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MT: Montana Ordinance Requires Insurance for ‘Aggressive’ Dogs

Montana Ordinance Requires Insurance for ‘Aggressive’ Dogs July 7, 2010 The White Sulphur Springs, Mont., city council has passed an insurance requirement for the owners of certain breeds of dogs with reputations for aggressive behaviors. The ordinance requires owners of pit bulls, Doberman pinschers and Rottweilers to purchase $500,000 in liability insurance, regardless of whether the animal has shown aggressive behavior. Owners of other dogs would be subject to the insurance requirement if their animal bites a person or acts aggressively without provocation. [...]

Why not just switch to raw?

Ok, so after the local feedstores here increasing all their kibbles dramatically, I’ve decided to switch to raw for my dogs because I don’t want to feed my dogs crap in a bag and I gotta say, it is definitely going to save me a lot of money and raw is supposed to have a lot of benefits as well. So here is my question for the ones that are feeding high end kibble such as :innova evo, totw, blue buffalo, wellness core, orijen, instinct, go, etc. How come you guys don’t switch to raw? [...]

MA: Lynn Seeking To Limit Pit Bulls

City Seeking To Limit Pit Bulls Public Hearings Set To Begin In Lynn July 13 POSTED: 11:37 am EDT June 30, 2010 UPDATED: 12:00 pm EDT June 30, 2010 LYNN, Mass. — The city of Lynn has proposed new laws regarding the ownership of pit bulls that attempt to limit the number of pit bulls per household and require in-depth registration procedures, complete with a fee. The proposal, which refers to pit bulls as dangerous and aggressive animals, requires owners to register their pet and pay a $50 fee. [...]

GA: Bainbridge: Humane society president requests tethering ban

Citizen wants city to change animal law By Carol Heard (Contact) | Post-Searchlight Published Tuesday, June 15, 2010 The president of the Bainbridge-Decatur County Humane Society requested Tuesday the Bainbridge City Council amend its animal control ordinance to outlaw tethering of animals and to ensure that the animal’s owners provide adequate shelter. Pam Immendorf, president of the Humane Society, spoke to the mayor and city council members about the latest two instances of animal cruelty and pleaded with the council to amend the city’s animal control ordinance [...]

WV: Berkeley County Tethering ordinance passed

Tethering ordinance passes after debate By Jenni Vincent, Journal staff writer POSTED: June 25, 2010 MARTINSBURG – Berkeley County now has a dog tethering ordinance, but it became a reality only after some tense moments at Thursday’s County Commission meeting when officials debated its merit and whether or not it could be enforced upon passage. [...]