By Jonah Owen Lamb For The Merced Sun-Star Maulings have run across a mix of breeds, statistics reveal. Is it the dog? Or is it the breed? Two vicious pit bull maulings this month in Delhi — one which killed a toddler — have raised those questions yet again. Are dog attacks specific to certain [...]
If you’re a big fan of Pit Bulls and you live near Austin, Texas, here’s the perfect two day event for you! National Pit Bull Awareness Weekend brought to you by non-profit Love-A-Bull. – Kenn Please join Love-A-Bull in welcoming Best Friends Animal Sanctuary’s famous dog handler John Garcia to Austin on the weekend of [...]
By Cheri Moon, Photograph by Jennifer Hayes Official Claims Law Had No Scientific Foundation When in Rome… Italy will eliminate its list of dangerous dogs—replacing it with a law making owners more responsible for their pet’s training and behavior. The new law, effective in April, will eliminate the current list of 17 breeds which are [...]
From The Associated Press HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Officials in a rural northwestern New Jersey town have delayed a vote on an ordinance that would ban wolf-hybrid dogs. Some 200 people packed a Holland Township Committee meeting. The ordinance was proposed last month after five of Cliff Zager’s 14 wolf dogs escaped. Six got out [...]
I think this is actaully great news. I hope the ASPCA keeps working with our Armed Forces and gives them all the information they need to see that breed bans don’t work. My fingers are crossed. – Kenn By Patrick Donohue for The Island Packet Animal behavior experts are urging the Marine Corps not to [...]
By Manny Fernandez for The New York Times Tyson was a tough-looking, head-turning dog — a 60-pound, year-old Staffordshire bull terrier with a silver-gray coat and blue eyes. But the only thing tough about him was his name, his owner said. Tyson followed commands, never bit anyone and liked to put his paws on people’s [...]
Hey everyone, I just received this message about a company named “Icon”. Please read, respond and forward this post. This kind of “imagery” can do a huge amount of harm to Pit Bulls. Icon should be ashamed. – Kenn A friend recently made me aware of a company called “Icon”. They sell motorcycle gear and [...]
This story comes from the Wichita Eagle. SALINA, Kan. – Salina animal control officers knew the dog they saw looked like a pit bull. It didn’t matter that the dog in question, Angie Cartwright’s family pet, Lucey, had never bitten anyone, or had never acted out aggressively. When Cartwright’s brother’s dog, which she was pet [...]
