By Kathleen Berger
Wentzville, MO (KSDK) - A pit bull law is up for review in Wentzville next week. This come on the heels of an upset dog owner who says her dogs are unfairly targeted. They've never been aggressive to anyone.
Wentzville Police have no reports of that either.
Now, the Amanda Kearney says she'll move before she muzzles her dogs.
Kearney is refusing to spend money to have her dogs' blood drawn for DNA testing, just to comply with a pit bull law that she says should be changed. She's taking her fight to city hall.
Harley and Belle are one-year-old. Kearney says they're pups from the same litter, and they're pals who love running and playing in the fenced backyard.
The City of Wentzville wants them muzzled and on a hand-held leash, if they're not in a kennel or pen. It's the law for pit bulls.
Police say Amanda Kearney has four more days to comply after a complaint that's under investigation.
The complaint claims that Harley and Belle are part pit bull. But police won't discuss evidence.
"We asked them to please come into compliance while all this is being reviewed," said Interim Police Chief Kevin Pyatt.
Kearney says her dogs are not aggressive, and has letters from neighbors saying so.
"My dogs are my children. They love to run around, we go outside. We kick a soccer ball, they chase it. We play fetch, we play frisbee," said Kearney.
Their veterinarian at the Humane Society has even documented the breed as a Great Dane Mix.
Kearney says if they have pit bull in them she doesn't believe it's much. Not after buying the puppies from an owner who says the mother is a full breed.
"Full Great Dane, yes," said Kearney.
So Kearney's been calling aldermen for the city of Wentzville, rattling enough cages to the point that the pit bull ordinance is being called for review next Wednesday night. Some say it could be too strict. One alderman says they will review the rules over mixed breeds and the muzzling.
Interim Police Chief Kevin Pyatt will be there. He said, "I do believe there are some things in the ordinance that do need to be looked at."
But Pyatt says he has to enforce the law unless it's changed. Interim Chief Pyatt says public safety is his top priority.
He says he takes this law seriously after the city experienced three pit bull attacks just this year.
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