Monthly Archives: March 2009

U.S. Army Adopts Breed Restriction Policy for RCI Privatized Housing

Privatization Partners Pet Policy UPDATE 03/17/09: DogsBite.org has received a copy of the official memorandum for Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management regarding the standardized pet policy for privatized housing. The document was signed January 5, 2009 by Paul P. Bollinger Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Energy and Partnerships. SUBJECT: Pet Policy for Privatized Housing Under the Army's Residential Communities Initiative (RCI) Priv… [Read full blog post]

2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Rancho Mirage Man Killed by Two Mastiff Dogs

Fiancée Contests Mauling UPDATE 04/02/09: New information has been revealed about the death of Williams. On March 26th, it was reported that William's fiancée, Anna Tucker, is contesting how he died. Tucker says that authorities have it all wrong. She said it's likely that Williams was suffering from a heart condition and the dogs were only trying to help him. "I don't believe that my dogs did it," Tucker said. "I think they were trying to help him. They knew something was wron… [Read full blog post]

Wichita Approves New Ordinance: Mandatory Sterilization of Pit Bulls

Breeders Also Targeted Wichita, KA - It was announced today that Wichita City Council approved changes to its animal ordinance. The changes are set to go into effect July 1st. The updated ordinance targets pit bull owners, but all Wichita dog and cat owners will be affected. New requirements for pit bull owners and breeders include (view new ordinance): Mandatory microchipping of pit bulls Mandatory sterilization of pit bulls (unless owner obtains breeder’s license) Hou… [Read full blog post]

Two New Cities Ban Pit Bulls: Pilot Grove, Missouri and Gallipolis, Ohio

Vicious Dogs Unwanted Pilot Grove, MO - It was reported this week that the City of Pilot Grove banned 5 breeds of dogs. Dogs prohibited under Ordinance No. 42 include pit bulls, chinesischer kampfhunds (German for Sharp-Pei, which is a Chinese fighting dog, see translation), chows, dobermans and rottweilers. The ordinance states the breeds were chosen because these breeds "have shown a sufficient propensity of viciousness or ability to inflict serious injury such." Pil… [Read full blog post]