I very much agree with your analysis of this situation...What can we do in
terms of a response to this, eg. letter writing campaign or something
else?
Jessica Urban
Northern Arizona University
On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Nan Swane wrote:
> Unfortunately Rio is not the only place trying to eradicate "pit
> bulls." Many cities in the US have done so on the books and many
> states continually try to. It is a horrible situation because they
> are blaming the dog when the problem is the people or the fighting
> industry (which is still the people). As a veterinarian, "pit bulls"
> are among my favorite dogs to treat, because they respond so well in a
> clinic situation. They are very responsive to kindness. I myself
> have an American Staffordshire Bull Terrier which was rescued from a
> fighting situation. She has been rehabilitated (which I previously
> thought impossible) and co-habits nicely with my 3 other dogs (as the
> alpha). There is no such breed as a pit bull which is why it is so
> distressing that places attempt to eradicate the "breed." Many
> different breeds have the physical characteristics, so many dogs are
> destroyed. Miguel was probably right about why females are to be
> killed and males neutered, becuase it is easy to see that a male is
> missing his testicles on the outside...but that is why many (but not
> enough) clinics now tattoo a spayed dog, so you do not need to rely
> upon a scar. The tattoo is a simple circle with a slash through it.
> A spay scar looks just like a c-section scar or a bladder stone
> removal scar or any other surgical scar, so any vet who guarantees a
> female has been spayed by finding a scar is full of it.
> This whole situation is distressing to me because of the animal issues
> involved: people have animals and "use" them for fighting and then do
> not take responsiblity for what they have caused. Untrained dogs of
> any breed can cause serious injury and this issue is ignored, because
> that would require people to be punished instead of the animal.
> Killing female dogs because they refuse to correct the situation which
> supports dog fighting...sickening. It devalues all life.
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> Nan Swane, DVM
> Pet Haven Veterinary Clinic and Humane Society
> Nampa, Idaho 83651
> 208-466-2948
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> Please spay/neuter all pets before even one litter!
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