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Animals News tagged with pitbulls

Plea for Justice for Smokey and Charlie, Two Pitbull Puppies Doused With Acid and Left to Die, $5K Reward! - VIDEO - PETITION
Animals  (tags: animals, dogs, pitbulls, cruelty, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 33 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
There is a heartbreaking story out of Kern County, CA; two pitbull puppies were found within two months of each other, doused with acid or some acid-like chemical, abandoned and left to die suffering and in pain. Found as strays, taken to the Kern
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Man, 20, Died of Dog Bites, Officials Say
Animals  (tags: human, killed, dogs, attacks, pitbulls )

Lone
- 106 days ago - washingtonpost.com
Authorities have confirmed that the 20-year-old man found dead inside a Leesburg house Monday died of bites from two adult pit bulls. It is the first human fatality from a dog attack in memory in Loudoun County, said Adrienne
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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
- 135 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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Two Pitbulls Chained to a Tree, Starved to Death - Video
Animals  (tags: dogs, pitbulls, starved to death, animals, AnimalWelfare, AnimalCruelty, environment, pets, protection, death, suffering )

Cher
- 241 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
In a New Castle, PA neighborhood, Larry Tanner was cleaning brush when he discovered a horrific scene, two pitbulls with heavy chains and collars, chained to a tree, starved to death. Food and water bowls were placed just inches from their reach.
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Walk With Owner on a Downtown Street Became Fight for Survival for Local Dog
Animals  (tags: friday harbor, animals, dogs, pitbulls, attack, dini, fight for survival, humans, leash law )

Jacquelin
- 256 days ago - pnwlocalnews.com
This is a letter of thanks to all those who came to our rescue when our two dogs were attacked by three pit bulls on Feb. 9. On that Sunday afternoon, my partner and I went to see "Slumdog Millionaire" at the movie house -- Pam went in to get seats an
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Pitbulls Needlessly Slaughtered! Sign Petition! Stop It From Happening Again!!
Animals  (tags: dogs, killed, pitbulls, dogfighting, puppies, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, pets, protection, rescued )

Cher
- 282 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Upon the urging of the Humane Society of the United States, a mass execution took place in Wilkes County, North Carolina yesterday. Close to 150 pit bulls seized in a dog fighting investigation were all destroyed -- even the youngest of the puppies born
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'Pinups for Pit Bulls' Rally for Breed
Animals  (tags: animals, dogs, pitbulls, pin ups, calendar, Fight the Deed, Not the Breed )

Jacquelin
- 334 days ago - dsc.discovery.com
Deirdre Franklin thinks it's no accident that her fellow burlesque dancers and pinup models feel a kinship with pit bulls. "They're people who chose to be on the outside and do it their way, who are used to being the underdog," she says. "They identif
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Man Accused in 'Horrible' Dog-Abuse Case
Animals  (tags: abuse, abused, AnimalCruelty, animalcruelty, animals, crime, cruelty, dogs, GoodNews, goodnews, pets, rescued, pit bull, pitbulls )

Janet Dav
- 475 days ago - observer-reporter.com
Even with his back legs broken and bones painfully scraping together, the pit bull mix named Alex is still sweet enough to give slobbery kisses to his new caregivers at Washington Area Humane Society.
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6 Arrests in Dogfight Links | Www.Azstarnet.Com ®
Animals  (tags: arrests, dogfighting, ring, bust, dog fighting, pitbulls, pit bull, dogs, Tucson, Arizona, chained, filthy conditions, links, cruelty, death, dogs, abused, suffering, pets, law, society, killing, animals, animaladvocates )

TW
- 645 days ago - azstarnet.com
Rich Hernandez, a detective with the Pima County Sheriff's Department, finds a friend in a dog suspected of being bred and trained for illegal fighting. Some dogs were found chained up on Tuesday, while others were forced to live in filthy enclosures. At
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Kennewick Man Kills Neighbor's 2 Pit Bulls
Animals  (tags: washington state, pets, animals, dogs, pitbulls, livestock, attack, killed )

Jacquelin
- 646 days ago - seattletimes.nwsource.com
KENNEWICK -- A Kennewick man shot and killed his neighbor's two pit bulls after they got into his chicken coop, then charged at him, police said. "He was protecting his family and our livestock," Laura Chandia said of her husband's actions Monday. "It w
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Dog-Fighting, Neglect - 3 Dogs Seized - Newport News, VA (US)
Animals  (tags: Dog-fighting, neglect, DOGS, EMACIATED, DOGFIGHTS, paraphernalia, scars, Criminal charges, pitbulls, pit bull )

TW
- 659 days ago - pet-abuse.com
investigating possible dogfighting charges at a Newport News home where three emaciated dogs were discovered Monday. ..Their ribs were very visible," Lee said. "Their backbones were jutting out under the skin." One of the dogs had severe scarring on it
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Dog-Fighting - 39 Pit Bulls Seized - Dayton, OH (US)
Animals  (tags: pitbulls, sadness, dogfighting, puppies, euthanized, cruelty, animals, dogs, abused, suffering, pets )

TW
- 724 days ago - pet-abuse.com
The case involving the seizure of nearly 40 pit bull dogs last October went before a judge Friday. The dogs, most of them puppies, were taken by police on Boltin Street. The owner of the dog learned in court that 25 have already been euthanized.
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Many Pit Bulls End Up at Shelters After Being Abused or Abandoned
Animals  (tags: pitbulls, rescue, shelter, abuse, abandoning )

Trudi
- 730 days ago - thejournalnews.com
There is Lily, a dog that escaped from a known drug house only to be clobbered in the head with a shovel by a frightened neighbor. And there is Belle, the victim of broken hips after she apparently refused to fight another dog.
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Feds Want to Use About $1 Million of Vick's Assets for Dogs
Animals  (tags: crime, animal cruelty, dogs, pitbulls, michael vick )

Trudi
- 738 days ago - sports.espn.go.com
Michael Vick's "deteriorating financial condition" prompted federal prosecutors to ask a judge to order the former NFL star to set aside nearly $1 million for the care of pit bulls seized from his dogfighting operation.
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St. Louis: Fighting Dogs Likely to Be Killed
Animals  (tags: AnimalWelfare, animals, dog, dogs, pitbulls, pit bull, Dog fighting )

Janet Dav
- 763 days ago - stltoday.com
Twenty-five pit bulls rescued from a large dog-fighting ring this week were spared more brutal abuse, but they won't likely escape a lethal syringe, experts say.
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