We, the undersigned, as responsible dog owners, men and women, citizens of Colorado, in the United States of America, or members of the wider dog-owning public outside the City of Denver, do hereby protest the irresponsible, inflammatory remarks by Kory Nelson, City Attorney,as hate speech, in which he deliberately incites violence towards dogs and calls the shooting of innocent dogs as justified, thereby placing innocent dogs and innocent bystander citizens in danger.

Kory Nelsons, and indeed The City Of Denvers, continued and deliberate public denouncement and defamation of recognized bull dog breeds, as well as the principles and practices of responsible dog ownership of any breed, are conveyed in whole or in part as policy of the City Of Denver, its agents, employees, public officials, its operatives, and spokespersons.

The City Of Denver has an obligation to protect both the public safety as well as the inherent and inalienable rights of all of its citizens, including those of responsible dog owners, consistent with the Constitution of the United States of America. The City Of Denver has deliberately alienated, excluded, and segregated the dog-owning public based upon dog breed.

Kory Nelson and The City of Denver have projected a distorted view of the vast majority of the bull dog breeds, pit bull type dogs, and a distorted view of the vast majority of responsible owners. This distortion threatens the freedom of responsible dog owners in The City of Denver, The State of Colorado, and The United States of America, as well as the threatens the economic stability of responsible citizens and members of the business community involved the the sport of pure-bred dogs, and indeed the viability of all dog-related businesses and veterinary medical practices.
The right to own and enjoy a dog is protected within the Constitution Of The United States. The City of Denver is inhibiting the inalienable right of responsible dog owners to freely own a dog of their choice by enacting a breed ban, criminalizing responsible dog ownership and creating an atmosphere of harrasment, intimidation and hostility for responsible dog owners.

Hundreds upon thousands of responsible American dog owners from all racial, ethnic and economic backgrounds freely choose to keep and own the very breeds which The City Of Denver has banned, keeping these dogs as loving family pets, selected for their devotion to family.

The City of Denver has condemned hundreds of innocent dogs to death through the breed ban, identifying them as dangerous soley on the basis of breed for the purpose of euthanisia, an act which itself defies humane treatment, as well as the overwhelming and clear evidence and testimony by nationally recognized animal welfare organizations that ownership, and not breed, is the primary predictor in canine behavior.

The subject of this grievance and petition is the blatent lack of regard for both the sanctity of human life, and the life of innocent dogs, through the remarks of Kory Nelson, Denver City Attorney, and the blatent disregard for the rights of responsible dog-owning citizens of The City Of Denver. Mr. Nelson states, Anyone shooting a pit bull running loose is justified.

As an attorney sworn to uphold the law, Mr. Nelson also shows blatent disregard for his office and the safety of the citizenry of Denver. These remarks, which incite violence toward dogs and perhaps even dog owners, are inexcuseable.

Furthermore, Mr. Nelsons clear and continual disregard for the breed and human life result in a biased representation in the media of responsible dog owners and the resulting inaccurate public perception of responsible dog owners.

Both Mr. Nelson and The City Of Denver have committed an intentional act of breed discrimination, thereby creating an atmosphere of hostility for responsible dog owners of bull dog and pit bull type dogs, and other owners of dogs frequently mistaken for these breeds.

In light of these events, we, the undersigned, call for immediate action to restore the freedoms and inalienable rights which have been denied to responsible dog owners through the endorsement of or complicity with offensive hate speech against dogs by The City of Denver, City Attorney Kory Nelson, and others representing the views and policies of The City Of Denver.

We, the responsible dog owners and respresentatives of dog-related organizations and businesses, do specifically protest the continuing derrogatory, degrading, and false portrayal of pit bull type dogs, the bull dog breeds, and the owners of such dogs.

We demand immediate relief and rectification of this great wrong to responsible dog owners, comprising 44.9\% of American households, being committed by the Kory Nelson and The City Of Denver and request the following:

1. The immediate resignation of City Attorney, Kory Nelson, for his hate speech and violence-inciting remarks that justify shooting dogs;

2. An official and public retractment and apology by The City Of Denver to all responsible dog owners, published in the national print, broadcast and web-based media;

3. An immediate repeal of the current breed ban and an immediate stay on the euthanization of pit bull type dogs;

4. Convening a task force comprised of nationally recognized animal welfare experts in the field of dangerous dog law to assist The City Of Denver to create and enact reasonable, effective, enforceable dog law;
5. A concerted and conscientious effort on the part of The City Of Denver to identify at-risk groups and communicate and promote responsible dog ownership throughout the city for the benefit and safety of all Denver citizens.


Respectfully submitted by