Posted on 08/08/2018 1:44:51 PM PDT by Norski
First-ever election win for pit bull advocates
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri––Out-spending voices for animal and human safety by a margin perhaps as high as $10,000 to $1.00, pit bull advocates on August 7, 2018 celebrated their first-ever defeat of a pit bull ban in a municipal general election.
Reversing the outcome of earlier attempts to repeal pit bull bans in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Aurora, Colorado, pit bull advocates in Springfield, Missouri polled at least 21,142 votes, or 68% of the votes cast, against 9,772 votes (32%) for the ban.
Older breed-specific ordinance remains in effect
Opened Question 1 on the Springfield primary election balloti:
“Shall the City of Springfield establish a future ban upon the possession of new pit bull dogs within the City limits by prohibiting acceptance of any new pit bull registrations and only allowing renewals of existing current pit bull dog registrations?”
Though the proposed ban on new pit bull registrations was rejected, the election result does not mean the end of breed-specific legislation in Springfield.
Still in effect is a pit bull registration ordinance enacted in 2006, which requires the owners of pit bulls and pit bull mixes to have them microchipped, spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and identified with a registration tag which must be worn at all times.
The language of the proposed Springfield pit bull ban, meant to strengthen the 2006 ordinance, was approved 5-4 by the city council in November 2017.
(Excerpt) Read more at animals24-7.org ...
Enough petition signatures were certified to put the proposed ordinance before the Springfield voters.
The outcome, as in most municipal elections, appears to have decided by mobilization to get out the vote. Citizens Against BSL enjoyed strong support from pro-pit bull national organizations, opposed only by local victims of pit bull attacks with their own limited resources. . ."
"Ahead of the election, pro-pit bull organizations appeared confident they could keep the Springfield pit bull ban from taking effect.
An April 2018 survey of 625 registered Missouri voters, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy Inc. for the American SPCA, which has heavily backed the campaign against the pit bull ban, reportedly “found that 62% of voters in Missouri are opposed to a pit bull ban in Springfield,” and that “67% of Missouri voters believe that government leaders should not have the authority to ban people from owning specific breeds of dogs,” according to an ASPCA media release. . ." . . .
All Dogs will rip your face off if you treat them like Dogs
The neighbors all wallk their dogs with concealed carry and baseball bats. Lots of aggressive and triggered pitbulls tearingf up the little fluffy dogs out for their evening walks. Pitbulls are death on wheels.
Pit Bulls will bite your face off if you treat them like family.
Well, over 60% of the voters believe that the government bureaucrats shouldn’t have the power to ban things because they, in their opinion, look scary.
Whoever voted against banning the Pits should enjoy their phyrric victory now. They will soon receive an equal amount of blame after the next spike in such deadly attacks.
Perhaps those for the ban took too much for granted.
ahh, but will the Pit Bulls be compelled to pay Union Dues?
Inquiring minds want to know.
I own perhaps the gentlest, most laid-back dog on earth.
I have never had her DNA tested, nor do I intend to.
But I am telling you, just from looking at her,
she is better than half Pit Bull.
This appears to have been a city-council initiated item, and not a grass-roots initiative. In addition, it was not a completely new item, but an attempt to change an existing law.
Caveat:
1) I am not personally familiar with Missouri politics.
Norski the Nudge alert
Pit Bulls all need to be killed and banned from the earth cause he says so
Bugger off
Wouldn’t have our dog’s done either as we think he may have lots of chow. They are supposed to be aggressive, too. Lab in him makes him quite chill, though.
I wonder if shooting the owner would be a little more effective than shooting the dog if it misbehaves?
I don’t believe these dogs should be banned.
You’re pissing into the wind with the Pitty haters.
Aside from the fact that his was not put forth by bureaucrats, but by the elected city council, I agree.
This should have been done by grass roots petition to put the question ON the ballot.
dainbramaged: That is a lie.
No, you DB, are way, way wrong, and here's the proof (get your barf bag):
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/380202393536520713/?lp=true
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/193162271490144630/
I would expect that if you have any integrity at all, you will admit that you are wrong and publicly on FR say so.
I don’t care about pit bulls as a breed, but the people that want government bans on a popular breed of dog have no business calling themselves ‘conservatives.’
They should be exterminated. In my book they already are an endangered species, worthy of promoting to the “extinct” class.
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