Vicki
Administrator
Published: Monday, August 17, 2009 at 10:21 PM
Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2009 at 11:41 PM
NEW FLORENCE - The City Council held a special town hall meeting to try and ban pit bulls in the town.
The city held the meeting because the issue was so controversial at the last scheduled city council meeting that they decided they couldn't make a decision then.
They decided they couldn't even reach a decision after tonight's meeting.
The controversy started when a pit bull bit a jogger last month and the mayor decided pit bulls are too dangerous for anyone to own.
"I think that they have it in their bloodline to be vicious and very aggressive and domineering," Mayor John Burroughs said. "They may be alright as they lay there sleeping, but let a sleeping dog lie."
The room was filled with both supporters and dissenters of the council's opinion.
The mayor would not let a diabetic man keep his Rottweiler service dog in the room since he said the dog was dangerous.
George Jarrett, the diabetic whose dog the council members barred from the meeting, said the council should treat dogs on a case-by-case basis.
"If the human component is responsible and establishes rules, then the chances of a dog becoming unruly are almost next to zero," Jarrett said. "Just like with a child or a human being, the vast majority of children and human beings are fine."
The current law in New Florence allows pit bulls as long as they're always confined and the owners have liability insurance on the dog.
Reported by: Josh Skurnik
http://www.komu.com/satellite/Satell...5-3c931cac4061
Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2009 at 11:41 PM
NEW FLORENCE - The City Council held a special town hall meeting to try and ban pit bulls in the town.
The city held the meeting because the issue was so controversial at the last scheduled city council meeting that they decided they couldn't make a decision then.
They decided they couldn't even reach a decision after tonight's meeting.
The controversy started when a pit bull bit a jogger last month and the mayor decided pit bulls are too dangerous for anyone to own.
"I think that they have it in their bloodline to be vicious and very aggressive and domineering," Mayor John Burroughs said. "They may be alright as they lay there sleeping, but let a sleeping dog lie."
The room was filled with both supporters and dissenters of the council's opinion.
The mayor would not let a diabetic man keep his Rottweiler service dog in the room since he said the dog was dangerous.
George Jarrett, the diabetic whose dog the council members barred from the meeting, said the council should treat dogs on a case-by-case basis.
"If the human component is responsible and establishes rules, then the chances of a dog becoming unruly are almost next to zero," Jarrett said. "Just like with a child or a human being, the vast majority of children and human beings are fine."
The current law in New Florence allows pit bulls as long as they're always confined and the owners have liability insurance on the dog.
Reported by: Josh Skurnik
http://www.komu.com/satellite/Satell...5-3c931cac4061