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October 14, 2011
Action Alerts! "Heads up" regarding four recent dog bite incidents in Texas
cities: Three Rivers, Amarillo and Victoria. At every session of the
Texas State Legislature, there are backdoor efforts to repeal existing Texas
state law which prohibits Breed Specific Legislation - all defeated to date.
Educate your local and state elected officials on this topic and stress
enforcement of Leash Laws!
All focus by the Animal Rights Brigade is on spaying and neutering when
that's not the end of the dog that bites! Keep them confined. No breed of
dog is inherently vicious.
Thanks to [fightBSL] and [StopBSL] e-mail lists for these alerts below.
Three Rivers, TX: Town may consider breed ban after TWO incidents. Full
article and video retrieved 10/7/11 from:
http://www.kens5.com/news/local/South-Texas-town-could-examine-ban-on-pit-bulls-131300284.htmlThe police chief in this town has suggested a ban on "pit bulls."
Please send polite, respectful, informative correspondence to city hall,
advising city officials that a breed-specific law would be illegal, and
encouraging them to consider effective, nondiscriminatory breed-neutral
measures.
There are no email addresses.
Mayor James Liska
City Hall, PO Box 398, Three Rivers, Texas 78071
Voice: 361-786-2528 X225
Fax: 361-786-3281
Police Department, Chief Vance Roberts, 361-786-2743
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Child attacked by tethered, unvaccinated dog (Victoria, TX)
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2011/oct/10/jo_pitbull_attack_101111_154824/?news&calhoun-county"If he was aggressive and busted off the chain, then who wouldn't put him
down and get him tested?" Castillo said. "But he was provoked."
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Amarillo Officials: Mom asleep on couch when infant killed by family dog
http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=670704AMARILLO, TEXAS -- The mother of an infant mauled and killed by the family
dog told Animal Control she was asleep on the couch when the attack on her
daughter occurred.
POLL: Do you think the pit bull breed should be banned?
http://amarillo.com/interact/poll/do-you-think-pit-bull-breed-should-be-bannedPlease vote! Current results
Yes
32%
No
68%
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