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Opinion: Officials right to look at ways to prevent pit bull attacks
We share the outrage expressed last week by Lincoln County Attorney John Hackley concerning the dangers of pit bulls.
At a Lincoln Fiscal Court meeting, Hackley and members of the court heard from a Lincoln County woman whose son was jerked off his bike and severely bitten by a pit bull. The boy's injuries required 50 stitches, and the attack left him emotionally traumatized as well, his mother told the court.
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1 Comments:
At 11:48 AM,
Knightridge Overlook said…
Following a tragic attack by a pack of neglected or abused pit bulls, McHenry County Illinois instituted a new ordinance regarding "dangerous" and "vicious" dogs. The triggers are behavior, not breed, and call for a scaled set of requirements, depending on the nature and extent of behavior problems.
We can avoid breed-specific legislation by promoting legislation that rationally promotes good behavior and rationally punishes bad behavior. It seems to me that this ordinance is a good one that we should be out there promoting when lawmakers are looking for an appropriate response to an attack.
Read for yourself the McHenry County ordinance (.pdf file) here.
And here's my blog about my dogs. Hope you enjoy it.
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