Browsing Tag Maryland

Legislators in Maryland – the only U.S. state to enforce statewide BSL – were unable to reach a compromise on two similar bills that would stop labeling all Pit Bulls as being inherently dangerous.

Attempts to enforce breed-specific legislation have been rejected this month in Florida, Maryland, Connecticut and New Mexico.

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.”

In a victory for BSL opponents, the Maryland Senate has passed a bill making dog owners of all breeds, not just Pit Bulls, liable in the event of an attack.

Maryland’s highest court has ruled that all Pit Bulls are dangerous and a “strict liability risk” to their owners and landlords.

A 3-year-old Goldendoodle named Dozer joined the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center annual benefit marathon after escaping from his yard.

Animal lovers are outraged that charges won’t be filed against an off-duty officer who shot and killed a family’s beloved pet in a dog park.