dogs of every breed, and bad dogs of every breed, but please don’t ban an entire breed because of the actions of an irresponsible owner.
Again, I am truly sorry that the man was attacked by the dogs.
Maryellen
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