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Animals News tagged with pit bulls

The Killing of the Misunderstood 3,500: Denver's Pit Bull Ban
Animals  (tags: animals, dogs, pit bulls, ban, Denver, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 26 days ago - animalrights.change.org
Denver's Westword published some really difficult-to-read material (and heartbreaking-to-see images) in the last month related to the city's pit bull ban. The reports were undoubtedly rough for any animal advocates who saw them, but I imagine that those
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URGENT BLS Proposed for Auburn CA ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, pit bulls, ban, BLS, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 29 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
I urge everyone, right now, to contact Kevin Hanley and the City Manager and let them know you oppose any ordinance targeting a specific breed of dog (and remind them that, pursuant to Section 31683 of the California Food and Agricultural Code, no city
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Neighbor Shoots Dog in Front of 4-Year-Old Child - VIDEO
Animals  (tags: animals, dogs, shot, kids, pets, pit bulls, environment, protection, suffering )

Cher
- 40 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
Authorities still have no clue, or at least aren't saying, why Terry Lane Freck, 65, of Ashville, NC, shot his neighbor's dog, Zeus, a pitbull. Not only did he shoot the dog with birdshot from a shotgun, the pellets hitting the dog from head to tail
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Please Take Poll!!
Animals  (tags: animals, dogs, AnimalWelfare, pets, protection, pit bulls, ban, environment )

Cher
- 60 days ago - sun-sentinel.com
Should pit bulls be banned in Broward and Palm Beach counties?
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Update on Pit Bull Used as a Weapon
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, dogs, pit bulls, attack, used as weapon )

Cher
- 74 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
Nisha Hayes, the oldest kid (now 16) who was part of the gang accused of using a pit bull in a violent attack against two women, has pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree assault, third-degree assault and minor in possession of liquor
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Citizens Against Pit Bull Genocide ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, dogs, pit bulls, killing, pets, protection, environment )

Cher
- 75 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
In Mashpee, MA. a new kind of witch hunt has begun, not for humans, but for pit bull and pit bull mix puppies. Under the guise of a new bylaw claiming to protect children the owner (or keepers) of any "pit bull type dog" who has a litter must bring them
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Pit Bull That Chewed Off Baby's Toes Is Euthanized ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, dogs, AnimalWelfare, AnimalCruelty, pit bulls, killed, pets, suffering )

Cher
- 80 days ago - change.org
A pit bull that chewed the toes off of a 4-month old baby in North Carolina has been euthanized, while the child's mother and her boyfriend remain in custody, charged with felony child abuse. The 1-year-old dog was put down and tested negative for rabies
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Pittie Wedding - VIDEO
Animals  (tags: animals, dogs, rescues, pit bulls, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 113 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
Meet Ginger and Charlie. These two sweeties were rescued from horrendous situations. Ginger and Charlie became close in foster care yet it was not known how close until they were separated. They both fell into melancholia. Thankfully the clever people
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PETA's Position on Pit Bulls
Animals  (tags: animals, pit bulls, cruelty, breeds, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, pets, suffering )

Cher
- 125 days ago - blog.peta.org
To clarify PETA's position on pit bulls: We're for 'em. By "for 'em," I mean that we are for pit bull protection, for their happiness, and for treating them like dogs instead of like cheap burglar alarms, punching bags, or gladiators in perverted
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Check This Out - Pit Bull Blues
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, pit bulls, dogs, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 130 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
This one is for all you dog and pitbull lovers out there, a great song by John Shipe. Gives you a taste of what pitbull owners go through and the misconceptions about this often wonderful and amazing breed of dog.
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26 Charged In Dog Fighting
Animals  (tags: dogs, dog, Dog fighting, dogfighting, dog rescue, dog abuse, dog suffering, dog cruelty, Dog Fighting Ring, dogs abused, dogfighting bust, Pit Bulls, pit bull, pitbulls, pitbull, pit bull abuse, pit bull fighting, cruelty, animal cruelty )

Jennaviev
- 132 days ago - dogblog.dogster.com
ST. LOUIS - The authorities seized more than 400 dogs on Wednesday and charged 26 people from seven states in what officials called one of the largest crackdowns on dogfighting in the United States...
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Love The Pit ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, dogs, pit bulls, AnimalWelfare, environment, pets, protection )

Cher
- 141 days ago - animalrights.change.org
Pit Bulls are statistically the most abused dog in the United States. Many are bred for fighting and the smaller, less defenseless ones are used as bait. These dogs are naturally territorial and can attack when PROVOKED or if they or their owners are
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CRISIS ALERT: The Pit Bulls Need Your Help !
Animals  (tags: animals, dogs, pit bulls, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 157 days ago - all-creatures.org
I am sending an appeal for help because the situation Catherine Hedges, well known champion of the Pit Bulls, is in has reached the crisis stage -- both in terms of the vet and kennel bills for her rescues but in terms of her health.
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Overbrook Man Charged With Animal Cruelty
Animals  (tags: animals, pit bulls, breeding, dog fighting, AnimalWelfare, AnimalCruelty, environment, protection, pets, suffering )

Cher
- 176 days ago - kyw1060.com
An Overbrook man is in custody, charged with breeding pit bulls for dogfights. The SPCA raided the house in the 900 block of Wynnewood Road on Sunday, where authorities say a backyard pitbull breeding operation was being run.
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Reward for Information on Who Burned Phoenix
Animals  (tags: animals, dogs, pit bulls, reward, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, protection, pets, death )

Cher
- 176 days ago - weblogs.baltimoresun.com
The reward fund for information leading to an arrest in the case of Phoenix, the pit bull puppy doused with gasoline last week and set on fire, stands at $3,000. Phoenix died earlier this morning.
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