PIT BULL CRACKDOWN KCK seizes 20 dogs
Animal-control officers in Kansas City, Kansas, had rounded up 20 pit bulls by Saturday afternoon, the Police Department reported.
The Unified Government on Friday announced a crackdown on pit bulls after Jimmie Mae McConnell, 71, died after a dog attack Thursday.
By Saturday afternoon, a pit bull hot line — (913) 573-8911 — had received 44 tips. Only one dog had been dropped off voluntarily at the city’s animal control center. Animal-control workers had gone on 14 calls dispatched by police.
Pit bulls are illegal in Kansas City, Kan., but there is a two-week amnesty period for owners to turn in their dogs. For more information, call (913) 321-1445.
Animal-control officers in Kansas City, Kansas, had rounded up 20 pit bulls by Saturday afternoon, the Police Department reported.
The Unified Government on Friday announced a crackdown on pit bulls after Jimmie Mae McConnell, 71, died after a dog attack Thursday.
By Saturday afternoon, a pit bull hot line — (913) 573-8911 — had received 44 tips. Only one dog had been dropped off voluntarily at the city’s animal control center. Animal-control workers had gone on 14 calls dispatched by police.
Pit bulls are illegal in Kansas City, Kan., but there is a two-week amnesty period for owners to turn in their dogs. For more information, call (913) 321-1445.
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