Sentences with phrase «against pit bulls»

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.

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

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.

Prince George's County is a suburb of Washington, D.C., and with a population of almost 900,000 people, it is one of the largest municipalities in the United States that enforces a ban against pit bull type dogs (and those dogs who simply look like they may be pit bull type dogs).

The task force found that the ban against pit bull type dogs has cost the county more than $ 250,000 per year in expenses related to the rounding up and killing of these dogs (not counting other administrative expenses associated with the ban).

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.

We are in the process of finding a facility located outside of Prince Georges County where there are no laws against Pit Bull breed dogs.

You can learn more about fighting breed discrimination at Best Friends Animal Society, and donate to help fight Montreal's law against pit bulls.

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

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.

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.»

With so many people against Pit Bull Terriers, there has to be some who want to ensure the survival of the breed.

«Even if someone who is against pit bulls meets Blueberry and says, «Oh, she's the nice one,» I see a little crack in the armor,» she concludes.

says Dr. Franklin Loew, dean of Tufts Veterinary School, who opposes efforts to legislate against pit bull terriers and believes the breed is the victim of «canine racism.»

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.

The third Volusia shelter has no policy against pit bull adoptions and treats the dogs the same as any other breed.

The ban is another knock against pit bulls, a controversial breed that crowds many animal shelters and is often prohibited by landlords and insurance companies.

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.

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.

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.

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

The frenzy against Pit Bulls is nothing but blind fear fueled by the human need to find a scapegoat.

This does not mean, however, that there is no more discrimination in Ohio against pit bulls or dogs that look like them.

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

Unfortunately, claims against Pit Bulls account for the majority of reported fatal attacks in the United States (again, many of these are misreported due to a lack of understanding of dog breeds and types).

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

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.

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

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

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

Some areas have instituted breed bans against the Pit Bull.

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.

The committee also pointed out that Skeldon is not working with local all - breed rescue groups, not vaccinating animals when they come into the shelters which is causing the spred of disease and that he is promoting discrimination against pit bulls.

On this show, Lori first welcomed Maryland State Senator Brian Frosh and Stacey Coleman, Executive Director, Animal Farm Foundation to discuss a newly passed law that addresses discrimination against pit bulls, their owners and their landlords.

CLAIM: The Humane Society of Tampa Bay discriminates against pit bulls (American Staffordshire Terriers)

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).