Dog fighting

breed itself, but rather our society. Pit Bulls are classified as working dogs; however, they’ve historically been raised by their owners to be aggressive, fighting dogs. This supports the concept that Pit Bulls, just like humans, are products of their environment and their upbringing. If a dog, regardless of the breed, is brought up in a neglectful, violent environment by an inattentive owner, it is no surprise that the dog will likely be aggressive--further fueling the stereotype that Pit…

recently looking up Canadian laws, Animal Rights popped up and seemed very intriguing. From thereon, the Dog Owners Liability Act surfaced and it states “The owner of a dog is liable for damages resulting from a bite or attack by the dog on another person or domestic animal.” This law does make sense that the owner should take the responsibility of their dog because they were the ones who raised the dog to be the way it is but the one sub issue found with this law is the Pit Bull Ban. The total…

Dogs and cats are animals that we often think of as pets but so many of them get left out on the streets. This is what you could do to help. Every 60 seconds a poor animal gets abused and with 1440 minutes that means that 1440 animals get abused every day, according to The American Society of Cruelty Animals. Possibly the worst type is dog fighting where dogs are forced to fight for the entertainment of their owners or for money. What youkdidn’t know is that these dogs are forced to have…

Pit bulls are not bad dogs…

will be very happy with there dog. Just listen to this I know all kinds of people who has pit bulls and they are the best dog they have had. I also think that at the end of these paragraphs you shall love them also. First of all you know all of that bad stuff about pit bulls you have been hearing about like pit bulls are bad and pit bulls are the worst dogs? Well just go look it up because half the time its false information. They won’t even report about a dog attack unless it’s a pit…

4 million dogs are put to sleep every year by animal shelters. 40% of that 1.4 million, which is approximately half a million, are pit bulls. Pitbulls are given a bad reputation by the media because they only cover the “important” part of the news. A majority of them are just puppies at heart that care for their owner. Although pit bulls are seen as “dangerous” dogs, many factors come into play when it comes to pit bulls or just dogs in general. It depends on how the owner treats the dog, the…

Animals that are healthy and adoptable usually are euthanized every year at the shelter and that includes 3-4 millions cats and dogs. The United States Animal Welfare Act has cited every major circus that violates that standards for the car of the animals. Most rodeo events will do painful shocks on animals to make them perform. In 1860’s the dog fighting became prevalent in the civil war with professional pit proliferating. There is a lot of animals getting abused every year and people aren’t…

Dogs are lying in the streets all over rundown and gang parts of big cities, fighting for their lives because they were hurt and abandoned. The dog lost in a dogfight, his owner lost $25,000, so he beat his dog and left him in the street to die. Dogfighting is a huge problem, and needs to be considered animal cruelty. Dogfighting should be considered animal cruelty because dogs are forced to fight, no matter the condition if their health, they are used as a profit, and they are abused, neglected…

world. Approximately 7.6 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year as a result of neglect. About 649,000 animals who enter shelters as strays are returned to their owners. Of the dogs entering shelters, approximately 35% are adopted, 31% are euthanized and 26% of dogs who came in as strays are returned to their owner (ASPCA). It’s essential for people to start recognizing the issue…

young daughter, maybe two years old at the most- just old enough to toddle around the house. Now say, your friend also has a dog, and one day you go downstairs to find the baby and the dog together. Now imagine this toddler playing with dog. The child is yanking on the dogs ears, maybe pulling its tail, possibly even maybe trying to sit on the dogs back. Now imagine the dog is a large pit bull. What is your immediate reaction? Concern? Apprehension? Maybe even fear for the child? In todays…