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Monday, May 21, 2012  Ohio's new vicious dog law takes effect Tuesday, ending a 25-year-old law that labeled all pit bulls as inherently vicious.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Lucas County dog warden and other local experts will be on hand for the 'Pit Bulls--Oh My!' forum on Wednesday.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  Three of the five dogs seized from a fighting ring discovered at a Flint home on Monday have been euthanized, according to WNEM.

Monday, February 27, 2012  Pit bulls have been removed from the state's definition as a vicious dog. The Lucas County Pit Crew is working hard to foster pit bulls that can be adopted into loving families.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  Ohio Governor John Kasich has signed a bill into law that removes pit bulls from the state's definition of a vicious dog.

Friday, February 10, 2012  Lucas County's dog pound will begin putting pit bulls directly up for adoption once the Governor signs a bill removing a reference to the dogs as vicious.

Friday, February 10, 2012  Changes could soon be coming to the way pit bulls are categorized in Ohio.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  Pit bull owners in Ohio are now just one signature away from no longer having their dogs considered vicious without cause.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  McDonald's, in an attempt to promote it's new menu offering,  has pulled an advertisement that has come back to bite them.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  Pit bulls are one step closer to be no longer labeled as vicious dogs after a bill that just cleared the Ohio Senate.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  3 dogs seized during a raid on a Monroe County dog fighting ring could be freed in the coming days.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  A Monroe County judge has decided three of the four pit bulls seized during a dog fighting ring bust should be euthanized.

Thursday, May 19, 2011  Four pit bulls, seized from a Monroe County dog fighting ring, have avoided being euthanized, for the time being.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010  Toledo’s new dog law no longer target “pit bulls” exclusively.  There is a new set of rules that apply to all dogs and their owners within the city limits.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010  Toledo's vicious dog law has been changed.