Promoting Public Safety Through Canine Awareness Education and Legislation
Michigan preemption bill, HB 4035, was written by out of state pit bull lobbyists from Best Friends Animal Society. This bill would have stripped the authority of local units of government to enact or enforce local safety laws pertaining to pit bull type dogs. The bill passed the Michigan House in an 88-13 vote. The …
Benjamin Cobb, age 4, was killed in October 2019 by a violent pit bull that his mother brought home to help out a friend. Brandi Halterman had asked the owner if the dog was safe around children. The pit bull owner did not disclose that the dog had previously showed signs of aggression and had …
MUST WATCH! Please join us on National Pit Bull Victim Awareness Day, October 26, 2020. Responsible Citizens for Public Safety presents a Zoom Panel discussion with renowned public safety advocates: Mia Johnson, of NationalPitBullVictimAwareness.org, and Colleen Lynn, founder of DogsBite.org. Important issues for the public and for victims of pit bull attacks are discussed in …
After passing the Michigan House of Representatives in an 88-13 vote on Tuesday, October 13, HB 4035 has been sent to the Senate Committee on Local Government. No hearing date has been set. Please call, write and send a fax to the Committee and request that the Committee OPPOSES HB 4035. This bill would prohibit …
An appeal hearing officer charged with determining the fate of a pit bull mix dog which police say attacked and killed a 95-year-old woman nearly a year ago has issued a proposed final decision, upholding the original decision of the Suffield animal control officer that the animal be put down. On Nov. 6, 2019, Janet …
TAKE ACTION! Please call Senate Majority Leader, Mike Shirkey, and tell him to OPPOSE HB 4035 to KEEP LOCAL CONTROL and PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY at (517) 373- 5932. Email: SenMShirkey@senate.michigan.gov Our Michigan Constitution demands it. Call your senator as well and tell him/her the same! HB 4035 passed 88-13 in a vote of the full …
ALERT: Call your state representative and Speaker of the House, Lee Chatfield, and tell them to KEEP LOCAL CONTROL! Our Michigan Constitution demands it. HB 4035 is on its way to a vote of the full House of Representatives after passing both the Committee on Local Government and now the House Ways and Means Committee. …
On Wednesday February 26, the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance held a vote own HB 4035. It passed with 9 votes in favor and 2 against. One member was absent and one member passed. The bill now moves to the House Ways and Means Committee to have the financial aspects of the bill …
On February 19, 2020, the Michigan House Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance heard testimony in support and opposition of House Bill 4035 which would prohibit breed specific legislation ( BSL) in all Michigan communities. I represented Responsible Citizens for Public Safety in opposition to the bill. My testimony begins at 32:09 for those …
HB 4035 is a PREEMPTION bill that would strip local units of government of their authority to enact or enforce local safety ordinances regarding dangerous dog breeds. It compromises public safety and strips local governments of their authority to protect their residents. Standing Committee Meeting Local Government and Municipal Finance, Rep. James Lower, Chair DATE: …