AR-News: (US FL) Dangerous dogs

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OCALA - Some of his neighbors didn't know exactly how many pit bulls Shelby 
Davis owned. All they knew was that they were afraid.

Anyone's best guess was that at least five pit bulls resided at Davis' home 
in a quiet working class neighborhood a block off Jacksonville Road and just 
outside the northeast Ocala city limits.

And when any of Davis' dogs got loose, anxiety ran with them, the residents 
testified at a recent public hearing before the Marion County Code Enforcement 
Board.

Some dreaded being outside and kept on guard, even in front of their own 
homes. They knew others who shut themselves in. A few resorted to violence.

They came to the board on Tuesday seeking help. They had filed complaints 
seeking to have Davis' dogs declared "dangerous" under the county code. This was 
the dogs' day in court, so to speak, with the board sitting as the jury.

CINDY SKOP/STAR-BANNER 
Marion County Animal Center worker Natalie Slazes, followed by her supervisor 
Jill Lancon, carries a sedated puppy to be euthanized with an overdose of 
sodium pentobarbital. 




 



full story:

http://www.starbanner.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040118/NEWS/201180301/1
001/BUSINESS



"The world is a dangerous place,
not because of those who do evil,
but because of those who look on and do nothing.",
Albert Einstein

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Male meat-eaters have a 50% chance of dying of a heart attack. Vegetarian men 
have a 4% risk. US vegetarians have cholesterol levels 14% lower than 
meat-eaters; vegans (those who don't consume meat or dairy products) have levels 35% 
lower. JAMA, 1995;274:894











    
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