Dublin City Council voted 6-1 Monday night to bring the city’s dog law more in line with state law and recent court rulings. The changes reverse a trend that started 30 years ago toward breed-specific dog laws.
Unconstitutional? How so? Is it fair that someone who drives a giant Cadillac Escalade has to pay more in auto insurance than someone who drives a small Ford Festiva? That giant SUV is going to cause more damage in an accident than the economy car... just like a pit bull. Why aren't they banning insurance companies from charging the Cadillac owner more? That's discrimination!
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Dublin City councilman Mike Keenan was the lone no vote.
“I think it’s wrong and I say shame on the legislature for the way this was done,” Keenan said.
Keenan says the revisions make the law too little, too late. “We’re not defining a vicious dog under the state law until it actually kills someone, disfigured them, maims them or whatever,” Keenan said. “I find that disturbing.”
THESE PEOPLE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING THE RESIDENTS OF DUBLIN, OHIO IN DANGER. HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE:
Tim Lecklider (Ward 4)
Christina A. Alutto (At-Large)
Amy Salay (Ward 2)
Chris Amorose Groomes (At-Large)
Mayor Greg Peterson (Ward 1)
Vice Mayor John Reiner (Ward 3)
But 'animal rights' attorney Sandy Horvath says there’s abundant evidence showing that no one breed of dog is inherently more likely to be vicious than another. She said Dublin is taking a step in the right direction.
“It is absolutely the right thing to do,” Horvath said. “There were many municipalities in the country that did the same thing. They were trying to do what was right but it was, in fact, an overreaction based on evidence at the time. There’s better evidence today.”
DID THE COUNCIL BOTHER TO SPEAK WITH PIT BULL VICTIMS LIKE CLAUDE HOLLOWAY?
The only evidence Claude Holloway needs are the scars that he and his wife Deborah have on their legs and hands. The Holloway’s were attacked by a pit bull in 2014.
“I thought I was going to die – I really thought I was going to die,” Holloway says.
Holloway says he and his wife had stopped to help a young girl whose dog was being attacked by a neighborhood pit bull. The pit bull then turned on the couple.
A Columbus police officer arrived a few moments later and shot the pit bull.
Holloway says he and his wife are still traumatized by the attack.
“I don’t hate dogs,” Holloway said. “I just hate pit bulls and what they represent. They are vicious.”
Sandy Horvath say the recent changes in dangerous dog laws put the focus on individual owners and their dogs. She says it’s a better way for municipalities to keep their communities safe.
“Many of them are recognizing that the way to do that is to have good, breed neutral laws in place that punish the owners of the dog, not any breed in particular.”
ATTORNEY SANDY HORVATH SAYS BSL IS AN 'OVERREACTION' AND THAT PIT BULLS ARE NO MORE VICIOUS THAN ANY OTHER DOG (SUCH AS KING CHARLES SPANIELS AND MALTESE DOGS)
IS SHE RIGHT? LET'S ASK THESE OHIO VICTIMS:
What the family Pit Bull did to this young girl (below)
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Ohio: Maurice Brown, mauled to death by Pit Bulls
Ohio: "It grabbed her lower half and was pulling down on
the dog or just actually his weight pulling down as he grabbed
Charlotte. It was pulling me down as well, and then the other
pit bull jumped on me."
the dog or just actually his weight pulling down as he grabbed
Charlotte. It was pulling me down as well, and then the other
pit bull jumped on me."
NEED MORE? LET'S ASK THESE NON-OHIO VICTIMS:
RIP Teddy. Killed by the pit bull, above
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| Michigan: Her 'cheeks are missing:' Pit bull mauls young girl in foster home, lawsuit says |
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| Virginia: Fairfax County Animal Shelter continue to adopt vicious dogs. Now, a Pit bull repeatedly returned to shelter for aggression attacks and kills Cavalier King Charles Spaniel |
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| Pennsylvania: Woman's beloved dog mauled to death by pit bull. How many bodies have to continue to pile up?! |
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| Dog attack survivor, 50, who lost his arm, leg and EAR after he was viciously mauled by a dozen pit bulls reveals he is haunted by nightmares |
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| Toddler's ear ripped off in Jurupa Valley dog attack |
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| North Carolina woman fatally mauled when she goes to feed boyfriend's 2 pit bulls |
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| Onslow Co. boy out of hospital following pit bull attack |
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| Cochrane boy, 7, ‘doing good’ after pit bull attack |
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| Owners of pit bull that viciously mauled boy refuse to give it up because they feel 'bullied' |
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| North Carolina: Cathy Wheatcraft had just gotten her mail and was walking back to her house when her neighbor's pit bull attacked and then killed her |
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| California: Emilio Rios Carranza Sr., 65, killed by pit bull/boxer mixes |
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| Delaware: Dachshund being walked on leash is mauled to death by two loose pit bulls |
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| Maine: Owner of pit bulls she knew were aggressive, broke through TWO fences to attack and kill Boston Terrier puppy |
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| Texas: Yorkie was killed by killed by pit bull; devasted owner says dog walker then tried to flee with the 3 pit bulls |
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| Michigan: Xavier Strickland, 4, mauled to death by pit bulls |
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| Michigan: Grandmother, 71, is mauled and killed by a pit bull inside her home as neighbors hear her scream for help |
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| Arizona: Kayden Begay, visiting his grandparents, is mauled to death by their neighbor's 12 pit bulls |
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| Colorado: Woman killed by son’s pit bulls |
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| South Africa: Two pit bulls attacked and killed Marchen Hoffman, 6, who tried to run |
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| Kansas: Piper Dunbar, 2, attacked and killed by two pit bulls that belonged to a family friend |
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| United Kingdom: Four-month-old Archie Joe Darby killed and Daniel-Jay Darby, 2, seriously injured by aunt's pit bull |
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| United Kingdom: Stephen Hodgson, 45, attacked and killed by his pit bull mix named Buster |
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| Little girl, 8, loses an arm after being attacked by two pit bulls |
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| Child Recovers After Damaging Pit Bull Attack in Isanti County |
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| OHIO -- Dog recovering after pit bull attack |
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| VIRGINIA: "RIP to my son's dog Justice! Killed by a pit bull today. Damn I miss this dog." |
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| Florida: Pit bull, which has already mauled and killed a cat and a dog in the past, attacks woman and her Dachshund, tries to bite Animal Control officer as well |
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| United Kingdom: "He didn't stand a chance", says mom after beloved dog ripped from daughter's arms and ripped apart by pit bull |
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| United Kingdom: Owner flees after his three pit bulls attack and kill little dog named Alfie |
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| Ohio: Unlicensed pit bulls attacked and killed elderly woman's Sheltie named Princess, authorities say |
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| Virginia: Pit bull breaks through a solid fence to attack little dog, nearly killing him |
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| Texas: Chihuahua named Chica-Chica doesn't survive after being attacked by two pit bulls, which broke her spine in half |
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| 'I thought I was going to die' |
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| Woman, 67, suffers serious dog bite trying to save puppy from pit bull attack |
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| Pit bull terriers kill Chihuahua, injure woman |
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| Little dog dies 4 days after pit bull mauling |
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| Florida: Logan, 4, killed by his uncle's pit bulls |
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| South Africa: Sweet looking dog mauled by two loose pit bulls on its own property |
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| Illinois: "She was bitten 8 times [by the pit bull] which caused 10 bite wounds, one of which opened up her stomach, that caused her intestines to come out." |
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| Woman loses part of leg after pit bulls 'raised in a loving home' attack |
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| North Carolina: While spending the weekend with her dad and grandma, little girl attacked by their neighbor's pit bull |
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| Pennsylvania: Little girl attacked in the face by her grandfather's pit bull |
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| Washington: Young woman protects baby from pit bull attack; is viciously mauled |
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| "It depends on how they're raised... I think I raised them properly" says owner of pit bulls which mauled his grandmother |
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| 3-Year-Old Braelynn Rayne Coulter Killed By Pit Bull |
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| Texas: Norberto Legardo, 83, Killed in Pit Bull Attack |
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| Tennessee: Family wonders why their beloved pit bull, raised from a puppy, tried to kill its owners |
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| Alabama: Mother stabs her pit bull to death to stop attack on her four-year-old son |
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| Mississippi: Biloxi teen who saved his baby brother after they were both attacked by neighbor's pit bull MUST HAVE LEG AMPUTATED |
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| Oklahoma: Carolyn Sue Lamp, 68, attacked and killed by three pit bulls and a Rottweiler |
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| Boyfriend of woman killed by her own pit bull: 'I've never seen a dog more aggressive' |
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| Massachusetts: Little Chihuahua named Foxy is attacked and mauled to death by pit bull |
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| New Zealand: Cat attacked by two pit bulls; injuries are too great for his little body and he dies at the vet |
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| Texas: Lucy, mauled and killed by pit bulls |
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| New York: Marley attacked & killed by a pit bull |
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| South Carolina: Little dog named Termite horribly mauled by loose pit bull |
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| California: Two pit bulls mauled a horse in an attack sovicious the animal had to be put down |
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| Alabama: Little Chihuahua has giant holes ripped into his back from pit bull attack |
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| Connecticut: Hero UPS driver beats pit bull in the head with a shovel to save Collie being attacked |
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| California: Man's little Chihuahua lucky to be alive after being attacked by a pit bull; left with Frankenstein-looking stitches on her back |
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| California: Emako Mendoza killed in her own yard by neighbor's pit bulls |
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| Iowa: Jordyn Arndt, 4, killed by pit bull |
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| United Kingdom: Cat dies after getting 'ripped apart' by pit bull |
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| Pennsylvania: Miniature Pinscher attacked and killed by neighbor's pit bull |
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| Two-Month-Old Boy Dead in Pit Bull Attack |
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| 10-year-old mauled by family Pit Bull. "I cried," Jeremy said. "He was my best friend." |
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| Boynton Beach toddler recovering after pit bull bite to face |
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| Police: Family lied about daughter's dog attack to protect family pit bull |
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| New York: Family remembers 9-year-old Long Island girl mauled to death by pit bull as horse-drawn carriage carries her casket |
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| Upstate New York baby mauled to death by family’s pit bull |
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| New York: Pregnant woman is attacked and two of her dogs killed by the same pit bulls which attacked this Boxer (below) the previous week |
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| Illinois: Miniature poodle attacked and killed by loose pit bull |
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| South Dakota: Woman attacked and her Dachshund named Gunner viciously mauled to death by neighbor's pit bulls |
Dublin Ohio city council members Tim Lecklider, Christina A. Alutto, Amy Salay, Chris Amorose Groomes, Mayor Greg Peterson, and Vice Mayor John Reiner, do you need more examples?
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