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Pit bulls,  history,  & sociology

December 23, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Pit bulls, history, & sociology

•  Dogs of Violence: A Brief History, by Jerry Phillips

•  Three cases that show why McGruff the Crime Dog is not a pit bull

•  Dog & human: The Broken Covenant, by Jerry Phillips

•  How often are pit bulls & other dogs involved in domestic violence?

 • “English bulldog”: two dog breeds, one name, & a rising body count

•  Pit bulls, greenhouse gases, & poop: the solution is not dilution

• Pit hags, rescue angels, crazy cat ladies, dog men & chicken fighters: what’s in a name?

• Unleashed:  The Phenonena of Status Dogs and Weapon Dogs, by Simon Harding,  reviewed by Alexandra Semyonova

• A black-and-white issue that the humane community has yet to face

• Pit bulls, bunnies, & advice from Ann Landers on her 100th birthday

• über source of pit bull myths: Pep, The Story Of A Brave Dog

• Parallels between the messages sent by advocates for aggressive dogs, and the messages internalized by victims of domestic violence,  by Branwyn Finch

• Don’t bully my breed,  but we will bully the victims,  by Beth Clifton

• Rotten, by Michael Northrop, reviewed by Barbara Kay

• Galunker, by Douglas Anthony Cooper, reviewed by Barbara Kay

• Pit bulls, Trooper & “The personal is political”,  by Barbara Kay

• Anti-Vaxxers and the pit bull advocacy movement,  by Barbara Kay & Merritt Clifton

Beth & Merritt Clifton

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Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Breeding, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Laws & politics, Population control, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Alexandra Semyonova, Barbara Kay, Beth Clifton, Branwyn Finch, Douglas Anthony Cooper, Merritt Clifton, Michael Northrup

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