Rantoul village trustee proposes banning certain dog breeds
By Tim Mitchell
Tuesday August 19, 2008
Robin Scholz
Nineteen pit bulls were discovered in this rental house at 525 N. Ohio Ave in Rantoul during a July inspection.
RANTOUL – A Rantoul village board member wants to ban pit bulls, Rottweilers and Doberman pinschers from the village and set limits on the number of other dogs residents will be allowed to have.
Rantoul Trustee Chuck Smith proposed the ordinance after a village inspector found 19 pit bulls inside a single family home in Rantoul.
"I'd like to ban certain breeds and set limits on other breeds," Smith said on Monday. "We need to ban pit bulls, Rottweilers and Doberman pinschers based on the reputations of the animals, not the owners."
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