Tag «Public Safety»

Dangerous Dog Attacks Resulting in Dismemberment and Death are Escalating across the Nation. Public Outcry Elicits New Public Safety Laws in Several States.

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- …

Michigan Tribute to Victims of Dangerous Dogs

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 …

Britain Will Ban American Bully XL (American Bulldog) By Year’s End.

The United States of America should take note of Britain’s Common Sense Action to Protect Public Safety. Rishi Sunak, the British Prime Minister, says, ” the breed American XL Bully is a danger to our communities”. He has announced that the American XL bully will be banned in the UK by the end of the year after …

New Package of Michigan Bills Would Bar Local Governments from Regulating Dangerous Breed Dogs – an Affront to Michigan Victims of Dog Attacks

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. …

Michigan Tribute to Victims of Dangerous Dogs

** UPDATE ** Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Michigan Tribute to Victims of Dangerous Dogs will be moved to a ZOOM format that will be released on October 25, 2023, during National Pit Bull VICTIM Awareness Month. We will NOT be at the Capitol in Lansing. We plan to reschedule an event at …

Grosse Pointe Shores, MI Enacts Pit Bull BAN!

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 …

Pit Bull Concerns in White Lake Township, MI Could Lead to New Public Safety Ordinance and …More of the Story

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, …

WHAT Will It Take to FIX Detroit’s Pit Bull Problem?

With a growing list of children, adults and many beloved pets being attacked, mutilated and fatally mauled, it’s abundantly clear that Detroit has a serious Pit Bull problem. When will it stop? On April 4, 2023, Daniel Bonacorsi, a 58 year old man from Plymouth, was working in Detroit for the Army Corps of Engineers. …

Happy New Year Michigan! We defeated Michigan HB 4035 and other Dangerous Bills across the U.S.A.!

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 …

It’s National Pit Bull VICTIM Awareness Day! Please Join Us.

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 …