Heated debate over pitbull ordinance at Girard council

GIRARD

Animal rights advocates donned hot pink T-shirts that read “No such thing as a bad breed” and descended upon a caucus session before Monday’s city council meeting.

Girard has an ordinance on the books banning pit bulls, which some say unfairly discriminates against dogs based on breed. Beverly Spicer, an administrator with animal rights group Nitro’s Ohio Army and a Girard resident, joined many others in arguing that vicious dogs result from irresponsible owners, not specific breeds.

The audience was packed and the conversation at times became heated, prompting city officials to call for order. Most spoke in favor of modifying the city’s ordinance so that it would ban vicious dogs, regardless of breed.

Read more of what happened in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.