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Pitbulls have been fighting for people their ENTIRE existance, the tables have turned and NOW its TIME for US to FIGHT for THEM!!!
T wo years ago the Emporia, KS' city council had a meeting discussing our local dog ordinates. There have been previous events due to irresponsible dog ownership that brought up the questioning of breed-specific legislation (BSL) added to our dog ordinate. The city decided that a blanket legislation is the wrong way to go.
N ow it is May 21, 2008, and an article was published in the Emporia Gazette explaining two pitbull attacks due to irresponsible ownership and one dog at large(which is a dog that hasn't recieved rabies vaccination and hasn't been registered with the city). This has raised new concerns, and has the city rethinking our local ordinates once again. So we've made this site to inform local citizens about the upcoming likely possibility of BSL passing in Emporia,KS.
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Recent Emporia Gazette Articles;
-Vicious Dogs:
http://emporiagazette.com/news/2008/may/21/vicious_dogs/
By Joey Berlin, Brandy Nance
Originally published 02:07 p.m., May 21, 2008
-Family defends pit bulls:
http://emporiagazette.com/news/2008/may/29/family_defends_pi t_bulls/
By Brandy Nance
Originally published 01:22 p.m., May 29, 2008
-Pit bull question
Walt Schuler Emporia
http://emporiagazette.com/news/2008/jun/06/pit_bull_question /
Originally published 02:36 p.m., June 6, 2008
-Defends pit bulls
Cheryl D. Henry Americus http://emporiagazette.com/news/2008/jun/11/defends_pit_bulls /
Originally published Wednesday, June 11, 2008
-Ability, probability
Adam Didde, Emporia http://emporiagazette.com/news/2008/jun/16/ability_probabili ty/
Originally published 01:18 p.m., June 16, 2008
-No action on dog call
Laurie Pitman, Emporia http://emporiagazette.com/news/2008/jun/23/no_action_dog_cal l/
Originally published 01:29 p.m., June 23, 2008
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"Pitbulls are probably one of the breeds that kind of run the gambit of what their functionality has been, but it ALWAYS has been in the service of a human being. Even if it was bull baiting, it was because there were people who were betting on it."
[Anti Cruelty Society Animal Behavior & Training Manager]
Pit bulls were once a sign of dignity and strength to the United States and for the people therein. The never-quit attitude that they held was a statement towards the United States. They were once posted in advertisements, on magazines, and in movies.
Today, people fear the breed. They fear the myths surrounding the breed. They fear the bad reputation surrounding the breed.
They were once, highly dignified and loved.
[Source; http://hubpages.com/hub/Famous_Pit_Bulls (2007).]
What Is BSL??
Breed-specific legislation (BSL) comes in many forms, from extra insurance policies and special licenses, to outright bans of particular breeds. It usually comes about after a critical or fatal dog attack. It generally targets a small set of dog breeds. It attempts to curb dog bites and dog attacks by implementing policies focused specifically on those breeds. And it is always a complete failure - technically and morally.
[Source; www.stopbsl.com , (2005-2008)]
BSL DOES NOT TARGET ONLY PITBULLS!!
Here is a list of the 75 breeds banned in certain cities across the U.S.
1. AIREDALE TERRIER
2. AKBASH
3. AKITA
4. ALAPAHA BLUE BLOOD BULLDOG
5. ALASKAN MALAMUTE
6. ALSATIAN SHEPHERD
7. AMERICAN BULLDOG
8. AMERICAN HUSKY
9. AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER
10. AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER
11. AMERICAN WOLFDOG
12. ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD
13. ARIKARA DOG
14. AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG
15. AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD
16. BELGIAN MALINOIS
17. BELGIAN SHEEPDOG
18. BELGIAN TURVUREN
19. BLUE HEELER
20. BOERBUL
21. BORZOI
22. BOSTON TERRIER
23. BOUVIER DES FLANDRES
24. BOXER
25. BULLDOG
26. BULL TERRIER
27. BULL MASTIFF
28. CANE CORSO
29. CATAHOULA LEOPARD DOG
30. CAUCASIAN SHEPHERD
31. CHINESE SHAR PEI
32. CHOW-CHOW
33. COLORADO DOG
34. DOBERMAN PINSCHER
35. DOGO DE ARGENTINO
36. DOGUE DE BORDEAUX
37. ENGLISH MASTIFFS
38. ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL
39. ESKIMO DOG
40. ESTRELA MOUNTAIN DOG
41. FILA BRASILIERO
42. FOX TERRIER
43. FRENCH BULLDOG
44. GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG
45. GOLDEN RETRIEVER
46. GREENLAND HUSKY
47. GREAT DANE
48. GREAT PYRANEES
49. ITALIAN MASTIFF
50. KANGAL DOG
51. KEESHOND
52. KOMONDOR
53. KOTEZEBUE HUSKY
54. KUVAZ
55. LABRADOR RETRIEVER
56. LEONBERGER
57. MASTIFF
58. NEOPOLITAN MASTIFF
59. NEWFOUNDLAND
60. OTTERHOUND
61. PRESA DE CANARIO
62. PRESA DE MALLORQUIN
63. PUG
64. ROTTWEILER
65. SAARLOOS WOLFHOND
66. SAINT BERNARD
67. SAMOYED
68. SCOTTISH DEERHOUND
69. SIBERIAN HUSKY
70. SPANISH MASTIFF
71. STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER
72. TIMBER SHEPHERD
73. TOSA INU
74. TUNDRA SHEPHERD
75. WOLF SPITZ
Lets not blame the Dogs for a Trait bred into them by the Evilness of man.
Lets understand them instead, So we can provide Responsible Ownership and give them a chance to Show the World WHY they are so Deserving of our Love.
LAWS are for HUMANS, not animals who have no say about the captive enviorment they must Endure!
We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they connot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words.
It is easy to take liberty for granted when you never had it taken from you.
We are all born innocent. Bad people make bad dogs happen, We are still innocent!
We must unite and put an end to this inJustice once and for all. There have been enough innocent lives lost!
