Pit bulls

DOG ATTACK – City confirms capture of three dangerous dogs ‘for public safety’

September 9, 2024 // 2 Comments

Community services manager Will Beatty today (Sept. 9, 2024) confirmed the capture of three dangerous dogs by community service officers on the weekend. Beatty said the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why do we need pit bulls?

September 9, 2024 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PIT BULL DEFENDERS will, I’m sure, be ready with their usual responses after the weekend report of yet another attack by pit bulls in [Continue]

LETTER – Attack by a pit bull is traumatic, can take years to recover

July 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

Re: ‘Ban the deed, not the breed’ approach isn’t good enough On behalf of National Pit Bull Victim Awareness, I would like to thank Mel Rothenburger for his [Continue]

LETTER – Owner of border collie describes sudden attack by pit bull

July 10, 2020 // 2 Comments

Editor’s note: An Armchair Mayor editorial on July 9 (‘Ban the deed, not the breed approach isn’t good enough’) mentioned a recent attack on a border collie by a pit [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ‘Ban the deed, not the breed’ approach isn’t good enough

July 9, 2020 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I WASN’T GOING TO jump into the pitbull debate because, well, I’ve written about these dogs for quite a few years now and attacks keep [Continue]

POLICE – Man dead after being attacked by pit bull at home he was visiting

June 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

A man is dead after being attacked by a pit bull in a home he was visiting late this morning (June 29, 2020). Kamloops RCMP responded to a report of a dog attack at a home in [Continue]