No more new pit bulls in Montreal after city council adopts bylaw
Montreal’s controversial pit bull ban is officially on the books after city council passed a bylaw on Tuesday following a heated debate on the issue.
Council voted 37-23 in favour of the bylaw, which includes a ban on new pit bull-type dogs as of next month and restrictions on those currently in the city.
The vote was the culmination of an emotionally-charged debate that has raged for months, with Mayor Denis Coderre insisting the law is balanced and was drafted with safety in mind following several attacks, including one last June that resulted in the death of a 55-year-old woman in her backyard.
Coderre suggested the vast majority of those opposed to the regulation were against it because it banned a specific type of dog.