City of Mobile drops automatic breed-based ‘high-risk’ classification after public pushback

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Mobile city leaders are making changes to a proposed overhaul of the city’s animal ordinance after hearing concerns from neighbors and local pet businesses.

The proposal has drawn questions over how the city defines “high-risk” animals and how those rules could affect certain pets and their owners.

One of the biggest changes removes the automatic classification of certain dog breeds as high-risk. Instead, the city will look at an animal’s behavior and history…

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