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breed specific legislation
City council failed to override the mayor's veto of legislation that would have ended a 30-year ban on the dog breed.
Nothing indicates the horror of Montreal's pit bull ban better than this: PETA's mealy-mouthed congratulations.
Flush with the success of his pit bull ban, Mayor Denis Coderre of Montreal has vowed to pursue further worthless legislation in an effort to ensure that his city becomes scorned worldwide, and ideally an international pariah.
In the debate over whether pit bulls should be banned, Montreal's mayor has demonstrated rare grit. It takes backbone to stand firmly against every professional organization on the continent, and to embrace heroic ignorance.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
WHAT'S HAPPENING
A dog registered as a boxer has killed a woman in Montreal, so the mayor is calling for a ban on pit bulls. This would be amusing, if it weren't so predictable and depressing.
Imagine coming home to discover that, without any warning, police and city officials have entered your house while you were out and removed your beloved dog, leaving a warrant taped to the front door saying that your dog has been deemed "illegal."
Officials say he looks like a pit bull, which are banned in the township.
