Back in February, we wrote about the new dog law here in Ohio, ending the designation of pit bulls as inherently vicious. But the status of pit bulls is still changing in other states, too.
Last week, the Maryland Court of Appeals adopted "a strict liability standard in respect to the owning, harboring, or control of pit bulls and cross-bred pit bulls in lieu of the traditional common law liability principles that were previously applicable to attacks by such dogs." The Court cited the "aggressive and vicious nature" of pit bulls, and the ruling has incited controversy in the state as owners, shelter workers, dog-bite victims, the Maryland SPCA, and others debate the ruling.
The Baltimore Sun (opinion round-up)
CBS Baltimore
Chicago Tribune
Reuters
Last week, the Maryland Court of Appeals adopted "a strict liability standard in respect to the owning, harboring, or control of pit bulls and cross-bred pit bulls in lieu of the traditional common law liability principles that were previously applicable to attacks by such dogs." The Court cited the "aggressive and vicious nature" of pit bulls, and the ruling has incited controversy in the state as owners, shelter workers, dog-bite victims, the Maryland SPCA, and others debate the ruling.
The Baltimore Sun (opinion round-up)
CBS Baltimore
Chicago Tribune
Reuters