21% of U.S. pit bulls currently available are in first year of life; 19% have lost at least one home Nearly 15% of the dogs available to the U.S. public for sale or adoption as of mid-June 2018 were pit bulls, but that scarcely made pit bulls the most popular breed. Rather, the numbers indicate […]
Animal control is people control
When barking & poop lead to mayhem & murder PHOENIX, Arizona––Infuriated by uncontrolled persistent barking, Phoenix pharmacist Michael Guzzo, 56, on October 26, 2013 shotgunned dog groomer Renee Moore, 36; her husband Michael Moore, 42; their son Shannon Moore, 17; grandfather Bruce Moore, 66, and their two dogs. Guzzo then fired twice into the home […]
$4.25 million award for pit bull attack––and the victim may see some of the money
Landlord’s failure to respond or defend puzzles observers ATLANTA, Georgia––A $4.25 million default judgment issued on June 1, 2018 against Atlanta landlord Jonathan Kent Hart, 61, for an August 26, 2016 pit bull attack may be the biggest yet in which the victim is believed to be likely to collect at least a substantial […]
Will regime changes underway in New Jersey bring a new day for animals?
Biggest transitions in New Jersey humane work since 1868 FREEHOLD, TRENTON, NEWARK, New Jersey––Whether humane work will be any more effective in New Jersey going forward from 2018 is anyone’s guess, but it will be done under different leadership and a new legal regime. Familiar names move on The New Jersey SPCA no longer […]
Virginia bars shelters & rescues from hiding dogs’ bite history
No more “Don’t ask, don’t tell” for pit bulls RICHMOND, Virginia––The era of shelters and rescues concealing dog attack history from prospective adopters is over, says the Virginia state legislature, effective July 1, 2018. But the widespread practice of hiding dogs’ violent histories cost Virginia Beach resident Margaret M. Colvin her life on June 1, […]
Oklahoma law to curb bogus “service dog” claims likely to flunk first test
Where the hot air comes sweeping up the plain OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma–– A new Oklahoma state law takes a new approach to trying to curb widespread misuse of “service dog” claims and paraphernalia, but will probably fail the first time a conviction is appealed to a federal court. Oklahoma HB 3282 addresses people who use bogus “service […]
How tabloids turned the pits who killed Tracy Garcia into “dachshunds”
“Hot-dogging” headlines amplify claims of pit bull advocates ARDMORE, Oklahoma––Killed by a pit bull and a pack of pit mixes on the evening of May 10, 2018, Tracy Janine Garcia, 52, had by May 16, 2018 passed into legend via “hot-dogging” and flagrantly inaccurate tabloid headlines as the purported victim of an attack by […]
Why pit bulls will break your heart
by Beth Clifton There is a strong argument to be made that pit bulls are the most abused and exploited dogs ever, the only breed used extensively in dogfighting and baiting bulls and wildlife, far more likely than any other breed to be neglected and––even if not used in fighting or baiting––five times more likely […]
How a shelter “Blackjacked” adopters with the “nanny dog” myth
Four-year-old nearly lost eye to pit bull rehomed by the Humane Society of Catawba County LENOIR, North Carolina––Responding to a week of intensive pit bull adoption promotion by the Humane Society of Catawba County, mother of two toddlers Justina Danielle Turner on April 28, 2018 visited the Catawba County Animal Services shelter in Newton, […]
New Best Friends & HSUS execs flunk economic logic that dogs understand
Response to “rescuers” buying from “puppy mills” was swift, furious, & tone-deaf WASHINGTON D.C.––Response from the U.S. humane community to Washington Post freelance contributor Kim Kavin’s April 11, 2018 exposé “Dog rescuers, flush with donations, buy animals from the breeders they scorn” was swift, furious, and tone-deaf to the message screaming out of Kavin’s revelation that at […]
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