Reclaiming the Truth to Save Man's Best Friend by Aubrie Kavanaugh, Editor, paws4change

"At perhaps no time in history has mankind been as ignorant of natural canine behavior as we are today. . .

Denmark's new Dog Act banning 13 breeds goes into effect July 1, 2010. The following breeds are targeted though dogs said to be pit bull terriers and Tosas were  banned in 1991: 

American Staffordshire Terrier

Central Asian Ovtcharka

Dogo Argentino

Fila Brasileiro

Caucasian Ovtcharka

Sarplaninac

South Russian Ovtcharka

Tornjak

Tosa (banned in 1991)

American Bulldog

Update May 5: Both S.B. 1276 and H.B. 543 have died in committee. 

Update Mar. 4: The Florida Senate Community Affairs Committee has voted 9-2 today to repeal the state's prohibition on breed discriminatory laws outside of Miami Dade County.

The Toronto Humane Society has released the results of a survey of cities that establishes Ontario's 2005 ban on "pit bull" breeds or dogs that resemble pit bulls has not made any difference in the number of dog bites.

In fact, dog bites dropped 10% in the year prior to the ban, 2004-2005, then dropped slightly in 2006. But subsequently, the number of bites rose to near 2005 levels.

Plaintiff Leonard Shelton, a former resident of Lakewood, Ohio, has filed a fourteen count lawsuit  against the city, its animal control officer, Michael Stewart, and police officer, Kenneth Kulczycki, the police department and various unnamed police officers.

Allen Grider, Glenn Belcher and Valerie Piltz have filed suit in federal court, challenging the pit bull bans in Denver and Aurora, Colorado.

The Animal Law Center is representing these plaintiffs and plans to have the case certified as a class action.