Yearly Archives: 2009

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]

2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Police Officer Couple's Infant Killed by Family Dog

Chow Kills 2-Week Old Mesa, AZ - On Wednesday, the mother of a 2-week old baby girl -- who is a police officer with the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community -- stepped away from her baby momentarily to use the bathroom. She had left the baby in a low-lying bassinet or crib. When she returned, she discovered the family dog, a chow (or a chow-mix), had severely bitten the infant. By the time Mesa paramedics arrived the baby was unresponsive and pronounced dead on the scene. Detec… [Read full blog post]

Dogfighting 'Godfather' Ed Faron Pleads Guilty to Felony Dogfighting

Images from the Wildside Kennels MySpace page that has since been taken down. Rescue Groups Absent UPDATE 02/18/09: Following a judge's order, Wilkes County Animal Control euthanized 146 pit bulls. On Monday, Judge Ed Wilson Jr. of Superior Court ruled that state law defines dogs as dangerous if they are involved in a dogfighting operation and a county ordinance requires that dangerous dogs be destroyed. A number of rescue groups had offered to place the dogs, but none of th… [Read full blog post]