Post by Die Fledermaus on Apr 26, 2009 21:40:40 GMT -4
The terribly abused pit bulls of sadist and dog murderer Michael Vick have been rescued and rehabilitated and are living happy lives with new families.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Thus we see, again, that even the hardest cases can be saved with enough time and patience, and that "putting down" these dogs is merely a matter of convenience for the human, not a necessity.
I saw this tonight on ABC News which showed part of a story from ESPN.
A comment from a viewer on the website:
>> I'm glad ESPN did the follow up, because it will show more people that not only are pit bulls not monsters, but even the most damaged dogs can often be rehabilitated and live a full life.
But it's the other clip that really tells the story, in just a few seconds. What handsome, happy dogs they are! <<
Video links to recent TV broadcasts are on this URL. Check them out.
LINK HERE
This story is from February:
LINK HERE
Here is part of it:
>> There are the perky, high-energy sorts like Lucas, all wagging tails and let's-go-play vivaciousness.
There are the runners like Curly, who never saw a fence line or dirt trail they couldn't wear down.
And there are the divas like Georgia, who go on publicity junkets and stay at the Beverly Hilton, wearing rhinestone-studded collars and hot pink tank tops that say "Biscuits are a girl's best friend."
They could be your dog, your neighbor's, even one of those you see in a magazine being doted on by a celebrity owner.
These, though, are Michael Vick's dogs.
Fourteen months after some experts left them for dead — in fact, said they should die — they are alive and thriving at the Best Friends Animal Society in the rocky red hills of Utah, rewriting the book about what pit bulls really are and what they can be. . . <<
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090424114315.htm
>> Dogs Are Aggressive If They Are Trained Badly
ScienceDaily (Apr. 24, 2009) — Many dogs are put down or abandoned due to their violent nature, but contrary to popular belief, breed has little to do with a dog's aggressive behaviour compared to all the owner-dependant factors. This is shown in a new study from the University of Córdoba, which includes breeds that are considered aggressive by nature, such as the Rottweiler or the Pit Bull. . . <<
Yes, you read that correctly.
Thus we see, again, that even the hardest cases can be saved with enough time and patience, and that "putting down" these dogs is merely a matter of convenience for the human, not a necessity.
I saw this tonight on ABC News which showed part of a story from ESPN.
A comment from a viewer on the website:
>> I'm glad ESPN did the follow up, because it will show more people that not only are pit bulls not monsters, but even the most damaged dogs can often be rehabilitated and live a full life.
But it's the other clip that really tells the story, in just a few seconds. What handsome, happy dogs they are! <<
Video links to recent TV broadcasts are on this URL. Check them out.
LINK HERE
This story is from February:
LINK HERE
Here is part of it:
>> There are the perky, high-energy sorts like Lucas, all wagging tails and let's-go-play vivaciousness.
There are the runners like Curly, who never saw a fence line or dirt trail they couldn't wear down.
And there are the divas like Georgia, who go on publicity junkets and stay at the Beverly Hilton, wearing rhinestone-studded collars and hot pink tank tops that say "Biscuits are a girl's best friend."
They could be your dog, your neighbor's, even one of those you see in a magazine being doted on by a celebrity owner.
These, though, are Michael Vick's dogs.
Fourteen months after some experts left them for dead — in fact, said they should die — they are alive and thriving at the Best Friends Animal Society in the rocky red hills of Utah, rewriting the book about what pit bulls really are and what they can be. . . <<
- - - - - - - - -
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090424114315.htm
>> Dogs Are Aggressive If They Are Trained Badly
ScienceDaily (Apr. 24, 2009) — Many dogs are put down or abandoned due to their violent nature, but contrary to popular belief, breed has little to do with a dog's aggressive behaviour compared to all the owner-dependant factors. This is shown in a new study from the University of Córdoba, which includes breeds that are considered aggressive by nature, such as the Rottweiler or the Pit Bull. . . <<
