Kansas City suburbs slowly lift their pit bull bans. But a few haven’t budged

A couple of decades ago, suburbs across the Kansas City metro rushed to ban pit bulls — or dogs that even looked like the breed — after some highly publicized attacks.

But now, as animal rights advocates and dog owners argue that such laws amount to discrimination, one by one those cities are lifting their bans.

Kansas City, Kansas, and Liberty both removed their ordinances this past year, following the lead of Shawnee, Roeland Park and Fairway.