Re: pit bulls

["Barbie" <barbie@fishaholics.org>]

The saying "there are no bad dogs, only bad owners" holds very true.  Many dog 
breeds that have been decimated by sudden popularity and irresponsible breeding 
and handling get a bad rap from people that have no experience with them,  
other than what they hear in the news.  As an owner of a Rottweiler that is a 
certified Delta Service dog, allowed to ride in plane cabins, do therapy work 
in hospitals and schools, with 3 members of her litter sharing canine good 
citizen awards, I find the stereotypes they are given quite frustrating.  My 
dog is well trained and a pleasure to be around.  I know many people with 
golden retrievers, labs, and newfoundlands that cannot say that.  It is not the 
dog breeds fault that the people that have no business owning dogs tend to be 
drawn to them for all the wrong reasons.   

Barbie
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: welenofsky@comcast.net 
  To: gsas-member@thekrib.com 
  Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 10:42 PM
  Subject: pit bulls


  While that is a very sad story about animal abuse, I have to say that I am 
not a big fan of pit bulls, especially after having been bit in the face and 
having my two front baby teeth eaten by a hunting dog when I was seven. At 
least the abuse/attack was fairly quick and the dog was put out of its misery. 

  My cousin had a pit bull and it would play with full-sized car tires. And 
when it would bite, it wouldn't let go, even though you could lift the dog up 
and spin it around while it had its mouth clamped on something. 

   A lot of people in Tacoma want "pits" and when I went to the animal shelter, 
it was full of them. I've heard of them attacking and killing people. People in 
wheelchairs, kids, neighbors... Maybe this kid had a bad experience with one. 
Maybe the guy wanted to sic the dog on him later. Who knows. You would have 
more of my sympathy if it was a golden retriver, lab, newfoundland, and other 
dogs not breed to fight.

  Susan


  > This was sent to me by one of my friend who received
  > it from one of the animal groups.  
  >  
  >  
  > On August 21, 2002, 17-year old Russell Watson,
  > brutally beat a 1-year old
  > pitbull, Rahkim, with a baseball bat.  The beating was
  > recorded by a security
  > camera in a laundromat in which the puppy went into
  > seeking refuge from Watson.
  > The video shows the pup entering the site limping and
  > bloodied from Watson
  > attacking him and hiding behind a row of washing
  > machines.  Watson can then
  > be seen walking in dangling a baseball bat.  The next
  > thing the tape shows
  > is sickening.  Watson finds the pup, lines up the bat,
  > and delivers several
  > crushing blows to Rahkim’s head and rendering him
  > unconscious.  Watson then
  > drags Rahkim out of the laundromat by his legs and
  > abandons him a block away,
  > leaving Rahkim to die.
  > 
  > Rahkim sustained severe injuries and on August 22,
  > 2002, Rahkim’s owners/family
  > had him euthanized.  The puppy belonged to 10-year old
  > Alexis Broadway who
  > lives only a few blocks from where the attack took
  > place.
  > 
  > Under Pennsylvania law, Watson will only be charged
  > with a 2nd Degree Misdemeanor
  > which sentencing is at least $1,000 and/or 2 years
  > imprisonment.  Pennsylvania
  > is on of 21 states that do not recognize Aggravated
  > Animal Cruelty as a felony.
  > I understand that these 21 states may not recognize
  > animal life to be as
  > valuable as human life, hence, the misdemeanor
  > statutes.  However, tests
  > show that violence towards animals is often linked to
  > violence towards humans
  > including family violence, school shootings, and
  > serial killings.
  > 
  > Unfortunately, animals can not speak up for
  > themselves.  The animals are
  > counting on you for support.  Please sign this
  > petition to ensure that people
  > that commit such acts of extreme animal cruelty will
  > be charged as felons
  > and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.  The
  > battle to make America
  > a humane country is just beginning.
  > 
  > To sign petition, go to http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/786667561
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > 
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