Article: AURORA PIT BULLS MIGHT STAY UNTIL THEY DIE OFF PROPOSAL REQUIRES THAT THE DOGS WERE LICENSED BY AUG. 9.(News)

Byline: Javier Erik Olvera, Rocky Mountain News

AURORA -- The city would close the door on pit bulls not licensed before Aug. 9, and owners of dogs allowed to stay would have to meet strict requirements under a proposal made public Thursday.

Since no new pit bulls would be permitted in Aurora, the proposal developed by a City Council subcommittee would evolve into a ban on the breed as legal dogs die off.

Members of the subcommittee took up the proposal a day after three pit bulls escaped from their home in the 12300 block of East 30th Avenue and attacked a border collie, which had to be euthanized.

The owner of the pit bulls, Joaquin Johnson, 30, has been ...

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