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Shortly after I became a member, I posted about Breed Specific Legislation and how "pit bull" bans are not the answer to stopping dog bites. A couple of people thought they sounded like the perfect answer to what is percieved to be a growing problem. (It really isn't a growing problem - it is just getting more press coverage.)

Anyway. Here is a good reason why breed specific legislation doesn't work.

Maquoketa Iowa-Rottie confiscated as a "pit bull"

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Has a ban on "pit bulls" and NOW the police department has confiscated a woman's Rottie as a "pit bull mix". Do not know when this happened but they are addressing this (below) at Council Monday....or the circumstances.

NOW the city is looking to ban all MIX breeds in case they have some little tiny portion of a broad headed, close coated dog in thier background three hundred years ago.

Below is contact information. Please write polite letters:

Doug Melvold

Maquoketa Sentinel-Press

Maquoketa, Iowa 52060

dmelvold@maqoketasentinelpress.com

(800) 747-7377



City Hall email

maqcityhall@caves.net

Police Dept.

Non-Emergencies 563-652-2468

FAX 563-652-2460

Mayor & City Council

Name/Title Address Phone Term Expires

TOM MESSERLI

Mayor 206 N. Vermont 652-3365 01/01/08

NEIL MOREHEAD

Council member-At Large 806 Grant St 652-2135 1/01/08

JASON HUTE

Council member-At Large 110 East Quarry St 652-7018

(319)462-3504 ext 2262 01/01/10

MATT WINEGAR

Council member-1st Ward 205 North Dearborn 652-6246

cell 563-528-0552 01/01/08

TIM CLARK

Council member-2nd Ward 419 N Fifth St. 652-9914 or 652-2890* 01/01/10

MARSHA MYERS

Council member-3rd Ward 514 E Maple 652-0485 or 652-1500* 1/01/08

GALEN SAUNDERS

Council member-4th Ward 402 W Summit 652-9995

652-6707 ext20 * 01/01/10

PAUL HAHLE

Council member-5th Ward 114 South Prospect 652-6043

cell (563)419-0749 01/01/08



* Denotes work number

Ludicrous! What's next? DNA tests on dogs?

Makes as much sense as banning Chapstick on airlines.

That is so dumb!:mad:

Human ignorance (is there any other kind?) is astounding. These people oughtta be shot. :-5

And then fed to Rotties! :wah:

Lulu2 wrote: And then fed to Rotties! :wah:


Sorry, no self respecting rottweiler would eat them.

You're right, of course! I know...maybe a more appropriate punishment would be for them to be forced to work in animal shelters, euthanizing all those mixed-breed dogs?

Lulu2 wrote: You're right, of course! I know...maybe a more appropriate punishment would be for them to be forced to work in animal shelters, euthanizing all those mixed-breed dogs?




I think they are going to find that they will have created a very expensive problem. Every single high priced designer dog is a mixed breed and will be against the law! Which is fine with me - I am really not all that fond of those poodle mixes.

And here I thought the one-drop rule was gone. :yh_think