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Volume I - Issue 5 |
May 2001 |
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UPDATE: Results of Baltimore City Council's Vote to Ban Dogs |
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Tuesday, May 15, 2001 - USA |
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BALTIMORE, MD — Last night the Baltimore City Council held its vote on whether or not to enact a "Dangerous Breed Ban" which would result in the outlaw of Pit Bull Dogs and the consequent destruction of all stray Pits found in the city of Baltimore.
In recent months, breed-specific legislation (a.k.a. BSL) has been becoming increas— Ok, already. I'll tell you the results: it was 10-8 against the ban. The dogs won.
The victory was the result of a last-minute change of heart by two council members, Council President Sheila Dixon and Vice President Stephanie Rawlings Blake, who shifted the majority contrary to last week's 11-8 support of the ban (one other yea-ban voter was not present last night).
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After the results of the vote were announced, a balcony-full of dog-lovers stood and cheered, thrusting their arms into the air. Editor's note: All of the beauties you see pictured in this article are Pit Bulls available for adoption, through www.badrap.org (Bay Area, CA).
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"Staffordshire
bull terriers, American Staffordshire terriers, American pit bull
terriers and American bulldogs, and any other dog trained to attack"
are listed in the text of the proposal, which had won preliminary
approval last week, although much opposition was noted (read May 7's 
When
asked why she had changed her vote, Council President Dixon replied,
"Prohibiting pit bulls is not going to the root of the
problem. We have not provided the resources to our Health
Department to deal with this issue. It is my responsibility not to pass
a law on emotion."
