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More deaths in South Africa despite Pit Bull Federation warning

February 20, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

National SPCA and U.S. counterparts continue pushing pits, heedless of consequence             PRETORIA––Has South Africa learned anything,  the National SPCA of South Africa in particular,  from the stern warning issued by the Pit Bull Federation of South Africa in November 2017 about rehoming pit bulls of dangerous history? Apparently not.  Retired police officer Henry Kleynhans,  […]

Filed Under: Africa, Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Shelters, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Andrea McCarren, Barry McCabe, Brett Powlesland, Henry Kleynhans, Jamie Cochran, Kristen Auerbach, Laurie Hollywood, Margaret M. Colvin, Merritt Clifton, Rita Boschoff, Tyler Harrison

Shelter director resigns in Maine “lost” pit bulls case

October 30, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Pit bulls still at large             WATERVILLE,  Maine––Two pit bulls taken by owner Danielle Jones from the Humane Society Waterville Area on October 24,  2017 remain at large,  a week after the Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld a Kennebec District Court order that the pit bulls,  named Bentley and Kole,  should be euthanized for repeatedly […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Daniel Jones, Jamie Cochran, Linda Patterson, Lisa Smith, Lucas Harrison, Margaret Colvin, Merritt Clifton, Michael Brown, Toni Enright

How multi-state effort to save the pit bull Blue led to Code Blue for Margaret Colvin

June 2, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Reportedly surrendered for biting a child,  Blue was routed through five rescue programs in six months before killing 90-year-old          VIRGINIA BEACH,  Virginia––Fatally mauled by a pit bull named Blue just six hours after Forever Home Rescue & Rehabilitation delivered him to her daughter Linda Colvin Patterson at their home in Virginia Beach,  Virginia,  Margaret […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Sanctuaries, Shelters, Training, USA Tagged With: Amber Patterson, Jamie Cochran, Linda Colvin Patterson, Margaret M. Colvin, McLovin, Merritt Clifton, Toni Enright

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