Check it out this article. According to Citybeat.com the Pit Bull Ban in Cincinnati has been repealed (Nitro and I are doing the Happy Dance). Let’s just hope other cities and states follow this example. I say lift the BSL but at the same time have much harsher punishment,  fines and jail time put in place for people who own and raise dangerous dogs (which would include all dog breeds). Let’s put the blame where it belongs, back on the owners of dangerous dogs. ~ Christina Lee – Deaf Dogs Rock

 

Cincinnati Pit Bull Ban Repealed – Breed – specific legislation repealed after nine years – Hannah McCartney 

Pit bulls can legally put their paws on Cincinnati ground today for the first time in nine years. After a long, arduous battle for dog lovers and Cincinnati animal welfare advocates, success has arrived. Today, Cincinnati City Council voted 8-1 to officially repeal the breed-specific language in Cincinnati’s vicious dog ordinance, which previously made ownership of pit bulls within city limits illegal. Read CityBeat’s coverage about the old ban here.

“It’s fantastic. It’s been a long effort, but we’ve had some great supporters from all across the country … that’s had an overwhelming affect on Council. Dog owners, of pit bulls or not, have flooded Council with requests to change the law,” said Jim Tomaszewski, SPCA Cincinnati trustee and one of the main forces lobbying for the removal of the breed-specific language.

Click here to read the entire article on citybeat.com.