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City of Denver and City of Aurora Agree to an Interim Order

The Animal Law Center announces that an agreement was reached March 11, 2010 with the City of Denver and the City of Aurora with regards to “pit-bull-type” service dogs in their jurisdictions.

People protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) who have service dogs that might be deemed to be pit bulls or another restricted type breed in Denver and Aurora are under the protection of a stipulation between The Animal Law Center and the City and County of Denver and the City of Aurora. This stipulation will be filed as part of a class action lawsuit in Federal Court seeking permanent relief from having a service dog impounded solely because of its breed. It is important to note that the City and County of Denver and the City of Aurora have already agreed to refrain from enforcing their breed-specific ordinances as it relates to service dogs.

The Animal Law Center is filing a lawsuit to permanently protect the rights of service dog owners pursuant to the ADA from suffering discrimination based solely on the breed of their service dog.

Lafayette Municipal Judge Roger Buchholz suggests that Lafayette City Council revise ordinance

Today, Judge Roger Buchholz denied a motion to dismiss the criminal case against Tim and Kelly Walker, owners of Spork, stating that the Lafayette vicious animal ordinance does not conflict with Colorado state law. However, Judge Buchholz did note in his opinion that the defendant did raise a "reasonable provision for a legislative body to consider" with regard to exempting animal health care workers from the ordinance. He went on to say that "the Lafayette city Council and other city councils may want to review and revise their ordinances."

Wheat Ridge, Colo - We, at The Animal Law Center, are providing a statement, on behalf of our clients, Tim and Kelly Walker, in response to the statement made by Dr. Donald Dodge, on behalf of himself and Jasper Animal Hospital earlier today.

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DENVER, Colorado (November 12, 2009) – In a settlement approved by Federal Chief Judge Wiley Y. Daniel, the City of Brighton will be required to train and equip its police officers on the proper and safe handling of animals encountered during the course of police actions. This settlement is precedent setting in that it is the first in the United States to require a municipality to ensure all police officers are trained and equipped to protect animals as it would its citizens.