SPRINGVILLE, Ala. - An Alabama community is considering banning certain dog breeds, from pit bulls to wolf hybrids.
WBRC-TV reports that Springville leaders are considering the ban after a pit bull bit off a 7-year-old child's ear last year after the animal got loose.
Several dog owners attended Monday night's city council meeting. Some said they're upset the city is considering a dangerous animal ordinance that would specifically ban pit bulls and also wolf hybrids.
Phil Doster of the Greater Birmingham Humane Society told the council that laws aimed at particular breeds of dogs give the public a false sense of security. He also thinks the ordinance will be hard to enforce in Springville.
The city attorney is expected to research the ordinance further before a vote on the matter.