Pit bull ban continues in Miami-Dade County: Voters overwhelmingly uphold ban; county acted in July to make animal services facility 'no-kill'

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Voters in Florida's Miami-Dade County voted 63 percent to 37 percent to uphold the county's ban on pit bull and pit bull-related breeds despite the efforts of supporters of a repeal, including the Miami Coalition Against Breed Specific Legislation (MCABSL) and the South Florida Veterinary Medical Association (SFVMA). MCABSL founder Dahlia Canes says she wasn't surprised by the results of the vote. She says repeal supporters were working against a deep-rooted stigma associated with dogs that resemblepit bulls. "Then throw in the confusing ballot language and the words 'pit bull' next to 'dangerous' and you have a recipe for one hell of an uphill battle," she told DVM Newsmagazine.