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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 >><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://www.dogwatch.net/bios/annlettis.html">http >://www.dogwatch.net/bios/annlettis.html</a> >> >> >>------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor >>---------------------~--> >>Buy Stock for $4 >>and no minimums. >>FREE Money 2002. >><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://us.click.yahoo.com/k6cvND/n97DAA/ySSFAA/aQ >SolB/T">http://us.click.yahoo.com/k6cvND/n97DAA/ySSFAA/ >aQSolB/T</a> >>M >>------------------------------------------------------ >- >>--------------~-> >> >>Register a domain name for $9.97 >><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://webdirecthosting.com/track.php?TTauri">htt >p://webdirecthosting.com/track.php?TTauri</a> >> >>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to >><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/">http://docs.ya >hoo.com/info/terms/</a>

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