Browsing Tag breed bans

Breed bans are currently against the law in California, but Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich wants the state to start enforcing them.

On Aug. 14 Miami-Dade County voted not to repeal its Pit Bull ban, and the Maryland General Assembly deadlocked on removing language from a bill that calls all Pit Bulls “inherently dangerous.”

The Aurora, Colo., City Council introduced an ordinance that would allow Pit Bulls as service dogs and reduce the number of banned breeds from 10 to three.

FOX 11 in Los Angeles has reversed a short-lived policy banning Pit Bulls, Rottweilers and Dobermans from its dog adoption segments.

Effective June 27, the Turkish government is rounding up “Pit Bull-type” dogs – including family pets – and fining their owners more than $2,000.

Zynga announced it will remove Pit Bulls as weapons in Mafia Wars, the No. 1 Facebook crime game.

A growing number of countries and municipalities are repealing laws that ban certain “dangerous dog” breeds. Here’s why.