Promoting Public Safety Through Canine Awareness Education and Legislation
The 2023 Michigan Tribute to Victims of Dangerous Dogs Zoom Premiere! For National Pit Bull VICTIM Awareness Day 2023, Responsible Citizens for Public Safety held a Zoom meeting to remember victims of dangerous dogs and to discuss and promote legislation that would protect public safety. Leticia Spagnuolo of Livingston County, MI and Jill Deminiuk of …
On Tuesday September 26, 2023, a package of preemption bills was introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives. HB 5039, 5040 and 5041 would prevent local units of government in counties, cities, townships and villages from enacting or enforcing and Breed Safety Legislation or BSL. They have been referred to the Agriculture Committee for review. …
At the September 19th public meeting, Grosse Pointe Shores City Council voted 4-3 to enact a ban on pit Bulls. The decision came to a vote after council was informed of a horrific attack in June on a beloved pet dog, Maddie. Her owners were bitten trying to save their dog. Maddie’s injuries resulted in …
Sarah Bazinet was walking her Golden Retriever, Marley, in February 2023, when three pit bulls got through their fence and two of them attacked Bazinet’s dog. Marley survived but sustained serious injuries. The attack traumatized Sarah and prompted her to voice her concerns about dangerous dogs at the public Township Board meeting on May 16, …
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 …
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 …
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 …