Zoning Board Allows Taller Pit bull Fence
Swampscott, MA - Vicious dogs and tall fences do not make good neighbors, according to the Zoning Board of Appeals. But the ZBA does not have authority to order dogs out of town, so it quickly granted a variance allowing a resident to put up an 8.5-foot tall stockade fence because of two allegedly vicious dogs.
Hugh James Schultz Jr, the owner of the dogs, said the dogs are a pit bull mix and have been removed from the property. He in fact claims that the DeVellis's built the fence before he moved in and used his dogs as an excuse to get the permit. ZBA chairman, Daniel Doherty, didn't believe the dog owner for a second after watching a video that the DeVellis's showed him.
“These two pit bulls were vicious,” Doherty said. “I was outraged and do not believe those dogs should even be in town. I wanted them out of town the next day. This is a serious public safety issue. Those dogs are unbelievably vicious.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBhBbnat_ss
Oh my God! That is some SERIOUS athleticism. You can’t constrain these dogs!
The Pit Bulls also excel in weight pulling competitions, that’s why we read so many fence bustin’ and chain breakin’ incidents.
Yet they continue to perpetuate the “any dog” lie.
8 ft reinforced fence with electric wire at the base and razor wire at the top. that might work.