A Bill to Ban all Pitbulls from the state of Ohio

[Care2Adopt]

Anyone heard this yet?

Here's the link to the bill proposition. http://www.animallawcoalition.com/breed-bans/pendingbill/523 According to this it is a bill proposing the outlawing of any breed "Traditionally refered to as a pitbull" within the state of ohio. Owners would have 90 days to "surrender their pitbulls" to the dog warden who would have 10 days to euthenize them. After 90 days, any one caught harboring, owning, keeping, etc etc a pittbull will have their dog seized and euthenized and be fined. They are wording the law to incorporate the word pit bull into the vicious dog laws, as in, owning a pit bull is equivelent to harboring a dog that has killed a child.

Quick question: Is this still america? I think I might have gotten lost.

[KiraNGunnersmom]

That is awful!  There are so many family pets that will be put down needlessly because of past and present morons.
I swear dogs should not be banned by breed, it should be by temperment and just because the breed standard says typical doesnt mean that all are.

[MommaBear]

UGH!!! We have this bill in Ontario and it angers me to no end. The shelters are full of Pitbulls and one woman is in court trying to prevent her pittie puppy being euthanized b/c he was born after the bill was passed!!!
TERRIBLE LAWS....its not the dog its the owner I truly agree.

[pyr4me]

That is absolutely disgusting. I can't believe that someone would take away people's pets and put them down because of the irrational and media driven fear of pitbulls. It's sickening to me to hear about this bill. I agree, is this still america???