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Article: Alexandria Advances Ordinance Targeting Pit Bull Terriers
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- The Washington Post
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- February 19, 1987
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The Alexandria City Council, in response to the growing number of
pit bull terrier dog attacks in the city over the last year, has
given preliminary approval to an ordinance that would make it illegal
to own a vicious or destructive animal.
"From February 1986 to the present there have been five pit bull
attacks in Alexandria," said Christine Mills, acting assistant
director of the city's animal shelter. "Previous to those attacks I
don't remember ever hearing of one by a pit bull," said Mills.
American pit bull terriers historically have been used for
illegal dog fighting. The breed is known for having muscular jaws
that clamp down on victims and that do not release the hold until
their ...