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More Pit Bulls Showing Up At Shelters
Bans, Increased Awareness Cited
POSTED: 11:00 am MST November 4,
2005
DENVER -- Humane societies in Boulder and Longmont have noticed an increase in the number of pit bull registrations and drop offs.The increase was noticed after Denver, Commerce City, Northglenn and Aurora initiated ordinances that dealt specifically with the breed.The city of Longmont now has 205 pit bulls registered for the year, compared with 160 for 2004, according to officials.
The head of the Longmont Humane Society said that the increase could be due to several reasons including heightened awareness about pit bulls, and making owners more conscious about licensing them."Rather than an increase in population numbers, it could be an increase in responsibility," De Fowler, the society's director of operations told the Longmont Daily Times-Call.The Humane Society of Boulder Valley also reported a dramatic increase in the number of pit bulls dropped off at the agency.The society took in 410 pit bulls in 2005, compared with 257 in 2004.A Longmont Animal Control officer told the newspaper that she has noticed an increase in the number of pit bull calls while she's on duty."It’s a cycle," Diane Milford told the Times-Call. "The more pit bull incidents that come to the forefront, the more calls we get. Pit bulls are the dog of choice right now."
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- November 3, 2005: 911 Call: Boy Mauled By Pit Bulls
- October 11, 2005: Aurora Adopts Pit Bull Ban
- September 25, 2005: Neighbor Allegedly Points Gun At Pit Bull, Dog Owner
- September 14, 2005: 4 Dogs Attack Man As He Works On His Truck
- September 13, 2005: Dogs Shot, Killed After They Attack Goat, Horse
- September 8, 2005: Pit Bulls Save Couple's Life In Fire
- August 16, 2005: Commerce City Moves Closer To Restricting Pit Bull Owners
- July 21, 2005: With Ban In Place, Denver Euthanizing 3 Pit Bulls Daily
- July 7, 2005: Westminster Pit Bull Mauls, Kills Neighbor's Sheltie
- May 9, 2005: Pit Bulls Banned Again In Denver
- February 24, 2005: Pit Bull Shot After Biting Officer
- January 26, 2005: Pit Bull Breaks Chains, Kills 2 Poodles Inside Neighbor's House
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