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Pit bull hanging links!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Dog fighting cruelty links

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Thanks MyPetTherapyDogs. I did a report a while ago on the topic, my motive was that I was bitten in the head by a rottweiler at the age of three. But I know it wasn't necessarily the dog's fault.

Few clues in pit-bull drowning

9-1-04

By Kory Dodd, Staff Writer
News & Record



REIDSVILLE -- How did Tammy Washburn begin her vacation? Answering phone calls and pages and interviewing people in hopes of learning something about the pit bull found drowned in a local pond Sunday.

Though she was scheduled to have the rest of this week off, she was driving around Reidsville on Tuesday, trying to find out who killed the dog.

"We really want to get to the bottom of this," said Washburn, Reidsville's animal control officer.

The dog was discovered Sunday morning in a south Reidsville pond with a chain leash around its neck, and the other end of the leash tied to a cinder block.

Because the cinder block is lighter than the dog, which weighed 35 to 45 pounds, Washburn believes the dog struggled for a long time before dying.

Washburn, who says it's the worst animal cruelty case in Reidsville, carries a picture with her of the dog's white and tan body.

On Tuesday morning, Washburn was showing the dog's picture to at least three people whose pit bulls are missing. None could identify the dog.

She skipped lunch to finish a round of media interviews and debriefings with detectives.

Washburn constantly checked her pager and cell phone, hoping that each new call would bring new evidence or information. Most animal cruelty cases bring one or two phone calls. But on Tuesday, Washburn answered her phone more than a dozen times on the case. However, the callers gave her little new information.

Washburn said she hopes media attention will bring more tips and new information.

"Things like this with no footprints, no fingerprints, no nothing makes it hard," Washburn said. "It's a lot like finding a body."

Washburn spent the afternoon with a Reidsville detective interviewing people and potential suspects living near South Scales Street and U.S. Business 29. The pond is near the intersection.

Detectives have been eager to help her out because of the callousness of the dog's death.

Washburn didn't uncover much. Many people she needed to talk to were not at home, so she will get up early today and try again.

Washburn plans to continue investigating until Thursday, when she will leave on a family vacation.

Though she'll be out of town, Washburn is taking her beeper with her so detectives can contact her if there's a break in the case.

"Even if I leave town, I'm not going to get this out of my mind," she said.

http://dnj.midsouthnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/...EWS01/505210302/1002

Pit bull dog thrown off overpass

By LISA MARCHESONI


A female pit bull dog critically injured after being tossed from an overpass onto Interstate 24 still managed to wag its tail before a state trooper had to put it down Thursday.

The dog was lying near the Hoover's Gap Road overpass between the Buchanan Road and Beech Grove exits, said Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Rick Smith.

"She was wagging her tail as bad as she was," Smith said.

Smith and sheriff's Deputy Debbie Creech found the brown mixed-breed dog about 3:30 p.m. lying on the gravel next to a guardrail after a driver called the sheriff's office to report she saw a man toss the dog at the 92-mile marker.

"Even though the dog was badly injured, it showed no aggression toward myself or the trooper and allowed us to pet it," Creech reported. "Due to its suffering, the trooper decided to go ahead and end its misery."

Smith said he hated to put the dog down.

"It was pretty sad," Smith said.

The dog didn't have a collar or any identification.

Smith said people who have information about the man and the dog are asked to call him at 741-2060, extension 3388. Callers may remain anonymous.

Supervisor Maria Schau of the Pet Adoption and Welfare Services said if the man didn't want the dog, he could have brought the animal to the shelter at 285 John Rice Blvd. instead.

The shelter is open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.

"We don't even know why he did it," Schau said. "It's a shame. We have no idea who did it."

She hopes people who know about the man's identity will call Smith and the man will be prosecuted.

"I think it's despicable," Schau said. "It makes you sick to your stomach."

Originally published May 21, 2005

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Man attacks pit bull with hatchet

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Here is a link to a picture of my dog Jasmine (Who unfortunatly passed away in July 2001 of renal failure).

The vet came to our home to put her to sleep on our bed with her LOVING family surrounding her!!!

Please check out the picture of her with my children too! These pictures were taken of her only 2 days before she passed away.

She was an awsome gal. We still miss her greatly.

Rest in Peace little lady!

Love Mom

freedomordeath

What a PERFECT POST! I agree with YOU 100 PERCENT.
Hats off to you for your intelligence!!!!

kat, you're asking the wrong question here. You're worried about pit bulls, which naturally have high aggression. The truth is, owners need to take precautions. This includes spaying and neutering the animals (which has been proven to cut aggression by 40% to 70%) and then properly train the dogs as well as watch for these behaviors so they can be disciplined appropriately before it goes too far. A lot of the problem is in the owner and the responsible actions he or she takes.

http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/sadreality2.html

Graphic link, But TRUE REALITY ALL OVER THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!
NOW WHO IS THE MONSTER????? Mankind? OR THE DOGS???????

Please look at these pictures! Warning, they are graphic.
Now tell me who are the mosters? Bad owners of pit bulls or the dogs themselves?
When pit bulls go bad, 99.9 percent of the time, it is the HUMAN that made them act in such a manner. IRRESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would like to start my own poll:

How many people on this board have even met a pit bull?
How many people own them?
How many people are professional dog trainers?

PIT BULL MYTHS



"Pit Bulls have locking jaws."- There is nothing about a Pit Bull's jaws that would greatly distinguish them from the jaws of any other breed. The breed's jaws can't lock any more than a Poodle's can. Pit Bulls do have a lot of jaw-strength, however. The wide jaws allow them to hold onto an object, even dangling mid-air. This is a trait that comes from the bulldog ancestors of the breed. Jaw strength was needed in order for a dog to be proficient at bullbaiting, in which the dog would grab the bull by the nose and hang on until the enraged animal was subdued.
Dr. I. Lehr Brisbin of the University of Georgia: "The few studies which have been conducted of the structure of the skulls, mandibles and teeth of pit bulls show that, in proportion to their size, their jaw structure and thus its inferred functional morphology, is no different than that of any breed of dog. There is absolutely no evidence for the existence of any kind of "locking mechanism" unique to the structure of the jaw and/or teeth of the American Pit Bull Terrier."

"Pit Bulls can hold on with their front teeth while chewing with their back teeth." Another physical impossibility. Pit Bull jaws are constructed in the same way any other breed's jaws are.

"All Pit Bulls are vicious", or "Pit Bulls are born mean". No one breed as a whole is bad, the same as no one race of humans is bad. Much has to do with the individual, it's genes, upbringing, and training. In the case of Pit Bulls, a breed that was created to be especially gentle with people, all of the human aggressive dogs are victims of one or more of the following: poor breeding, bad training, or irresponsible upbringing. There are thousands upon thousands of Pit Bulls that are loving, loyal, safe pets, who will live and die without ever having bitten a human. They are the proof that this "born bad" idea is fiction, pure and simple.

"Pit Bulls have more jaw strength per square inch (psi) than any other breed." This is pure speculation, as there is no reliable way to test psi jaw pressure. In testing, many variables come into play (what is driving the dog to bite, how motivated is the dog, etc ), and it also has a lot to do with the individual dog, itself. The results vary greatly.

"Dogs that are aggressive towards other animals are automatically aggressive towards people." Human aggression in dogs is entirely different than aggression directed at other animals. Aggression towards animals is a natural trait of the breed (as it is in many terrier breeds, among others). Historically, humans were always in the pit, handling fighting dogs closely, while the animals were in full fight drive. A dog that was a danger to people and prone to biting was not feasible, and therefore carefully selected against.

"Pit Bulls attack more people than any other breed." Bite statistics actually show otherwise. More popular breeds that are generally considered to be "nice dogs" top the majority of lists. It may seem to the general public who is constantly bombarded with disturbing reports on Pit Bull attacks that this is the only breed that harms humans with any great regularity. However, the fact remains that Pit Bulls are hot news items. Dogs of all breeds and mixes bite and attack people all the time, but it is mainly the Pit Bull bites that get sensationalized. A report about the local Golden Retriever that attacks and maims a child isn't considered newsworthy. No one wants to believe that any dogs--even the fuzzy, cute, popular ones--are capable of biting. It's much easier to blow up and sensationalize a story about a vicious dog when it's a member of a breed who's reputation preceeds it. Pit Bulls are already considered the demons. All the reporters have to do is stand in front of the camera, look horrified, and say, "A Pit Bull did it".

"The only people that own Pit Bulls are criminals, and the only thing the breed is good for is dog fighting." The majority of Pit Bulls are owned by normal dog-loving folk. Pit Bulls are kept as companions; they're used as working dogs involved in search and rescue, therapy, and police service; they compete in obedience, conformation, agility, tracking, and schutzhund; the list goes on and on. The breed is very versitile, due to the fact that the traits that make a good fighting dog also make for a good [insert your activity here] dog. Plus, although pit fighting was the main activity the breed was originally created for and involved in, there were also many other functions the breed was used for during it's developement. This breed is truly a jack-of-all-trades".