![]() ![]() In the interests of full disclosure, I run a small-breed dog rescue in Orlando and serve on the board of the Miami Coalition Against Breed Specific Legislation. Instead, they suggested the question be put to voters in August, when few voters turn out.īetter these commissioners allow the repeal to go forward, given all that we know about the failure of these bans. They met Tuesday night, determined to stall a Tallahassee vote that could lead to the ban’s demise. Yet for reasons that appear to include money, Miami-Dade Commissioners are fighting hard to keep the ban. Now, for the first time in 23 years, two bills are moving through the Legislature to remove this exemption. In fact, a year after Miami-Dade passed the pit-bull ban, the state of Florida made it illegal to discriminate against dogs because of their breed, but gave Miami-Dade an exemption. A wave of breed-specific legislation swept the nation, targeting beloved dogs with a broad brush that public-health experts now agree doesn’t work and isn’t appropriate. ![]()
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