KC Pet Project Contradicts Independence, Missouri Breed Ban Against Pit Bulls

Local advocacy and our longstanding debate regarding nature vs. nurture . . . 

ARE BAD OWNERS OR BAD BREEDS TO BLAME FOR DANGEROUS DOGGIES?!?!

Here's the animal advocate perspective . . . 

KC Pet Project takes in every case in Kansas City when a dog bites a human their data shows that pit bulls are not more prone to biting humans or being violent compared to other breeds of dogs.

"These ordinances are very misguided and it's not just these ordinances in place that restrict them. It's housing restrictions like weight or we see apartment complexes this breed and others," said Tori Fugate, the chief communications officer for KC Pet Project.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Independence pit bull ban may force man to give up family pets

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - An Independence, Missouri man is fighting to keep his dogs but a pit bull ban in the city may force him to move or get rid of his family pets. The ordinance banning pit bulls in Independence has been in force for nearly two decades.