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, […]
More deaths in South Africa despite Pit Bull Federation warning
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, […]
How multi-state effort to save the pit bull Blue led to Code Blue for Margaret Colvin
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 […]