ALERT: Independence, MO

[Rene Allegrini]

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Monday, August 07, 2006 1:01 PM

ALERT: Independence, MO

THIS IS A FORMAL BSL ALERT FOR MISSOURI FROM THE ARC LEGISLATION COMMITTEE 8/6/06

Please place a personal phone call, a letter, fax or email to the following city. Only faxes, snail mail and phones calls are documented. If you can be present at the following meeting this is the best way to combat this legislation. During any of your contacts, always be courteous and polite and be well informed.

Independence currently has BSL in place by way of being able to consider breed when labeling a dog as dangerous. This CIty Council has discussed this issue for several months.

THIS IS A FINAL STUDY SESSION TO BAN SPECIFIC BREEDS.

1. INDEPENDENCE Meeting, Monday, August 14th at 6:00pm
111 E Maple
Should be in Council Chambers
Phone: (816)325-7022 main number for Aide & all members
Fax: (816)325-7012
Council Aide E-mail: ssaxton@indepmo.org

MAYOR:
Don Reimal
Phone:(816)325-7022

CITY COUNCIL:
Will Swoffer
Phone:(816)325-7022
Home Phone:(816) 257-1888
Fax:(816)325-7012

Renee Paluka
Phone:(816)325-7022
Home Phone:(816) 478-8641
Fax:(816)325-7012
reneepaluka@comcast.net

Jim Page
Phone:(816)325-7022
Home Phone:(816) 252-1198
Fax:(816)325-7012

Lucy Young
Phone: (816)325-7022
Fax: (816)325-7012
Lucy.Listens@gmail.com

Jim Schultz
Council Phone:(816)325-7022
Fax:(816)325-7012
E-mail: onelaw3@swbell.net

FINALLY and once more, when you make your call or attend...be sure to be courteous, professional, polite and knowledgeable.

AND REMEMBER, ROTTWEILERS ARE NEXT...WE MUST NOT LET ANY BSL PASS

Please check the official BSL website daily for currently activities around the country and world.

<http://www.rott-n chatter.com/rottweilers/laws/breedspecific.html>BREED-SPECIFIC LEGISLATION

[Jango]

This is in the next town over from me. It is not looking good. Several cities around the Kansas City area have already banned pit bulls/any terrier breed. It has been a really bad summer here for this. Most of the attacks were from dogs running loose and in packs. I have sent several e-mails to the newpapers who wrote articles about these attacks. Most news that came out had several people sticking up for the dogs (The breed, not the dogs that attacked) saying it was the owners who were at fault for not raising/training the dogs properly. Most of the towns are looking into the vicious dog laws. Meaning not Breed Specific but if your dog bites someone unprovoked it is vicious. I am worried that if all these towns pass the pit bans, it won't matter. They may just join the bandwagon and ban all dogs they are "afraid" of.