Well Hiro, I also am against cruelty towards any living thing. However, maybe we could stick to cruelty against fish on this list. Susan > I understand everyone has different opinion about > the vicious dog and some wild animals. And I also > believe that the owner should be responsible about > their own pets, especially s/he keeps the animals that > may endanger other human or animals. S/he have to > keep them in the strong cage or chained or/and put the > muzzle on and also provide enough space for the > animals. Personally, the pet which have remote chance > of bite my hands off does not appeal to me as "PET". > Some people keep them whatever reason is. And I am > well aware of that there are some animals out there > which you should not keep them at the regular house in > crowded neighborhood if there are any chance that they > can escape and harm other human or animals. And I do > question the dog breeder who do breed the hybrid of > the wolf and the dog just because they can make more > money and sell to some uneducated people who have no > idea how dangerous they can be. I read about the wolf > hybrid can be unpredictable and they turn into wild > wolf without any warning. > But I'm sure this is the petition for ALL the > animals right. Like other lovable peaceful dogs, > cats, birds etc. So please do not think this is for > just vicious dog like pit bull only. This is against > the ALL THE ANIMAL CRUELTY. > --- Barbie <barbie@fishaholics.org> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! > > Messenger. > > > http://messenger.yahoo.com/ > > > ------------------ > > > To unsubscribe from this list, please send mail > > to majordomo@thekrib.com > > > with "Unsubscribe gsas-member" in the body of > > the message. Archives of > > > this list can be found at > > http://lists.thekrib.com/gsas-member/ > > > > > ------------------ > > To unsubscribe from this list, please send mail > > to majordomo@thekrib.com > > with "Unsubscribe gsas-member" in the body of the > > message. 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