Are Dogs And Other Mammals?

When James Cross was going to adopt his pit bull Daisy, his friends said things like, “They’re dangerous! That’s like bringing a cat to a chicken coop! You are asking for trouble.” Now, when James Cross walks his, “two-year-old pit bull mix, people cross the street to avoid us.” Some of his relatives stopped going to his house because they were scared. Since people are scared, news outlets report dog attacks involving pit bulls because, “they need to alert people,” of the attacks. Stubby a dog was a dog that was in the army and Mark Buchrle, a Marlins player, moved to save his pit bull are for the topic, but they are only one person and dog. If one person is smart, that doesn’t make up for the people that are not.

Instead of sympathizing for the neglect, abuse, and torture they endure, people typically form a sense of hatred toward the animals. A present day issue is the constant abandonment and mistreatment of pitbulls--the most common canine used in dogfighting events (“Animal Fighting”). Rather than questioning why these dogs are being used in this hostile crime, people automatically assume that their aggressive tendencies make them perfect for the job. However, these dogs usually begin as puppies or as non-aggressive dogs. Their aggressive nature develops as dogfighters repeatedly make them fight for their lives. Sadly, a dog who once knew nothing of aggression will eventually become “so aggressive that they ultimately must be euthanized” (“Animal Fighting Facts”). These canine victims face endless cruelty and neglect as they go through the “training” process. They are often “forced to wear heavy chains and run on treadmills: left outside without shelter: fed steroids to increase muscle mass; fed stimulants to make them aggressive in a fight; fed narcotics so they don’t feel pain in a fight; starved to make them aggressive or so they can “make weight” in a contract fight; and subjected to cruel amatuer ear cropping and treatment for fighting injuries” (“Animal Fighting Facts”). The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals has estimated that “there are tens of thousands of

I never seen so many abandon animals in a shelter before, it was really sad. Caring and helping them out made me feel good about myself. Even though half of my job was pretty messy it was worth it. I remember washing this puppy all covered in dirt, I thought to myself why anyone would do such a thing to the pour animal. One time I even got a chance to go to the

I use to volunteer at the Humane Society, but since my schedule got busy I don’t have the time like I use to before to go and help. I loved working with the animals, but it broke my heart to see them in a shelter because, I personally feel that every animal deserves to be in a loving home. It also made me really upset

Have you ever owned a dog? Encountered a dog with aggressive behavior? Such as possibly being run after by a dog, consistent barking/growling, and or maybe being bitten by a dog. The answer may be a yes to at least first question. Dogs are great companions they are known as being a man’s best friend. Pit bulls are American Pit Bull Terrier, they have essentially been labeled the face of an “aggressive” dog problem. For this paper I have interviewed Adam Hill. He is an adjunct faculty member in the English Department at Columbus State Community College, he is a father, and husband. This problem seems as if it falls back onto the owner of the dog rather than the breed, although the Pit Bull breed is largely known as having an alpha dog mentality,

Education on dogs, their behavior, and proper ownership is vital for a reduction in dog bites. As the majority of those bitten by dogs are children, we need to educate them on proper dog interaction (Sacks et al. 837). A focused education on dog safety and bite prevention around dogs needs to be built into the school education system to target the largest group of victims. Programs with the main audience as adults are also imperative by promoting owners to train and socialize their dogs in order to keep them and their family safe. This can be done on a small level, where rescues and shelters require any adopting family to go through dog behavior and safety education. Or through a local level, where nonprofit organizations reach out and hold bite prevention education programs to inform not only owners but everyone who may come in contact with

Aiden Lykken is the founder of the organization of Woofin & Hoffin 5K and Doggie Dash in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. This organization are for the pets who don’t have a shelter or have been abused. Aiden has seen many situations like this happen with his own eyes. Now thousands of people are helping out by participating to help run the Woofin & Hoffin 5K and Doggie Dash to help support those animals that are abused. This young boy has made a huge difference beginning with his community and coming out big with other communities. Now a huge increase had began to grow, meaning people are taking in consideration of helping those animals who don’t have a shelter. A change has to be created in your home, community or wherever one tends to make a difference,

Keyes turned to her computer to make sure that she was giving the correct numbers on aggressive Pit Bulls and replied that, “We had in 2016, it looks like we had only four Pit Bulls that was declared ‘viscous.’ In a way this surprised me because Pit Bulls have been portrayed as overly aggressive in the past, and that is when it confirmed my theory that not all Pit Bulls that go into the shelter are actually aggressive. Going straight to the source is one way to learn the truth against stereotypes, since there are few people who can read a dog’s behavior correctly. Interestingly, there have been only 23 dogs who an officer has placed them under aggression warning. The officer can determine the behavior of the dog when they pick the dog up. Now

As a matter of fact, hunting dogs and other sport dogs, including pit bulls, display animal aggression. No correlation between animal aggression and human aggression exists. Most dogs that live in at a shelter or safe house go through temperament testing. A mandatory series of temperament testing shows the dog’s level of aggression. Certified therapy or rescue dogs take required temperament testing, and this option exists for any pet dog. Of all tested pit bulls, they pass at a higher rate than the dog population in general (Hiding Truth).In Janis Bradley’s 2014 revised book, Dog Bites: Problems and Solutions, she states the issues behind the cases of pit bull attacks, “The most comprehensive study of dog bite-related fatalities to date covered all 256 incidents that occurred between 2000 and 2009. The study reliably identified seven factors potentially within the control of dog caretakers that co-occurred, in various combinations, in the overwhelming majority of the cases examined.14 It is based on investigative techniques not previously employed in dog bite-related fatality studies, which had relied primarily on media reports.15,16 This current study utilized sources more complete, verifiable and accurate than media reports. The researchers identified a co-occurrence of multiple, controllable factors: no able-bodied person being present to intervene (87.1 percent); the victim having no familiar relationship with the dog(s) (85.2 percent); failure to neuter/spay the dog(s) (84.4 percent); a victim’s compromised ability, whether based on age or physical condition, to manage interactions with the dog(s) (77.4 percent); the owner keeping dog(s) as resident animals rather than family pets (76.2 percent); prior mismanagement of the dog(s) (37.5 percent); and abuse or neglect of the dog(s) (21.1 percent)” (4). This leads to people mistakenly blaming this breed of dog for

I am helping out as a volunteer at Philly ACCT (Animal Care and Control Team of Philadelphia) located at 111 W Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19140. Tons of animals are abandoned love during these precious times and I want to be the one to change that. I know what its like to have a family that despise you and try to belittle you. I have a dog myself but I would never dare do that to him. Animals and humans alike both have a heart that yearns for love so why do we abuse each other? At Philly ACCT you can be the change that can put a smile on an animals face once

The bond that exists between man and beast is one of the most precious and sacred ties that exist on earth. In the modern world, we can sometimes shut ourselves out from the rest of the creatures that exist on this planet, but those of us who have pets understand the importance of connecting with other creatures on this green planet. On the other side of the equation, you have people who take this bond one step further, and they make serving animals their passion and their purpose to help as many of them as possible.

As we grow up in life, we often wonder what it would be like to have a pet. Some parents will go out to the far limits to get that one of a kind dog. Others will just tell their children that having an animal takes responsibility. Whether it is one or the other, we still have that thought in our head. In this paper, I want to look at one place where a child or parents can get that chance to make that dream of having a pet at home a reality. I welcome you to the humane society of San Diego. I often said to myself, this is where are the stray animals go. Not true, when you take a look some maybe stray but others come from a home that just plain got tired of them. Let me show you the journey of what the humane society of San Diego can do when it comes to looking at that pet to come home with you.

I am a self-proclaimed “cat person.” I can’t imagine my two cats being homeless. Nonetheless, have them fend for themselves. Will they be able to survive? How would they fend for themselves? Randy’s stories of Sunshine, Noel, Sota and Penn, to name a few, has profoundly touched me. The way Randy gained the pack’s trust and the patience it took Randy to establish a bond between them is admirable. The bond between Sunshine and Randy took patience, determination and trust. His keen understanding of a dog’s temperament has solidifies these stories for me. Also, Sunshine’s story prompted me to think about a feral cat I had befriended as a teenager. I named her “Mewsette.” In homage to an animated character Judy Garland portrayed in “Gay Pur-ee.”

¨Helping vulnerable animals and keeping pets in safe and loving homes requires a commitment from all of us—advocates, pet owners, shelters, leaders, and entire communities.¨ They are animal doctors because if an animal comesentire communities.¨ They are animal doctors because if an animal comes in and it is in bad shape the doctors have to give it medicine to help the animals get better.¨ It was a hot day in June when we first met Baxter. The tiny pup’s soulful eyes welled with gratitude when we rescued him, along with more than 300 other animals, from a neglectful shelter in Moulton, Alabama. He could barely breathe when we found him, and it was clear that the three-month-old puppy had already experienced more suffering than most dogs will ever know.Baxter was quickly

A large contributing factor towards this Personal Interest Project, is the aspect of ‘Nature vs Nurture’ and whether it plays a role in the aggressive attacks of the canine. Are we to blame the owners? Or are we to blame the genetics? It’s an ongoing question that everyone seems to be asking. The ideas that have been construed badly throughout history and the media. What the media doesn’t seem to be showing is the good side of the canines. War hero’s, tracking and hunting, brave police assistant, assisting the blind… the dogs doing these jobs are also deemed unsafe by the government and society as well.