A few weeks back, I wrote about a hearing for Runty, a lovable pit-bull dog who had been declared “dangerous.” Unfortunately, Runty lost his hearing. Now his owner, Lisa Amato, is suing the county to have the Orange County’s definition of “dangerous dog” declared invalid. Therein, Ms. Amato argues that the “dangerous dog” definition in the Orange County Code should be found unconstitutional because it conflicts direclty with Florida Statutes. Feel free to look at a copy of the Complaint here.
Dog-owner sues Orange County over “Dangerous Dog” ordinance
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November 28, 2015 at 3:51 pm
Ahh, look at that picture – how could Runty be dangerous? Unfortunately, the fact that an animal is cute doesn’t mean it’s harmless, but in this case things sound a little sketchy. Why did they come back for Runty after the neighbor said he wasn’t to blame? That makes it pretty cut and dried for me. Why all the confusion? I’m a dog owner and I know how I’d feel if someone tried to take my baby.
This is terrible. They don’t even have proof that Runty caused Bella’s injuries, so how can they declare him dangerous? I also think it’s very interesting that the Orange County legislation is
subtly different from that of the Florida Statutes. I think however that there are two separate cases here that don’t really go together: first, whether or not Runty actually injured Bella; second, how many times Runty suposedly injured her. The second can’t exist without the first, surely. Not that I’m a lawyer, of course.