Council Bluffs banned dogs based on appearance and nothing that is objectively provable. Now, they’re sending out registration notices: Council Bluffs animal control officers will send out letters next week to pit bull owners. The letters will tell owners they need to register the dog or surrender the animal. The letters come after Council Bluffs […]

A judge has temporarily put the ban on hold: Pottawattamie County District Court Judge James Heckerman late Monday afternoon granted a temporary injunction to stop the city from enforcing the ordinance, which went into effect on Jan. 1. The petition to grant the injunction was filed by Dan Curnyn, a local pit bull owner. The […]

There is a legal challenge in the works for the Pit Bull Ban in Council Bluffs: A motion will be filed in about a month for a temporary injunction to block Council Bluffs’ ban on pit bulls from taking effect, a spokesman for the American Canine Foundation said. Glen Bui, the ACF’s vice president, said […]

Looks like the ban on politically incorrect dogs passed. The mayor may veto it and a group is challenging the ban: The city’s Health Board recommended a ban on pit bulls earlier this year because of increased attacks on humans. The ordinance would allow current licensed pit bull owners to keep their dogs as long […]

The ban has passed its first reading by 3 -2: There was a huge crowd in the Council Bluffs City Council chambers Monday night that spilled out into the hallways. Most of them went home disappointed. The council, on a 3-2 vote, approved the first reading of an ordinance that would ban pit bulls from […]

Council Bluffs city council will vote on breed specific legislation soon. They want to ban pit bulls: The council may re-introduce an ordinance to ban the pit bull breeds American Staffordshire Terriers and Staffordshire Bull Terriers at its meeting next Monday night. The ordinance was defeated at the Aug. 12 council meeting on a 2-2 […]

Looks like the city council is at it again, having failed once.

Putting the kiddie gloves on: An Oklahoma senator hopes to revive cockfighting in the state by putting tiny boxing gloves on the roosters instead of razors. Also, I think we should just make it illegal to be a dumb ass: Those flashy new hubcaps that look like they’re moving even when the car is stopped […]

Actual Headline: Teen not bitten by pit bull: A teenager who was bitten by a dog Saturday was not attacked by a pit bull. Galen Barrett, chief animal control officer for Council Bluffs, said Laura Rocha was bitten by a Laborador-mix (sic) dog at about 5:30 p.m. as she walked in the 100 block of […]

Sad news. The Council Bluffs pit bull ban will stand: A Pottawattamie County judge Monday rejected an effort to stop enforcement of a pit bull ban. Dan Curnyn filed the lawsuit in an attempt to stop Council Bluffs’ new ban on pit bulls, saying his dog “Marley” is anything but vicious. “You’ll get hurt if […]

The Council Bluffs mayor has signed breed specific legislation into law: Kelley McAtee said she and others met with Hanafan last Thursday to request his veto of the ordinance. McAtee said the mayor expressed concerns about some parts of the ordinance, though he told them he couldn’t veto just parts of the ordinance, it would […]

Council Bluffs, Iowa has been contemplating breed specific legislation for a while. Here’s my entries about it. It was defeated. However, it looks like the city council is at it again: For a second time, the Council Bluffs City Council will consider a proposed city ordinance that would ban pit bull terriers. The proposed ordinance […]

Breed Specific Legislation in Council Bluffs, which I’ve covered before, was not passed. Good.

The American Pit Bull Rescue Association has stated it will file suit against Council Bluffs if it enacts a pit bull ban: An Omaha-based pit bull association has threatened to take legal action against the city of Council Bluffs if it enacts a ban against pit bulls. According to a letter faxed to The Daily […]

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Pretty neat bite statistics in this article that conclude that pit bull bites are common because the breed is popular: When it comes to perspective, the issue of animal bites can demonstrate just how much interpretation is required. An animal bite can be anything from an insignificant nip by a small dog to a life-threatening […]

Diane Feinstein proposes gun confiscation. Cuomo says confiscation could be an option. Mr. and Mrs. America, turn them all in. Well, come and get them. A newer, just as useless assault weapons ban proposed in CT, which already had one. And didn’t stop a shooting. A 50% tax on ammo and a ban on online […]