Police, animal control officials say ordinance would be a good first step.
People eager to voice their thoughts on a proposed ordinance regulating the ownership of pitbulls will get a chance at City Hall tonight at the City Council's public hearing, 6:30 p.m. The issue has already drawn sizeable crowds during a City Council meeting and work session on the merits of regulating ownership of the breed. The ordinance, introduced for the first time Oct. 15 by City Council President John Ward, would ban anyone who does not already own a pitbull from acquiring one, require muzzles on existing dogs and require owners to take out $100,000 liability insurance policies on their animals. It would also require a sign warning others that a dangerous dog is kept there, and call for pitbulls to be put down if discovered in …
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City Council meets with School Committee, public hearing on Landmark purchase tonight.
It's a busy night for Woonsocket residents. Tonight at 6 p.m., the second of two public hearings today on the purchase of Landmark Medical Center will begin at Woonsocket City Hall. Plus, the School Comittee meets with the City Council. The RI Attorney General's office and the RI Department of Health are in the process of reviewing the sale of the medical facility to Steward Health Care System. In a recent audio post, WRNI reports the AG's office intends to get feedback today on how the sale might affect residents. Last month, according to The Valley Breeze, Economic Development Director Matthew Wojcik testified in Superior Court that the city's survival may depend on the sale. Invested citizens who missed this afternoon's public hearing …
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Local Resident
8:53 am on Monday, November 19, 2012
Pitlover, that is true.....so should we just leave it alone and continue letting people basically abuse the breed? I so agree that a pit can be loveable. But truly something does need to be done. It should be hardier for a person to breed not matter what the bred unless they have a permit to be a bredder. more ›