Olde Historical Salem, MA BSL Alert

Olde Historical Salem, MA is pondering BSL (banning was mentioned- of
pit bulls). Letters to the council please!

City Council and Clerk information (FYI-Councilor Furey is the one
who is initiating the BSL talks):

http://www.salemcouncil.com/Contact.html (City Council)

Mayor, park and recreation, chief of police (all will be involved in
City Council's BSL talks)

KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL-Mayor
Mayor@salem.com

DOUGLAS BOLLEN-Parks and Recreation

DBollen@salem.com

Robert St. Pierre-Chief of Police

salem.police@salem.com

 

TY for the heads up! That's the next city over from me!:eek:

YIKES!!!!! This s**t is just getting WAAAAAAY too close!

 

Tx, again! I just spent the last two hours writing everyone on that list! ANY help would be SOOOO appreciated.
This is just insane!!!!! (I'm SO bummed!!! )!!!!

 

here is a reply already, from a member on the board, to a fellow owner...

Thanks for the email. I agree with your assessment of this proposal. I don't believe there is anything genetically determined about this breed of dog that makes it a violent animal, and therefore subject to banning as a public safety menace. The key is the training provided by the owner, and as you indicate, bad training of any kind of dog can make that dog a public safety problem. I've gotten a bunch of emails and a few calls, so I can tell that it's kicked up a little dust with people.

Councillor Furey's motion, while well-intended, is misguided. My sense if that what may come out of this is not a ban on pit bulls, but a reasonable review of the city's ordinance relative to dogs....all dogs. I will oppose any sort of ban or restriction on any particular breed of dog.

Thanks for the feedback!

Best,
Matt


there is hope.....

 

I will write letters.

 

Tx! It can only help!!!
One of the members in the Mass club has a grandfather who's a member on the council, and we have a meeting this sunday, to see what we can all do about it=LOTS of members are from Salem. This should be interesting.....
Tx again!


(Mass-holes!!!!):eek: ...did I just say that?!!!!!!!

 

Those mass-holes...lol!!

Glad to hear that you have someone you know on the council.

Please keep us posted!

 

I'm writing letters as we speak. I also live near Salem and used to walk downtown once a week with my dog, a Greyhound, and my friend's APBT.

We were walking one day and this group of drunken rednecks stopped us (yeah, it was 10am, classy). The guys were talking to my friend about her pit. The woman was afraid of her and my friend informed her that she was more likely to bite than her dog was (which is true, I've seen her do it before). The woman looked at me and said "Well either way I'll just pat this nice Dalmation over here" and started patting Wally, who is not only not a Dalmation, but isn't even spotted! He's brindle for crap's sake!!!!!!!!!!

So yeah, that was my Salem story. But other than that I love walking there. The only dangerous dogs I've met on the streets there would be two Italian Greyhounds that wanted everyone, and everything dead.

 

Update:

Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 5:37 PM
Subject: Mtg UPDATE Salem, MA BSL


There is no date for Councilor Furey's proposal for BSL meeting as of yet. I will have a time and date TOMORROW a.m. I wanted to get this out in advance so that people do not show up at the regular council meeting Thursday evening as this topic will not be discussed.

If you haven't sent a letter, do so now!

Thanks!

Nina Capozzi


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Please CROSSPOST.

Olde Historical Salem, MA is pondering BSL (banning was mentioned for pit bulls). Letters to the council please! Meeting date TBA announced later.

City Council and Clerk information (FYI-Councilor Furey is the one who is initiating the BSL talks):

http://www.salemcouncil.com/Contact.html (City Council snail mail and email addys)

Mayor, park and recreation, chief of police (all will be involved in City Council's BSL talks)

KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL-Mayor Mayor@Salem.com

DOUGLAS BOLLEN-Parks and Recreation

DBollen@Salem.com

Robert St. Pierre-Chief of Police

salem.police@verizon.net

Nina from "Muzzlechusetts"​

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~The American Pit Bull Terrier~

Genetics and environment make your dog!
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If any of you are also members in the Mass club, a letter/petition will, (hopefully) be included on the site. PLEASE sign it, and tell others to do the same. Tx! I wrote it today, and Holly should be putting it on the board sometime tomorrow. Again, tx for any help!

 

update:


The meeting regarding the proposed ban is: Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at 7:00 P.M. in the Salem City Council Chamber. I hope many can make it and keep the letters coming as I believe they are making a difference!!!
and again, MANY thanks!