[As the managers of an urban shelter, we definitely see pit bulls that come in. However, because of their popularity, we also see a lot of adopters. Unfortunately, because of breed bans in several of our neighboring communities, we are often forced to deny adoptions because we find out half way through the process that the person lives in an area where they can not keep certain dogs. And it's frustrating, for all involved.]]> [Well, we went to the news with our situation, and here is the report that came out of it. I'm very happy how the story came out. I often get anxious when the media chooses to do a story on pit bulls, but this one was outstanding, and definitely showed the dogs for what they are....dogs. Watch the video and click on this link -- and show a little love to Fox 4 for this great story.
Update - here's another story that ran this morning on KCTV5 in Kansas City.
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What a fantastic news segment. I hope it achieves some adoptions!
Posted by: Tegan | January 12, 2013 at 01:43 AM
Our organization did 31 total adoptions yesterday....which is a pretty good number for us. I believe 7 of them were 'pit bulls'.
Posted by: Brent | January 13, 2013 at 09:56 AM
THANK YOU FOR BEING A MEDIA SOURCE THAT FINALLY PORTRAYS THE PIT BULL IN A REALISTIC EVEN POSITIVE LIGHT INSTEAD OF SENSATIONALIZING THE BREED... KUDOS, JOB WELL DONE, MUCH APPRECIATED FROM A PIT BULL ADVOCATE IN MIAMI =)
Also H.P. Morgan. I and many others who speak up for pit bull type dogs would love to see animal abusers including the dog fighters, all monsters, get very long prison sentences. The latest monster tied a dog to a fence and lit it on fire. I would love for dog fighting to be done with yesterday. It doesn't reflect well on humanity. Anyone who can abuse and kill a defenseless dog that only wants to please, whether it be in dog fighting or on the street is a monster. Some of these monsters will escalate to people. But what is definitely true about these monsters is they are all cowards. Preying on the vulnerable that can't speak up for themselves. Seriously dangerous and cowardly monsters. You can think what you want about people speaking up for these dogs and stereotype us all once again but I will counter that stereotyping any chance I get. May all the victims of monsters RIP
Posted by: Angel Davis | January 15, 2013 at 03:33 AM