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Title: Hearing tackles pit-bull problem.(Metropolitan)(District)
Author: Clarence Williams
Publication: The Washington Times (Newspaper)
Date: May 2, 2000
Publisher: News World Communications, Inc.
Page: 1Distributed by Thompson Gale

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Residents got the chance to voice opinions about a possible ban on pit bulls in the District.

Dozens of dog owners, animal-control officers, breeders and victims of pit bull attacks testified yesterday at a public hearing before the D.C. Council.

While ban supporters point to pit bulls' innate aggression and the frequent use of pit bulls in dog fighting, opponents counter that enforcing a ban on the dogs would be difficult, and that a ban wouldn't address the real issue of owners' responsibility.