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08-29-2006, 03:18 AM
Gonzales to consider ‘dangerous’ dog breed ban
Request for pit bull, Rottweiler law comes after dog bites son
By STEVEN WARD
River parishes bureau
Published: Aug 28, 2006
GONZALES — Is one dog breed more dangerous than another?
Gonzales City Council members are pondering that question in response to a request for an ordinance banning pit bulls and Rottweilers in the city limits.
Lynn Burgett’s request came after her 30-year-old son was bitten in the leg by a loose pit bull and had to be treated at a hospital for the wound.
“Research shows that these are killer canines,” Burgett said Friday.
“I love dogs. I have one: an Australian shepherd. But people know about these breeds (pit bulls and Rottweilers), and they do attack,” Burgett said.
The issue is listed on tonight’s City Council meeting agenda as an item to be discussed. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m.
Burgett said she won’t be at the meeting because of a scheduling conflict but she said she “has not stopped researching pit bull and Rottweiler bans.”
When Burgett went before the City Council earlier this month to request the ordinance, several people in the audience spoke out against it.
Leslie Becnel, an Ascension Parish mother of four small children, said Friday the idea of banning pit bulls makes her angry.
“We are furious. I was very upset when I heard it. I have a 7-year-old girl who takes care of our dog,” Becnel said.
Becnel and her family have a 1-year-old, 60-pound pit bull named Jake.
“It is discriminating. These dogs are stereotyped,” Becnel said.
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2theadvocate.com | News | Gonzales to consider ‘dangerous’ dog breed ban
Request for pit bull, Rottweiler law comes after dog bites son
By STEVEN WARD
River parishes bureau
Published: Aug 28, 2006
GONZALES — Is one dog breed more dangerous than another?
Gonzales City Council members are pondering that question in response to a request for an ordinance banning pit bulls and Rottweilers in the city limits.
Lynn Burgett’s request came after her 30-year-old son was bitten in the leg by a loose pit bull and had to be treated at a hospital for the wound.
“Research shows that these are killer canines,” Burgett said Friday.
“I love dogs. I have one: an Australian shepherd. But people know about these breeds (pit bulls and Rottweilers), and they do attack,” Burgett said.
The issue is listed on tonight’s City Council meeting agenda as an item to be discussed. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m.
Burgett said she won’t be at the meeting because of a scheduling conflict but she said she “has not stopped researching pit bull and Rottweiler bans.”
When Burgett went before the City Council earlier this month to request the ordinance, several people in the audience spoke out against it.
Leslie Becnel, an Ascension Parish mother of four small children, said Friday the idea of banning pit bulls makes her angry.
“We are furious. I was very upset when I heard it. I have a 7-year-old girl who takes care of our dog,” Becnel said.
Becnel and her family have a 1-year-old, 60-pound pit bull named Jake.
“It is discriminating. These dogs are stereotyped,” Becnel said.
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2theadvocate.com | News | Gonzales to consider ‘dangerous’ dog breed ban