After a Prince George’s County woman was ordered to get rid of her illegal pit bull, she reached out to the Washington Humane Society for help.
The Maryland General Assembly yesterday failed to act on a bill that would have reversed a 2012 ruling the found pit bulls to be “inherently dangerous” and imposed a higher liability standard on their owners.
The Maryland House of Delegates passed legislation that would reverse a 2012 court ruling that found pit bulls to be “inherently dangerous.”
A Maryland court yesterday clarified a ruling on pit bulls, saying that it was meant only to apply to pure-bred dogs, not those of mixed lineage.
Pit bull owners hoping for the Maryland General Assembly to reverse a April court ruling that found pit bulls to be “inherently dangerous” will have to wait a bit longer until 2013 for a legislative fix.
A task force formed in the wake of a Maryland court’s ruling that pit bulls are “inherently dangerous” will consider the impact of the decision and possible legislative responses.
Animal rights groups in Maryland are not happy with a ruling that deems pit bulls to be “inherently dangerous.”
A Maryland court ruled late last week that pit bulls are “inherently dangerous” and that an owner and even their landlord could be held liable for any attacks for the mere fact that the dogs are pit bulls.
WMATA asks individuals who use service animals on its rail, bus and MetroAccess services to keep them “under control at all times.” But what happens when there’s a dispute about what constitutes a service animal?
