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Born Inherently Vicious In Ohio | Season 1, Episode 7

How Ohio became the only state to regulate pit bull dogs

In this seventh episode of the inaugural season, I reach out to individuals who have legislated against pit bull dogs while serving in political office – including the two former Ohio state lawmakers responsible for authoring the pit bull law that passed in 1987.

Born Inherently Vicious in Ohio” attempts to give an honest account of what exactly happened in the spring of 1987, when Ohio passed the country’s only statewide pit bull law at the height of the ‘pit bull epidemic’.

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episode credits

Produced by:
River Fire Films, LLC

Directed & Edited by:
Jeff Theman

Voiceover by:
Nat Lauzon

Artist: Huma-Huma
Track: “Crimson Fly”

Track: “Primordial Waters”
Artist: The David Roy Collection

Track: “The Beginning”
Artist: Nobou

Track: “A New Dawn”
Artist: Nobou

Track: “Watching”
Artist: The David Roy Collection

Track: “Time Goes By”
Artist: Swan Productions

Track: “Quiet Stillness”
Artist: Patrick Rundblad

Track: “Whispers In The Attic”
Artist: Cosmo Lawson

Track: “Lux”
Tenacious Orchestra

Track: “Slow Momentum”
Artist: Mark Fabian

Episode Seven Audiograms

featured appearances
Former Lakewood City Councilman, Brian Powers, who proposed the Lakewood (OH) pit bull ban, interviewed on November 13, 2009

Brian Powers

City Councilman | City of Lakewood | Lakewood, Ohio

  • Recorded on November 13, 2009
Former Ohio State Representative, Bob Hickey, who helped author the Ohio statewide pit bull law, interviewed on May 17, 2010

Bob Hickey

State Representative (1982-1992) | Ohio House of Representatives | Dayton, Ohio

  • Recorded on May 17, 2010
Former Ohio State Senator, Neal Zimmers, who authored the Ohio statewide pit bull law, interviewed on May 17, 2010

Neal Zimmers

Senator (1974-1994) | Ohio Senate | Columbus, Ohio

  • Recorded on May 17, 2010
Jean Keating, founder of Ohio Coalition of Dog Advocates, with her dog Wendy, interviewed on June 5, 2010

Jean Keating

Co-Founder | Ohio Coalition of Dog Advocates | Toledo, Ohio

  • Recorded on June 5, 2010