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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Harry Cockburn

Maryland county lifts its nearly 30-year ban on Pit Bulls allowing the breed back into homes

Following a ban of almost three decades, pit bull terriers are once again allowed to be kept as pets in a Maryland county.

Prince George’s County authorities banned pit bulls in 1997 because officials believed the breed posed a public safety risk, citing dog-fighting incidents and attacks that had injured residents.

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