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Moonliner · 06-21-2005, 07:04 PM

I found this additional comment on this issue:

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Denver has had a pitbull ban in effect for a few decades. A little bit ago a state law went into effect saying the cities couldn't ban dogs by breed. Denver protested and took it through the courts and the courts said the city has the right of 'home rule' and can ban dogs by breed if they want to.
So ...all those people with pitbulls in the city/county of Denver have only been able to legally own them for several months at most. I personally would not have moved into Denver with a pitbull because it's very clear they aren't welcome there. Denver touches on three other counties where pitbulls are legal and they have a lot more going for them in other ways than Denver does. I would think that anyone who actually loved their pitbull would not have moved into Denver and even if they didn't know of the ban they would have moved out ASAP once Denver began moving this back through the courts. (When I lived there about 10 years ago I did meet people out walking their pitbulls who didn't know about the ban, but it's been so widely publicized this time around it's hard to believe anyone with a brain wouldn't know about it.)

However, I find it interesting that there is a big AKC show in Denver every year, maybe twice a year. Every one with a staffie or a bull terrier ... they are in violation of the pitbull ban. The dogs could be legally seized.

As is going around the Colorado lists ... it does not do much good for out of state and out of county folks to complain, but dollars talk. If that dog show would move to another county ...or if people deliberately went a bit out of their way to shop in other counties then sent their receipts to the Denver Mayor and city council .... that might have some weight.

Online petitions don't help in this case. I hate the ban, but I kind of admire Denver for telling the state legislature to get stuffed. Now, if the people who actually live in Denver would just tell Denver the same, things might shift.
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06-21-2005, 07:04 PM	#4
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	I found this additional comment on this issue: -------------------- Denver has had a pitbull ban in effect for a few decades. A little bit ago a state law went into effect saying the cities couldn't ban dogs by breed. Denver protested and took it through the courts and the courts said the city has the right of 'home rule' and can ban dogs by breed if they want to. So ...all those people with pitbulls in the city/county of Denver have only been able to legally own them for several months at most. I personally would not have moved into Denver with a pitbull because it's very clear they aren't welcome there. Denver touches on three other counties where pitbulls are legal and they have a lot more going for them in other ways than Denver does. I would think that anyone who actually loved their pitbull would not have moved into Denver and even if they didn't know of the ban they would have moved out ASAP once Denver began moving this back through the courts. (When I lived there about 10 years ago I did meet people out walking their pitbulls who didn't know about the ban, but it's been so widely publicized this time around it's hard to believe anyone with a brain wouldn't know about it.) However, I find it interesting that there is a big AKC show in Denver every year, maybe twice a year. Every one with a staffie or a bull terrier ... they are in violation of the pitbull ban. The dogs could be legally seized. As is going around the Colorado lists ... it does not do much good for out of state and out of county folks to complain, but dollars talk. If that dog show would move to another county ...or if people deliberately went a bit out of their way to shop in other counties then sent their receipts to the Denver Mayor and city council .... that might have some weight. Online petitions don't help in this case. I hate the ban, but I kind of admire Denver for telling the state legislature to get stuffed. Now, if the people who actually live in Denver would just tell Denver the same, things might shift. ---------------------- __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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