The kids were at home when animal control and police arrived at Kristi Bond’s Leawood residence. The order was direct and to the point. The family would have to remove Lucy, the Bonds’ dog especially beloved by their young daughter, from the city. Lucy’s crime: resembling a pit bull, a breed outlawed within Leawood city limits. Had Bond lived in just about any other city in the metro area, Lucy’s looks wouldn’t have been an issue. One by one, other municipalities have dropped laws that target pit bulls – a catch-all term for breeds that look a certain way – with restrictions or outright bans. Leawood and Overland Park are the last major cities holding on to such breed-specific ordinances.
Source: Shawnee Mission Post
