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Kagan wins panel OK with 1 GOP backer

The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved Elena Kagan’s nomination to the Supreme Court. The action sets up a final confirmation vote in the Senate.

BSL requires all dogs to be categorized by breed. But breed identification is not as easy—or as objective—as you think.

Do you know what a pit bull looks like? Take a quick break and see if you can find the American Pit Bull Terrier. Even better, when you play this game, see if you can identify all of the dogs’ breeds before you click for the answer.

New Can you spot a “pit bull” mix? Look at [...]

BSL is costly to implement and costly to enforce

Administrative Costs

Prince George’s County: The Most Thorough Assessment of BSL To Date

In 2003, Prince George’s County, Maryland, authorized a task force to examine the results of a 1996 pit bull ban in the county. The task force findings were shocking. They estimated that

The cost to the county to confiscate and euthanize a [...]

Be Sure You Get Attacked By the “Right” Kind of Dog

Consider, too, the aftermath of three extremely similar fatal dog attacks.

May 7, 2005, Waterford Township, Michigan—A 2-year-old girl named Samantha is killed by the family’s two female Siberian Huskies after being left unsupervised with them. The dogs had shown no prior signs of aggression. (The Oakland Press, “Family dogs maul toddler,” May 7, 2005)

May [...]

Equality and Justice for All Victims? Not with BSL.

Breed Bans: Serving Only a Few

Question: What do these dog attacks have in common?

July 2004 A 7-year-old girl sustains injuries to the head, neck, and body and is hospitalized after being attacked by a mixed breed dog. (TheDenverChannel.com, “Young Girl Seriously Injured In Dog Attack,” July 13, 2004) March 2006 A “frail” grandmother loses part [...]