An ordinance he introduced to council on Monday specifies that mixed breed pit bulls and purebred dogs of four specific breeds would be banned. Local animal experts do not agree. She said that in the city of Cleveland pit bulls account for only 12 percent of dog bites.
Cat bites outnumber bites from pit bulls.
The owner of the dog is the root of the problem. They need to train, contain and restrain their dogs. The best laws target behavior, not breed. Dr. Jeffery Richman, a veterinarian in Richmond Heights, said that he sees many nasty dogs in his clinic who are not pit bulls, and many nice dogs that are American Staffordshire terriers and Staffordshire bull terriers. You can't fairly assign an ordinance to a breed.