Promoting Public Safety Through Canine Awareness Education and Legislation
Please tell us your story. We want to know how we can help you. We, as a group of responsible citizens are interested in keeping our communities safe from dangerous dog attacks. We know attacks happen every day and most are never reported in the news. We believe that as we gather data provided by …
Michigan: A seasoned animal control officer was brutally attacked by a pit bull at the Oakland County Animal Control shelter. The dog had to be shot and killed to stop the attack. The pit bull was in quarantine because it had previously bitten several family members. The dog somehow got out of its cage and …
RC4PS.org has developed a YouTube channel! We have educational videos regarding medical studies on pit bulls as well as videos of our recent Tribute to honor victims and survivors of pit bull attacks for National Pit Bull Victim Awareness Day in Lansing, MI. Please subscribe and share to raise awareness about the dangers pit bulls …
2019: Three fatal pit bull attacks in close sequence cause grave concern in Michigan. Two of the attacks just a week after Responsible Citizens for Public Safety held a tribute to victims and survivors in Lansing on the steps of the Capitol. The tragic fatalities should indicate to Michigan legislators that pit bulls are indeed …
On October 24, 2019, members of Responsible Citizens for Public Safety gathered on the steps of the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing in Honor of National Pit Bull Victim Awareness Day. It was the first public event our group has sponsored. Our mission is to save lives by raising awareness and educating the public about …
For National Pit Bull Victim Awareness Month, Responsible Citizens for Public Safety (RC4PS.org) has released a short public education video. The video consists of quotations from medical doctors, giving their view of pit bulls. Similar to the outcry that slowly grew over cigarette smoking to demand action from politicians in the 1970s and 1980s, there …
Responsible Citizens for Public Safety will be holding our first public event at the Michigan State Capitol. We are pleased to announce that Colleen Lynn, the founder of DogsBite.org, will be our special guest speaker! After being seriously injured by a pit bull while jogging in June of 2007, Colleen Lynn researched dog attacks and launched …
The City of Detroit has been in the hot seat as severe and fatal pit bull attacks continue to make national news. On August 19, 2019, Emma Hernandez, age 9, was fatally mauled by 3 pit bulls. In 2015, Xavier Strickland, age 4, was fatally mauled by 4 pit bulls while walking to school with …
Pit bull owner, Pierre Cleveland, has been charged with second degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and having a dangerous animal causing death. During his arraignment, prosecutors alleged that Cleveland knew his pit bull dogs were vicious, stating that in July, one of his dogs had killed one puppy and another of the dogs had killed multiple …
Abel, the pit bull mix was surrendered to UPAWS shelter in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. After passing the “SAFER” temperament test, the shelter adopted him to a family. That day, Abel attacked an 18 year old. The victim sustained severe injuries requiring reconstructive surgeries. Due to pressure from Pit Bull advocates, instead of humanely euthanizing the …