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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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Lakewood, Ohio Passes Pit Bull Ban

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Lakewood, OH - Lakewood City Council has passed an ordinance banning new pit bulls and canary dogs. Under the ordinance, pit bulls already owned by Lakewood residents can stay, but only if those dogs are registered and kept in compliance with existing vicious dog laws. DogsBite.org has tracked the twists and turns of Lakewood's process in passing this ban. Below are the stories:

Related articles:
07/18/08: Letter: Former Lakewood Prosecutor Supports Ban
07/16/08: Noncompliant Pit Bull Owners Cited After Lakewood Hearing
06/13/08: Standing Firm on Pit Bull Ban: Councilman Powers Responds...
06/13/08: Lakewood Debates Pit Bull Ban, Opponents Shed No New Light
06/01/08: Pit Bull Ban FAQ by Councilman Brian Powers
05/22/08: Ohio Cities Cracking Down on Pit Bulls (Big Time)

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Anonymous 7/22/2008 3:53 AM | Flag as abusive
Must have been the non-insurance carrying scofflaws promising to move which tipped the scales in favor of a ban!

Message to Pit Bull Community:

START BREEDING SAFER DOGS NOW!!!!

by Anonymous 7/22/2008 4:30 AM | Flag as abusive
Mary Louise Madigan revealed herself as a Pro-Mauler with her lone dissenting vote.

by Dee 7/22/2008 4:34 AM | Flag as abusive
ROCKSTAR COUNCILMAN POWERS!

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by Jersey 7/22/2008 5:12 AM | Flag as abusive
A big THANK YOU to all those law breaking pit bull owners that showed up for the meeting and called themselves responsible.

The pit bull's biggest enemy is not the media conspiracy or the uneducated, hateful victims, its their owners.

by Jersey 7/22/2008 7:59 AM | Flag as abusive
TEXAS WILL BE NEXT!!

http://www.courier-gazette.com/articles/2008/07/21/breaking_news/79.txt

by Anonymous 7/22/2008 9:40 AM | Flag as abusive
Nice! A wave of applause rolling across the town this morning. Just a few mad and pouty faces on the usual drama queens, but here's to hoping they keep their promise and leave. (Of course they probably won't, but there's always hope.)

Powers for President!

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