Dog Bite Lawyers Report On The Latest Laws Concerning Restricting Pit Bulls

The Los Angeles dog bite lawyers Nadrich & Cohen, handle dog bite cases throughout California. Because of our success we have grown to 13 offices throughout California. We are reporting on various state and city laws restricting certain breeds. In Akron, Ohio, the City Council in 1989 passed an ordinance naming specific breeds which owners must comply with stricter requirements in order to keep their pet. The breeds restricted were pit bulls. This, in spite of opposition which grows which argues that dog attacks are not a breed-specific problem, but a human-specific problem.

The problem we believe with all of these ordinances is that these dogs are mixes. So, what do you do if you have a pit bull which is in violation of the ordinance but it may not be 100% pure pit bull. Akron's ordinance includes American Pit Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, or a mix of any of these dogs.

A local court has ruled Akron's pit bull ordinance as Constitutional. In 2007, a similar Toledo, Ohio, law was upheld.

It is important to note that Ohio is the only state that singles out Pit Bulls as vicious dogs. In Canada, this same legislation is active in Ontario Province. An opposite approach to Akron, Ohio is Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They have a breed/ mutual animal control law, which stresses, education, tougher licensing, and stronger enforcement. As a result, the reports of attacks by aggressive dogs are at their lowest level in 25 years. They say in Calgary that if the owners are licensed and compliant, the city is able to keep better track of aggressive breeds, and, as a result, roaming animals are at a minimum and dog bites are at their all time low.

As California dog bite lawyers, we handle at any one time 75 to 100 dog bite cases from San Diego to Redding. We see all kinds of dog breeds attack our clients. Oftentimes, they are unleashed. We feel the biggest problem is negligent owners maintaining unleashed dogs. We see this time and time again. Therefore, the problem is ultimately an owner-specific problem.The dog bite lawyers at californiadogbites.com see daily the affects of negligent owners not taking adequate care of their dogs.

If you or a loved one was in a dog bite attack, please contact us at
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