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Pit bull advocate assault aboard jet upstages “support dog” attacks

July 27, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

But clubbing with laptop does much less damage than dogs’ teeth & jaws             MIAMI,  LOS ANGELES,  WASHINGTON D.C.––Demonstrating the axiom that pit bull advocates are often as explosively violent as pit bulls themselves,  International Bully Kennel Club manager Tiffany Flores McLemore on July 23,  2019 became an instant social media celebrity when fellow airline […]

Filed Under: Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Top, Service dogs, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Gabriella Gonzalez, Guillermo Ocampo, Marlin Tremaine Jackson, Merritt Clifton, Ronald Kevin Mundy Jr., Tiffany Flores McLemore

Will lawsuits slow use of dogs as “ambassadors” for dangerous breeds?

May 31, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Attacks by “service dog” and “reading dogs” illustrate risky practices             ATLANTA, Georgia;  BAKERSFIELD, California––Pending lawsuits on behalf of the victims of dog attacks aboard a Delta Airlines flight and in an elementary school classroom could potentially slow down the deployment of dangerous dog breeds as “canine ambassadors” in public places––or not,  depending on the […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, China, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Feature Home Bottom, India, Indian subcontinent Tagged With: Ann Ardell, Dr. Dog, Jeff Jones, Jill Robinson, Joseph Luiz, Leilani Rivera, Marlin Tremaine Jackson, Merritt Clifton, Ronald Kevin Mundy Jr.

How the Americans with Disabilities Act has become the “Pit Bull Pushers Act”

June 20, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

“Service dog” attack aboard airliner spotlights crisis ATLANTA––A June 4,  2017 attack by a purported “chocolate lab/pointer mix” who appears to have actually been a pit bull or pit mix has renewed attention to widespread abuse of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and Air Carrier Access Act to force dogs,  especially pit bulls,  into […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Breeding, Canada, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Service dogs, The Americas, Training, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: ADA, Air Carriers Access Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Dogington Post, Harlan Kilstein, insurance, J. Ross Massey, Marlin Tremaine Jackson, Merritt Clifton, pit bull, Ronald Kevin Mundy Jr.

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