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activities,will simply change to another breed of dog and continue to jeopardize public . <br /> safety." Rather than punishing dog owners that exacerbate the problem of dog bites, <br /> breed bans deny responsible owners the right to private property and subject them to <br /> unnecessary regulations and hardships. <br /> It would be a mistake for Omaha to enact a Pit Bull ban. According to an online calculator <br /> constructed by Best Friends Animal Society, Omaha would spend an estimated $556,700 per <br /> year in order to enforce the ban. It is estimated that the ban would affect 6,540 Pit Bulls out of <br /> the total 94,110 dogs in Omaha. There is no proof that this legislation would decrease the <br /> number of dog bites in the city. Legislation should target careless and irresponsible dog owners <br /> rather than breeds of dogs. Omaha should take an approach more like Lincoln, which is <br /> considering strengthening city ordinances that cite reckless dog owners by increasing fines for <br /> owners who let their dogs run loose. By strictly enforcing Chapter 6 of the Omaha Municipal <br /> Code that deals with dangerous dogs and reckless owners, the city would encourage responsible <br /> ownership and penalize negligent owners, thus reducing bite rates in a fair and cost effective <br /> manner. <br /> Omaha Douglas Connection. May 2010. 13tQ);� �,!< i� clotigt<lsc...f. +i3 tfort_. <br /> Hussain, Safia Gray. "Attacking the Dog-Bite Epidemic: Why Breed-Specific Legislation <br /> Won't Solve the Dangerous Dog Dilemma." Fordham Law Review reprinted at Animal Legal & <br /> Historical Center. 2006. May 2010. <h t tl., : , ,,v into,. <br /> [ .! "Dog Bites: Are there Dangerous Breeds?"AAHA, May 2010. <111.t:0:, '\ _ f a thy ttt 1tit;>�_��_�` <br /> l j Omaha Municipal Code Chapter 6. May 2010. <I ,)!, <<,� � k )7�l c lti)_�,t►�ra t a ���,. <br /> home. Ittxlt"art(t}l ` e----1 't45&tiQt _action- \Nil3i_t_ic't\>. <br /> 5;Nebraska Humane Society. May 2010. <(, VN: 1 T.LIB)��z�e c,t (d. l <br /> 6'': 0[6] Ibid. <br /> Li "Some thoughts about Omaha and Clarification about Council Bluffs." 30 June 2008. May <br /> 2010. <l,ttt;_ l)10lnc._a, )c)lad cornk cJ,:trw2}it,, <br /> 2()08 06 ,l?rn thtJuglla> and-cl iificati<1n-a oill t}1i7z1hc!.Jinni> <br /> 41.Marcus, Peter. "Pit bull ban repeal eyed." Denver Daily News. 3 August 2009. May 2010. <br /> <hu C r '_l i ,4i �, ti ill a � 6f <br /> 6.':) _ "Denver Hospital Rates." National Canine Research Council. 2010. May 2010. < <br /> natIt_n of an+IlLi y>t arch c o inc.1i C orniin \t)uI tate': <br /> tit loraC1li .#t ' �ttl (km e ho,ipit 1-?c1 c_'.>. <br /> Tiff] Weiss, Linda S. "Breed Specific Legislation in the United States."Animal Legal & <br /> Historical Center. 200E May 2010<t,[,it ''vv 1o_.animal iwo. info/articles/al Li #vV S '1) h >. <br />