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67 Syracuse L. Rev. 241 (2017)
The Post-Conviction Remedy for Pit Bulls: What Today's Science Tells Us about Breed-Specific Legislation

handle is hein.journals/syrlr67 and id is 249 raw text is: THE POST-CONVICTION REMEDY FOR PIT BULLS: WHAT TODAY'S SCIENCE TELLS US ABOUT BREED- SPECIFIC LEGISLATION Katie Barnettt CONTENTS 1. H ISTO RY ............................................................................. 244 A. Constitutional Challenges .......................................... 246 1. Void for Vagueness ............................................... 246 2. Substantive Due Process ....................................... 248 II. MEET THE BREEDSTM .......................................................... 249 A. Why These Three Distinct Breeds? ............................ 251 B. I Know It When I See It . ........................................ 252 1. The C oat ................................................................ 253 2. A Body of Power and Strength .............................. 255 3. U niqueness ............................................................ 257 C. Behavioral Traits ........................................................ 257 1. C lim bing ............................................................... 258 2. Extraordinary Biting Power ................................. 258 3. Attacking Without Warning .................................. 259 4. A ggression ............................................................ 260 5. D og F ighting ......................................................... 261 6. G am eness .............................................................. 263 7. Stranger D anger ................................................... 265 D . Pseudo-Science ........................................................... 267 1. E xp erts ................................ ............................. 268 2. The M edia ............................................................. 271 3. Public Perception and Police Power .................... 273 4. The A VMA Study ................................................... 275 5. D e M inim is ............................................................ 277 6. Pit Bulls Make Up a Small Percentage of the Entire Dog Population .......................................... 278 E . Today 's Science .......................................................... 280 1. Dog Bite Related Fatalities ................................... 281 2. Breed Specific or Behavior Specific? ................... 282 3. DNA for Breed Identification ................................ 283 t Katie Barnett graduated from the University of Kansas School of Law and owns Barnett Law Office where she specializes in animal law, municipal law, and law enforcement training. I would like to thank my law clerk Holly Smith for her countless hours of research for this article, and thank my husband for his endless support and enthusiasm for my work.

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