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Council To Change Animal Control Proposal

 

As expected, lots of people have been voicing their concern over a possible change in animal control laws in Wichita. Some City Council members are taking issue with the part of the law targeting pit bulls specifically.

 

Pit Bulls continue to be the greatest dog menace, say local animal control officers. They come into the most conflicts with the public. Even so, some council members say city staff is barking up the wrong tree to make it a breed specific ordinance.

 

Pit Bulls have been the bad boys of the dog world in the public's eye for quite some time. From a numbers standpoint, one can understand why some want more controls on that breed.

 

One-quarter of all dogs picked up by animal control in Wichita last year were Pit Bulls. One-third of all dogs euthanized by city staff last year were Pit Bulls.

 

Right now, the ordinance defines a dog as vicious only after it bites someone. Some call that giving a dog a one free bite pass. Environmental Services Director Kay Johnson says that definition is too restrictive.

 

Whatever they decide, council members know that they're not going to please everybody.