The Enumclaw City Council considered but decided now was not the time to lift the city-wide ban on owning pit bulls.
Supporters and dissenters of dropping the city’s ban on pit bulls gather at Enumclaw City Hall to address the City Council members.
For nearly a quarter-century, the controversial canine has been banned from the city. But an ordinance now winding its way through City Hall would put an end to the breed-specific prohibition. The council approved the ordinance upon first reading Sept. 22 – with one councilman offering some words of caution – and is expected to issue a final vote during an Oct. 13 session.
The 1980s and 1990s brought a series of high-profile incidents of unprovoked attacks and gruesome maulings by pit bulls throughout the region. In response to community concerns, Enumclaw leaders placed an outright ban on several breeds ­- the Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, Stafford Shire Bull Terrier and American Stafford Terrier Рthat collectively contribute to what is known as a pit bull.
