An open letter from Beth Clifton to: Matthew Bershadker, president, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Julie Castle, president, Best Friends Animal Society; Kitty Block, president, Humane Society of the United States Dear Matthew, Julie, & Kitty: Thank you in advance for taking the time to read this letter. My name is Beth Clifton. […]
The Killer Dog Problem, by Charles Danten
Going to the root of things is always a good idea if you really intend to change things. Let’s start with pit bull advocate Anne-Marie Goldwater’s delirious statement: “We use derogatory words to identify a certain subgroup of dogs which does not form a ‘race.’ Like blacks, Latinos, Arabs… these aren’t races. Just like there […]
Should the only dogs available be the offspring of the irresponsible?
by Margaret A. Cleek, Ph.D More than 25 years ago I was off-put by the claims of positive non-reproductive outcomes for neutering dogs. The recent ANIMALS 24-7 article Does castration really alter male dog behavior? reminded me of my concerns. Proponents of surgical neutering, the sooner the better, were and remain largely concerned with pet overpopulation. Animal […]
2018 dog breed survey: at least 41% of U.S. pit bull population are seeking homes
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Who killed pit bull victim Paris Adams, age 20 months?
Grandmother pleaded guilty HARTWELL, Georgia––Receiving the stiffest sentence for a dog attack reported during Dog Bite Prevention Week 2018 so far, former Century 21 real estate agent Sandra Bowers Adams, 71, may spend the rest of her life in prison––but only if she violates probation––for the August 1, 2017 pit bull mauling death of […]
Yakima reaffirms pit bull ban––& suburb reinstates one
Attack again forestalled Yakima city repeal attempt YAKIMA, Washington––The Yakima County town of Tieton, population 1,200, on April 9, 2018 celebrated Dog Bite Prevention Week by reinstating a pit bull ban, at request of police chief Jeff Ketchum, after a five-year experiment with allowing pit bulls, subject to strict conditions. “After the ban was lifted,” reported […]
Allstate “celebrates” Dog Bite Prevention Week with $362,599 payout
Second payout for mauling at Meriden Animal Shelter in 18 months MERIDEN, Connecticut––Meriden Humane Society board member Marlene Wall, 65, seems to be in good hands with the Allstate Insurance Corporation, which on April 4, 2018 agreed to pay her $362,599 for injuries inflicted on her in June 2014 by former Meriden Humane Society […]
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