It is our belief that the twenty year old vauge and questionably enforced "vicious dog" ordinance in the city of Erlanger needs to be reviewed and/or revised as it is currently left to individual law enforcement officials to determine what dogs they believe to have "Pit Bull" characteristics and therefore either evict the dog or force the citizen to sell their property when the animal has not even been proven to be a nuisance, a Pit Bull or even had a complaint. This animal in question happens to be a joy to the residents of the city and is part Staffordshire Terrier not even full blooded Pit Bull. I think the ordinance needs additional verbage to provide a platform for determining if the pet is indeed a nuisance so that unfair judgement is taken from individual law officials.
The momentum behind this push is proof that Erlanger residents are fed up with this lazy and discriminatory ordinance. City officials can no longer pretend this subjective targeting of our pets is acceptable practice.
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Mike Foster
19 years ago
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Total garbage that a cop can just decide on the spot what breed a dog is. They are not vets. Fix this now.
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Jessica Grant
19 years ago
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breed discrimination is so wrong! my pit mix is a big baby and wouldn't hurt a fly. leave these dogs alone.
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Amanda Morgan
19 years ago
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Seriously? How can you evict a family pet without any proof of aggression? This is crazy.
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Tom Owens
19 years ago
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Erlanger needs to join the 21st century. Banning based on looks is lazy policing.
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Sarah Nkemelu
19 years ago
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My dog is the sweetest thing ever but people still cross the street when they see her. This law is outdated and just relies on people scaring themselves over nothing.
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David Warner
19 years ago
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It should be based on behavior not what some officer thinks he sees. Stop targeting responsible owners.
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It is our belief that the twenty year old vauge and questionably enforced "vicious dog" ordinance in the city of Erlanger needs to be reviewed and/or revised as it is currently left to individual law enforcement officials to determine what dogs they believe to have "Pit Bull" characteristics and therefore either evict the dog or force the citizen to sell their property when the animal has not even been proven to be a nuisance, a Pit Bull or even had a complaint. This animal in question happens to be a joy to the residents of the city and is part Staffordshire Terrier not even full blooded Pit Bull. I think the ordinance needs additional verbage to provide a platform for determining if the pet is indeed a nuisance so that unfair judgement is taken from individual law officials.
The momentum behind this push is proof that Erlanger residents are fed up with this lazy and discriminatory ordinance. City officials can no longer pretend this subjective targeting of our pets is acceptable practice.
6 Comments
M
Mike Foster
19 years ago
Featured
Total garbage that a cop can just decide on the spot what breed a dog is. They are not vets. Fix this now.
J
Jessica Grant
19 years ago
Featured
breed discrimination is so wrong! my pit mix is a big baby and wouldn't hurt a fly. leave these dogs alone.
A
Amanda Morgan
19 years ago
Featured
Seriously? How can you evict a family pet without any proof of aggression? This is crazy.
T
Tom Owens
19 years ago
Featured
Erlanger needs to join the 21st century. Banning based on looks is lazy policing.
S
Sarah Nkemelu
19 years ago
Featured
My dog is the sweetest thing ever but people still cross the street when they see her. This law is outdated and just relies on people scaring themselves over nothing.
D
David Warner
19 years ago
Featured
It should be based on behavior not what some officer thinks he sees. Stop targeting responsible owners.
Total garbage that a cop can just decide on the spot what breed a dog is. They are not vets. Fix this now.