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OGDEN -- Dog lovers and animal advocates have convinced Ogden City to postpone talks of stricter requirements for owners of pit bulls.
According to the Standard Examiner, the city council had planned to discuss proposed amendments on April 21. The council now says it's putting off discussion on the issue to a later date so it can take feedback into account.
Council members say they have received about 20 e-mails from across the country, pleading with Ogden not to make restrictions tougher on pit bull owners. They've even supplied information on animal control restrictions in other cities.
One councilman, Brandon Stephenson, tells the Standard Examiner he hates to penalize people who are taking care of their dogs. Councilwoman Dorrene Jeske told the paper she has received numerous phone calls and e-mails from pit bull owners who don't want the breed singled out.
The director of the Carol Conroy Browning Ogden Animal Shelter told the Standard Examiner the amendments target irresponsible owners, not pit bulls. He says during the last two years, pit bulls have accounted for about 20 percent of the dog population at the animal shelter, and pit bulls and pit bull mixes have been responsible for about 40 percent of reported dog bites in the city.
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