Sentences with phrase «against pit bull»

It may or may not be illegal to discriminate against a pit bull if it's officially labeled as a service animal.

Just last year in 2012 Ohio repealed a long standing law discriminating against pit bull dogs.

Their national initiatives are focused on keeping community cats safe and out of shelters with trap / neuter / return, battling commercial breeding operations, and fighting discrimination against pit bull terriers.

Distachiasis causes the eyelash to grow inwards, rubbing the eyelashes against the pit bull's eyes.

For example, in 2013, Best Friends» pit bull terrier initiatives staff worked with energized and informed citizens in Watertown, Wisconsin, to overturn a proposed discriminatory measure against pit bull terriers.

Mr. Skeldon, who got his job mainly because of old family ties, loves the law better than animals, and has a prejudice against pit bull breeds so entrenched he even kills puppies far too young to be considered vicious.»

Earlier this month we helped Bishop the Pit Bull find a foster home until his family can find rental housing that does not discriminate against pit bull terrier dogs.

Also one other fact that is accepted from the Pit Bull community... Pit Bulls tend to be more dog aggressive... so if you have a smaller or larger dog... and both dogs get loose you probably have a higher chance of your dog getting hurt or killed if it ran up against a pit bull (with a good owner) than that of another dog.

While Austin continues to be an incredibly pet friendly city, there is still concern with policies and restrictions against pit bull type dogs enforced by landlords and apartment complexes.

Representing bereaved mother Serena Clinton, retired Tyler district judge Cynthia Stevens Kent in September 2010 won the Texas record jury award in a dog attack case of $ 7 million against pit bull owners Rick and Christi George of Leveritt's Chapel in Rusk County.

2) No charges against the pit bull owner after woman received 34 staples to her head after after two pit bulls attacked her and her dog during an early - morning walk.

Kaley is known for being an avid animal advocate, particularly animal adoption, and is against pit bull stereotyping.

The organization got started a couple of years ago, originally to dissuade Baltimore County from passing breed specific legislation against pit bulls, which the county wisely avoided.

It is enacted against all pit bulls as they all have the genetic DNA propensity to carry out these horrific attacks that are non existent in 99 % of all other breeds, ban the breed and you ban the deed, simple as that.

The group is accusing Skeldon of not collaborating enough with animal rescue shelters, promoting discrimination against pit bulls by treating them as inherently vicious dogs, and for an overall callous attitude toward dogs» welfare.

I»M GETTING perturbed with all the prejudice against pit bulls.

She even says I'm the one who opened her eyes to the discrimination against pit bulls, which led to the opening of our rescue.

With such a bias against pit bulls and select bully breeds in general, how is the pit bull affected?

The only way we can subvert this bias against pit bulls is to educate and reveal how loving and compassionate this breed can be.

Badrap and Best Friends have made a huge impact on the negative to criminal opinions people harbor against pit bulls.

It is through such policies, particularly a narrowly envisioned crusade against pit bulls, that Mr. Skeldon has developed a reputation as an uncaring zealot.

By the middle of May, a proposal for stricter regulations against Pit Bulls emerged and quickly expanded to include the top 25 breeds listed on the Center for Disease Control's list of dogs involved in fatal attacks, which includes Collies, Coonhounds, Great Danes, Mastiffs, Labrador retrievers, mixed breeds, and others.1

Dedicated to raising awareness about the discrimination against Pit Bulls, Corry snapped a photo of Angel posed in front of the White House with a sign, asking the President to be a voice for the oft - maligned dogs.

The good news is that some of these wrongful stereotypes against Pit Bulls are starting to fade away.

Aside from dog - fighting, breed specific legislation (BSL) is a major contributor to discrimination against pit bulls and to their sad fate in shelters across the nation (their euthanasia is extremely high, hovering at a staggering 93 percent).

Thanks to this stigma against Pit Bulls, these dogs are some of the hardest to adopt out of shelters.

Not exact matches

Before the federal court as we write is a case brought by the U.S. Attorney against a co-op building on the Lower East Side for refusing a woman permission to keep a stray pit bull she adopted.

Wednesday's most anticipated game pits two of the league's top teams against each other with the San Antonio Spurs (24 - 10) hosting the Chicago Bulls (28 - 8).

The most interesting and perhaps not surprisingly the most heavily bet game of the day pits the Eastern Conference leading Bulls (23 - 6) against the Boston Celtics (14 - 12).

Like a seething bull with a bad knee, Harry Redknapp returns looking for revenge over Garth Crooks who's taken an early lead in our Football Manager 2016 series, where we pit Crooks and Redknapp's Team of the Weeks against each other.

It's a pity that Red Bull didn't attempt the undercut to prolong the duel, but ultimately, forcing Ferrari to pit early might have helped reduce the integrity of the tyre (that plus a great big lock - up when defending against Bottas).

That sounded awfully conciliatory for a man with a reputation as a «pit bull,» so I asked if he had softened up since he helped John Thune win a nasty race against Tom Daschle in 2004.

Charlie pits his bot against a 2000 - pound bull at a rodeo in San Leandro, California.

This time, he is pitted against the vengeful Kai (voiced by the Whiplash Oscar - winner JK Simmons), a bull - headed, strangely conceited and emotionally insecure warrior who has returned from the spirit realm to steal the «chi» (the mojo) of every creature he can find.

Fortunately the violence of the powertrain is reasonably tranquilized by big Brembo brakes, but the whole experience has all the subtlety of a pit bull lunging against its chain, only to be tasered by someone from animal control.

Red Bull Global Rallycross is designed to produce some of the fastest and most exciting racing in motorsports, pitting small production - based cars against each other in door - to - door racing featuring dirt, asphalt, and table - top jumps.

For most dog owners, a homeowners or renters insurance policy would provide coverage against these actions, however some insurers deny coverage to pit bull owners.

Regrettably, the «P» word was wedged into the official denomination of one of the popular breeds, the American «Pit» Bull Terrier, which is as docile and eager to please as the other bully breeds; and also as maligned and discriminated against.

Also, I must confess that I showed his photos to everyone and many of my friends advised against getting a pit bull.

The pit bull rescue also advocates against of dog fighting.

Most recently Ontario and there ban against «Pit Bull's».

They were thrown in pits against bears and bulls, hence the name «pit - bull,, they would also bet on how many rats the dog could catch and kill in a certain amount of time.

Pit Bulls, Boxers, and Rottweilers are most commonly discriminated against under the belief that they are dangerous fighting dogs.

Loudoun County's policy prohibiting the adoption of pit bulls from the county shelter ended up in court this week, with two days of arguments over whether it amounts to discriminating against the breed.

I HAVE INSURANCE ON MY HOUSE AND HONESTLY IT IS GREAT AND VERY AFFORDABLE THAT IS WITH TWO PIT BULLS AND MY STATE ACTUALLY QUIT LABELING THE PIT BULL AS AN AGGRESSIVE DOG AND REMOVED IT FROM THE REDLINE LIST SO TRY TO LOOK AT THE STATE BECAUSE THE CITIES CANT REALLY GO AGAINST THE STATE NOT IN OHIO ANYWAY LOL.

Now, more than 150 years later, in an age of computers and biogenetics, the blood of those miners courses through the veins of citizens in these 50 states, and the blood of the bull - and - terrier dog's descendants continues to be splattered against the sides of pits.

Because you turned this into a forum on hating pit bulls and because that statement you quoted is against any so called nanny dog, its not breed specific.

The American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT) is the most discriminated against breed of dog and is often used as the foot in the doorway to enact or extend legislation to cover other breeds.

If you got yourself a Pit bull thinking this dog breed will guard your house against strangers, be ready to be surprised.

Jury foreman owns pit bulls, says it is a pit bull, and awarded $ 72 million against dog owner.