U.S. Army expands pit bull ban

Dallas,TX -- While the Texas attorney general decides on the constitutionality of breed-specific legislation, U.S. Army officials, following the lead of Fort Hood, have decided on their own that breed-specific rules are a sensible way to address breed-specific problems. Fort Hood banned pit bulls from all on-base housing two months ago. Now, according to this story in the Killeen Daily Herald the U.S. Army has expanded the pit bull ban to other bases -- specifically for American Staffordshire bull terriers and English Staffordshire bull terriers -- and gone one step better by adding Rottweilers, Doberman pinschers, chows, wolf hybrids and any others that display a dominant or aggressive behavior.

What I like about this rule is that it will not require existing owners to give up their dogs. All it says is that new residents will be barred from bringing those dogs into base housing, nor will existing residents be allowed to bring new pets from these breeds onto bases. If there's any question about whether a mixed-breed dog falls into one of these categories, the base veterinarian will make the call.

This rule doesn't just look at dogs that bite, it distinguishes between those that bite and those that maim because, when they attack, their bite is so powerful that it often leads to severe maiming or death. Of course, military bases are governed by federal law, not state law. But it's nice to know that officials at the federal level see this problem for what it is. I hope the attorney general takes note.

http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/03/us-army-bans-pi.html

 

Never been an army fan gotta stick with marines bulldogs ooh raaa

 

Gee, they fight for our freedoms and get their's taken away.
No wonder my son won't even take his mid deployment leave cause he wants to get out 2 weeks earlier.:eek:

 

So just because its BSL for more then one breed you like it? Thats odd IMHO.

 

"Hey thanks for volunteering your time and life to defending the country. Now if you'd just get rid of that dog...." :rolleyes:
Sickening

 

They banned pit bull type dogs here at our airforce base about 4 years ago. The bad thing is they required all pit bull type dogs to be removed from the base. Including rotties and dobes. Many dogs lost their lives.

 

If it looked at dogs that bites, how come breeds like the Cocker, the Chihuahua, Dachund & Jack Russell weren't on the list? And how about a flippin' Lab - we all know they can do serious damage - like the lady who had her friggin' face ripped off! And then there is the infamous but beloved German Shepherd - accountable for 77% of bites by a large sized dog & we all know THEY can do serious damage - why aren't they on the list? Sounds like more bull to me. :mad:

 

Fight for freedom, while they take your freedoms....

 

too bad Camp Lejeune just banned pit bulls(and all pit-bull types), wolf hybrids, and rottweilers. thank god i'm going on recruiting duty. i will never live on base housing again. sad thing is, when the largest base in the Marine Corps bans them, the rest are sure to follow,