Pitbull Stray Animals

People should be allowed to own pit bulls as pets because they’re not bad dogs. They’re only aggressive and mean if you train them to be mean. Dogs don’t have a conscience so they can’t be “bad”. It takes a lot of attention to take care of a pit. The need 30-45 minutes of exercise per day. Pit bulls were used for fighting and some as bait. In the early 20th century pit bulls used to be the #1 family dog. Pit bulls are not a bad breed of dogs\. They Are only aggressive if they are trained to be a guard dog. Pitbulls are nice dogs if raised correctly. Dogs are seized from dogfighting rings everyday. The shelter Runs different tests to see if they're aggressive of comfortable around people especially kids. If they show no aggression they'll be put up for adoption or they'll euthanize the

Another reason why i think this is because pit bulls injure people in major ways. According to the article

Dog breeding is dangerous because to make a perfect dog they too often inbreed and cause birth defects and other health issues in dogs. Terry Allen, an “In These Times” senior editor who has written the magazine’s monthly investigative health and science column since 2006, argues in “We’re Breeding Dogs to Death” that “neither price, pedigree nor being loved like a member of the family can shield a dog from the pain, breathing difficulties, cancer, panoply of debilitating genetic disorders, mental illness, crippling physiognomy and shortened life span that disproportionately plague purebreds.” The article “Selective Breeding or Artificial Selection” explains that in dogs, the “frequency of being homozygous for rare recessive disorders increases when inbreeding occurs, potentially causing severe

I had a pit bull for 8 years his name was Rocko. He was the sweetest he wouldn’t even hurt a butterfly. Everyone has there own opinion on pit bulls. Some people adore and others hate pit bulls because of all the negative news stories. They finally had a positive news story about how the pitbull didn’t attack someone.

There's a point where a man knows another man when his jaws lock on the bones of who he is like a pit bull where you'll feel him shake tremble shake but you don't let go you feel him do whatever it is he has to do to survive but your locked on to the meat of who he is to the gristle of his existence until it's futile and last flicker of his existence slips away into nothingness and left wading in the white water Rapids of your own vulgar adrenaline lost in the intoxicfication of your own cruelty

\Have you ever seen a pit bull being aggressive? Do you really know anything about pit bulls? Pit bulls need to be treated right, many of the aggressive pit bulls have be abused and and you can do a little part to help pit bulls. I feel as if pit bulls aren't vicious animal, it’s just the owner.

The doorbell rings and his owner opened the door only slightly to answer. He peeks his head through the door and sees an officer standing outside his door. The officer had been called only because of a neighbor complaint. Tail wagging, he ran happily over to the officer, his owner yelling at the officer that he was friendly. The officer points a gun at the dog and fires. It all happens so fast. His owner runs to his side, still in complete shock. Even as he was dying in her arms, his tail was still wagging. Pit bulls are the most misunderstood category of dog in the world. From fight dogs, to kennels, to finding a loving home. These dogs are not what you expect. While they do have a bit of a history so does every other dog, Pit bulls are not

My dog Lucy, my best friend, ever since I came home 16 years ago, laid by our fireplace taking in shallow and ragged breaths. She could barely raise her head or give a tiny wag of her tail as we walked past to acknowledge our presence. Her quality of life had been deteriorating rapidly for a little over a week and hard choices were going to need to be made. Lucy would likely die within the next few days, but it was not a certain thing. How much pain was she in that we could not see? Euthanizing would save her from possible pain and suffering that would incur as a result of waiting for her natural death , but was it really that simple of a decision? No, no it was not; we were choosing if our dog lived or died and that decision should not

Should pit-bulls be kept as pets? Yes I agree pit-bulls should be kept as pets. I say this because if you train the animal not to harm than no harm shall be done.

When you hear about a dog attack, what is the first breed that comes to your mind? Most people will automatically think of a pit bull. Pit bulls are powerful dogs, and the media constantly targets them. They were trained to be aggressive and they are like humans in a way. Pit bulls should be allowed to be kept as

Many people don’t believe that exotic animals and pit bulls would make good companions, but in fact, they actually do. Exotic animals can make people feel loved and we all know that love is an incredible emotion that feels marvelous. They can become your family, they are like babies they need someone to care and give them the same love that they give us if we let them. “My family, all my life people have let me down, my animals never have” Rush an exotic animal owner says. (Slater 106). Pit bulls are almost the same as exotic animals; everyone thinks they are dangerous and that there is no point in having them. What some of those people don’t know about pit bulls is that there are some that work as therapy dogs, the people they help like them because of their good stability and resoluteness. Thousands of pit bulls have been tested for their temperament and most of them have passed with flying colors. The president of the A.T.T.S Carl Herkstroeter says “I’ve tested half of them and of the number I’ve tested I have disqualified one pit bull because of aggressive tendencies. They have done extremely well and they have a good temperament.”

There are many animals that are abused everyday, or put in animal shelters due to owners disowning them. Every year about 70.1% dogs die from dog abuse. A quarter of them are killed in animal shelters due to no one adopting them, because so many people drop off dogs that there is no room in the shelters so they kill the dogs that have been there longest. Just think, at least one dog is killed every 72 hours. More than likely, a dog is killed in an animal shelter somewhere in the world every

Red nose Pitbull owning and caring for a dog be a sources of great companion, but you should be aware of this dog ownership is a major responsibility. Life expectancy of a Pitbull is 12 to 14 years for this you need to provide the animal with. Consequently, you should think carefully about all factors that will affect your ability to care for a dog and whether a dog is suitable for you. Would you be able to provide for all of a dog’s needs? You will need to consider the size of your property and the financial and time implications of having a dog as a pet. Caring for a dog can be expensive and you should consider whether, for instance, you would be able to afford the cost of routine and unexpected veterinary treatment, or the cost of pet health

Darwins Dogs is currently collecting data from thousands of dogs. Data is collected via detailed questionnaires and the owners send in a saliva samples, to collect the dog’s DNA. The DNA samples are compared to each dog’s genetics to its behaviors. So far 7000 dogs, have been tested, from roughly 230 breeds for predisposition to almost 100 genetic disorders. Dr Karlsons team observed that 1 in 6 dogs carried at least one of the tested disease predisposing genetic variants in their genome and 1 in 6 of the tested genetic variants was also discovered in a dog breed in which it had not previously been reported in the scientific literature. Clinical follow up of the dogs that showed they were genetically at risk, the research team was able to confirm that several disorders cause the same disease signs also in other than previously described breeds.

So why is this happening? There are many things that can contribute to the massive amount of animals entering shelters every year. Some of the reasons for overpopulation can be giving up problematic or even old, sick pets, and continuing to over-produce pets through breeding and the lack of neutering or spaying. Many people think animals in shelters are pets that have been