Certain animal rights groups aren’t happy with a recent Maryland court ruling deeming pit bulls to be “inherently dangerous”. Reports CBS Baltimore:

“I have just been overwhelmed with the response from people who are very, very upset about this ruling,” said [Maryland Votes for Animals] Chairwoman Carolyn Kilborn.

Kilborn is asking those who believe the ruling is unfair to urge the governor to bring up the issue in next week’s special session.

“In Maryland, current law is what we call a one bite rule, that all dogs get one bite before they are determined to be dangerous. But what this law does, what it says is pit bulls and pit bull mixes…are immediately considered to be inherently dangerous and we feel it’s absolutely wrong,” Kilborn said.

According to the Humane Society, Maryland is the only state to categorically declare pit bulls a dangerous breed.

The ruling severely increases liability for pit bull owners and even their landlords. (Pit bulls are already banned in Prince George’s County.) But according to the Baltimore Sun, it’s unlikely that the pit bull ruling will come up in the special session, which will be limited to budgetary matters.

In D.C. and Virginia, a dog has to bite first to be designated a “dangerous dog”; any attacks thereafter result in stiffer penalties.