These dogs often suffer unimaginable abuse and this poor fella still wears the scars of his former
life as a bait dog.
Trainers Notes: Bella had been rescued from
life as a bait dog twice and returned to the shelter before Melodie adopted her.
He was saved from an abusive
life as a bait dog.
Not exact matches
According to Animal Planet's
Dogs 101, the breed nearly went extinct in 1885
as a result of their main task in
life, participating in the sport of bull
baiting, being outlawed.
The ban came three months ago,
as reported in the August Animal Law Update, after a special report uncovered horrific cruelty and widespread killing of both
dogs found to be unsuitable for racing and small animals used
as live bait.
Municipal shelters do not have the resources to make sure the adopted
dogs are going to a home where they will be part of a
dog savvy family who will give the
dog what he / she needs to
live safe and secure and be part of a pack (not just used
as bait for a
dog fighting ring or tied up in a back yard 24/7 like my rescued Jindo was).