The question of pit bulls in the city of Prescott was again raised during the regular December meeting of the city council.
Steven Suitor asked to address the council with a request for additional time to leave the city but Prescott Mayor Howard Taylor told Suitor that he would have to wait until after the meeting was adjourned.
Suitor was given the floor after the meeting had officially adjourned and he asked the council for additional time to find a place to move outside the city limits.
“You basically told me to get out of town when you put a ban on pit bulls,” Suitor said.
The council approved a ban on pit bulls during the November meeting after a toddler was mauled and killed by a pit bull in Prescott. The ordinance approved by the council in November allows owners of pit bulls 60 days to comply. Noncompliance will result in fines, according to the ordinance.
During the December meeting, Suitor told the council that his pit bull is well-behaved and has never created a problem. Suitor cited the fact that a mail carrier was recently mauled by a German shepherd and that the council had taken no action against that breed.
Suitor told the council that he won’t euthanize his dog because he doesn’t see a reason. He said that he is on a “fixed income” and asked to be allowed to keep his dog until April when he said he will be able to move.
Members of the council were silent during Suitor’s arguments and Taylor said that the ordinance would stand as presented, saying that Suitor has the remainder of the 60-day grace period in which to comply.
Following Suitor’s comments, another couple with a young girl talked to several in attendance, saying they also have a pit bull and object to the ban.
A woman who identified herself as the grandmother of the toddler who was killed thanked the council for standing by their decision.
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The question of pit bulls in the city of Prescott was again raised during the regular December meeting of the city council.
Steven Suitor asked to address the council with a request for additional time to leave the city but Prescott Mayor Howard Taylor told Suitor that he would have to wait until after the meeting was adjourned.
Suitor was given the floor after the meeting had officially adjourned and he asked the council for additional time to find a place to move outside the city limits.
“You basically told me to get out of town when you put a ban on pit bulls,” Suitor said.
The council approved a ban on pit bulls during the November meeting after a toddler was mauled and killed by a pit bull in Prescott. The ordinance approved by the council in November allows owners of pit bulls 60 days to comply. Noncompliance will result in fines, according to the ordinance.
During the December meeting, Suitor told the council that his pit bull is well-behaved and has never created a problem. Suitor cited the fact that a mail carrier was recently mauled by a German shepherd and that the council had taken no action against that breed.
Suitor told the council that he won’t euthanize his dog because he doesn’t see a reason. He said that he is on a “fixed income” and asked to be allowed to keep his dog until April when he said he will be able to move.
Members of the council were silent during Suitor’s arguments and Taylor said that the ordinance would stand as presented, saying that Suitor has the remainder of the 60-day grace period in which to comply.
Following Suitor’s comments, another couple with a young girl talked to several in attendance, saying they also have a pit bull and object to the ban.
A woman who identified herself as the grandmother of the toddler who was killed thanked the council for standing by their decision.
