Judge tosses 2 Colorado pit bull ban lawsuits (re: pitbulls as service dogs)

[The Straight Story]

Judge tosses 2 Colorado pit bull ban lawsuits

DENVER - A federal judge in Denver late last month threw out lawsuits against Denver and Aurora regarding their pit bull bans, specifically, when pit bulls are used as service dogs.

While both cities allow pit bulls as service animals Aurora maintains a policy that requires owners of pit bulls to follow more restrictions than service dogs of other breeds.

The city says its restrictions are meant to protect others from the animals.

In Denver, law enforcement officers are essentially told to look the other way when they encounter the animals as service dogs, but the city otherwise bans the animals.

In their lawsuits, users of pit bull service animals said the cities didn't follow federal law.

But U.S. District Court Judge Marcia Krieger ruled that Aurora and Denver had done enough to allow the pit bulls as service dogs.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/judge-tosses-2-colorado-pit-bull-ban-lawsuits

[beevul]

2. Good.

I had the opportunity yesterday evening, to spend some time with a friend and his family, and they had over at their place, another friend of theirs. This friend of theirs has 4 small children and the sweetest female pit I have ever come into contact with.

This dog LOVED the kids, and was a complete pleasure to be with and get kisses from.

Breed specific bans are the same stupidity that most other forms of prohibition are, and generally spring from the same sort of ignorance.

On edit: It appears I misread the OP. But I stand by my belief that breed specific bans are one of the worst forms of idiocy.

[uppityperson]

3. It looks like these suits were AGAINST bsl, judge says it is ok to not follow fed law and ok to ban