Ordinance not allowing pit bulls to be adopted in Hot Springs causes public outcry
A Hot Springs resident took to social media when he learned he couldn't adopt a pit bull due to a city ordinance.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark — Hundreds of dogs are held in shelters around Central Arkansas every night, but one that got out Tuesday drew a lot of attention. Gene Williams wrote on his Facebook page that he tried to adopt a pit bull mix from the Hot Springs animal shelter last week but was told he could not because of a city law. The post received hundreds of comments and reactions and more than 1,300 shares as of Tuesday night
“Our laws are very lenient, I think,” Sgt. Chris Lackey said. “There’s some cities that have banned—or municipalities—that have banned pit bull breeds.
“Here, we just don’t adopt them out of our animal shelter. They’re not banned from the city or the county. We just can’t adopt them out of our animal shelter due to a city ordinance that was passed in 2005.”
HOT SPRINGS, Ark — Hundreds of dogs are held in shelters around Central Arkansas every night, but one that got out Tuesday drew a lot of attention. Gene Williams wrote on his Facebook page that he tried to adopt a pit bull mix from the Hot Springs animal shelter last week but was told he could not because of a city law. The post received hundreds of comments and reactions and more than 1,300 shares as of Tuesday night
“Our laws are very lenient, I think,” Sgt. Chris Lackey said. “There’s some cities that have banned—or municipalities—that have banned pit bull breeds.
“Here, we just don’t adopt them out of our animal shelter. They’re not banned from the city or the county. We just can’t adopt them out of our animal shelter due to a city ordinance that was passed in 2005.”
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