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>I have already responded to the following post, but >thought that others might want to. > >"We are looking for your support and any supporting >information you can provide us to help overturn the >Miami-Dade County's "Pit Bull" Ordinance. >In the past weeks there has been an enforcement of >breed specific legislation, specifically the "Pit >Bull" Ordinance in Miami-Dade County. A very large >group of dog owners have been affected. We plan to >fight this Breed Specific Legislation in Miami-Dade >County >(Chapter 5 - Section 5-17) at a hearing in the next >few weeks considering the following: >By singling out one breed of dog for destruction, the >pit bull dog ordinance raises two constitutional >problems: first, because many breeds of dogs can cause >harm to people, an ordinance that classifies only one >breed as vicious appears to be arbitrary and under >inclusive and therefore, violative of the dog's owner >equal protection rights as stated by the 14th >amendment. Second, because the ordinance is structured >to apply only to pit bulls, the law implies that there >is some method of determining a dog's breed. Because >identification of a >dog's breed with the certainty necessary to impose >sanctions on the dog's owner is impossible, such >ordinances have been considered unconstitutionally >vague and, therefore, to violate due process. >Also, due to the time constraints and urgency of this >matter, we would greatly appreciate that your >organization contact me or please provide the contact >person's name and phone number in order to further >discuss this and any other issues that will help make >this case a strong one. > >Thank you, > >Leticia L. Santiago >(305) 668-6189 >(786) 295-6228 >leticialsantiago@yahoo.com" > >- ANN - SI, NY, USA >http://www.dogwatch.net/bios/annlettis.html > > >------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor >---------------------~--> >Buy Stock for $4 >and no minimums. >FREE Money 2002. >http://us.click.yahoo.com/k6cvND/n97DAA/ySSFAA/aQSolB/T >M >------------------------------------------------------- >--------------~-> > >Register a domain name for $9.97 >http://webdirecthosting.com/track.php?TTauri > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to >http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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