Shon
09-13-2004, 05:40 PM
A simmering controversy is heating up again in Council Bluffs. The city council will take another run at banning pit bulls from city limits.
Supporters failed to pass the ban last month but they plan to bring the issue up again.
The city council will address the proposal at a meeting on October 11th but because the first round of that debate was so divisive, people are already gearing up for another passionate fight on whether or not to ban pit bulls.
Jill Kissinger watched as Kain, a six-year-old pit bull-lab mix attacked her fiancée. According to police reports, Kain was shot and killed after he lunged at officers but Kissinger says she's against any kind of dog ban.
She says, "II don't agree with it. Any dog can attack anybody at any given moment. It doesn't matter if it's a pit bull. It doesn't matter what kind of dog it is."
Kissinger and her fiancée have built a small memorial to Kain and she says that with the exception of the night of the attack, the dog was always playful.
Councilman Chad Primmer is the tie-breaking vote and he says the ban will be put in place.
He says, "The incidents haven't been minor in nature. These have been severe, serious injuries to these people. These dogs are dangerous. They don't belong on the streets of Council Bluffs."
The police report from the night that Kain attacked his owner states that Jill Kissiner told officers, "That dog needs to be killed."
Ms. Kissinger tells Channel 6 that she doesn't remember saying that but she says that she was in shock and can't be certain what she told officers.
Supporters failed to pass the ban last month but they plan to bring the issue up again.
The city council will address the proposal at a meeting on October 11th but because the first round of that debate was so divisive, people are already gearing up for another passionate fight on whether or not to ban pit bulls.
Jill Kissinger watched as Kain, a six-year-old pit bull-lab mix attacked her fiancée. According to police reports, Kain was shot and killed after he lunged at officers but Kissinger says she's against any kind of dog ban.
She says, "II don't agree with it. Any dog can attack anybody at any given moment. It doesn't matter if it's a pit bull. It doesn't matter what kind of dog it is."
Kissinger and her fiancée have built a small memorial to Kain and she says that with the exception of the night of the attack, the dog was always playful.
Councilman Chad Primmer is the tie-breaking vote and he says the ban will be put in place.
He says, "The incidents haven't been minor in nature. These have been severe, serious injuries to these people. These dogs are dangerous. They don't belong on the streets of Council Bluffs."
The police report from the night that Kain attacked his owner states that Jill Kissiner told officers, "That dog needs to be killed."
Ms. Kissinger tells Channel 6 that she doesn't remember saying that but she says that she was in shock and can't be certain what she told officers.