Promoting Public Safety Through Canine Awareness Education and Legislation
VICTORY! A 22-year-old ordinance banning pit bulls within Salina city limits will remain in place following a special mail-in election on Tuesday, February 23, 2026. Congratulations to the citizens of Salina, Kansas who had the common sense and concern for public safety to vote to keep the pit bull ban that has kept their residents …
…according to pit bull advocates, animal shelters and rescue groups that promote pit bulls as safe pets. At the time of this post, we are only halfway through October and there have already been three human fatalities and multiple severe injuries requiring hospitalization as well as beloved pets mauled and killed by pit bulls. We …
Victims of dangerous dog attacks and their families gathered at the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, to raise awareness about the frequency and severity of dog attacks and to remember those lost to vicious dog maulings. Responsible Citizens for Public Safety and Justice for Pearl hosted the event. Legislators were urged to …
Severe and fatal dog attacks on people and beloved pets are escalating across the country. After multiple severe and fatal maulings by dogs adopted from animal shelters, California and Virginia have enacted laws that require animal shelters and animal rescue groups to disclose a dog’s bite history in writing to the person adopting the dog- …
Along with the new package of Michigan preemption bills that will strip the authority from local units of government to enforce breed safety laws, and on the heels of the horrific pit bull mauling death of a little boy in Detroit, Lovell Anderson, age 4, come the defenders and promoters of pit bulls- the pit …
A Wayne County jury found killer pit bull owner, Pierre Cleveland, not guilty of all charges after a six day trial. His dogs fatally mauled Emma Hernandez to death in August of 2019, The Detroit News reported. Cleveland was charged with second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and possession of a dangerous animal causing death. Emma Hernandez, …
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 …
Please watch this video compilation and share it. It could save your life or that of someone you love. Pit bulls were bred specifically to kill. They have a genetic trait for unpredictable, explosive aggression. No one can train genetic traits out of any dog breed. Fighting breed dogs will always be unpredictable. Sound, odor …
Renowned Attorney Ken Phillips of DogBiteLaw.com discusses his law practice and facts about pit bulls on Rover Radio.
