[accmemberdiscussion] Re: Mobile: Not Vick's Fighting Dogs
- From: peggi mcardle <cistesmom@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: accmemberdiscussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:40:52 -0700 (PDT)
Renee, there would be a difference, imo, between fighting dogs "that
can't tolerate the sight of another dog" and puppies that were potential
fighters because there was paraphernalia in the property used to train dogs to
fight. i agree that it was horribly unfair to put those puppies down, however
to put down other potentially adoptable dogs in favor of high risk, fighting
dogs is equally appalling to me. i truely wish that all dogs could be rehabbed
and adopted into responsible, loving homes. i applaud your efforts in this
special case. however i am afraid that it wasn't typical of the seizure of
most fighting dogs that are bred AND trained to be agressive. that those dogs
are favored over other adoptable dogs is the travesty to me.
peggi
--- On Thu, 9/24/09, Renee Jones <rsjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Renee Jones <rsjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [accmemberdiscussion] Re: Mobile: Not Vick's Fighting Dogs
To: accmemberdiscussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 10:03 AM
There is always "more to a story". For example, when 17 Pitbulls were seized
in Dothan and the owner was charged, not with FIGHTING the dogs, but with
training the dogs to fight, based on paraphernalia, 13 of those dogs were
PUPPIES, under the age of 12 weeks. I personally temperment tested every one
of those dogs, including the adults every month for six months, until the judge
made a decision regarding their fate. He ruled that we (Save-A-Pet) would be
allowed to re-home the puppies. An hour later he reversed his decision, all
must die, NOT because a single one failed the testing (including the adults)
but because he was afraid the case against the owner would be lost if the dogs
were deemed adoptable. I personally held each and every one of those
beautiful, sweet and VERY adoptable dogs as they were euthanized. THAT is a
travesty! Not every dog seized is a trained fighting dog. It's absurd that
anyone would think so. The only bright
spot in this entire incident is that I was able to testify against Johnnie Ray
Lewis and he WAS sentenced to 102 years in prison. 6 years for each dog.
Renee Jones-Lewis, CPDT -KA
Pet Marketing/Canine Specialist
1-800-533-3377 ext. 381
rsjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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OMG!!! why would they put down adoptable dogs in favor of dogs that probably
can't be re-habbed? this is a travesty! peggi
--- On Wed, 9/23/09, Theresa M Cook <southnmist@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Theresa M Cook <southnmist@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [accmemberdiscussion] Mobile: Not Vick's Fighting Dogs
To: "ALPet-Law" <alpet-law@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "ACC"
<accmemberdiscussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 4:34 PM
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http://tinyurl.com/nlo4my
What happens to dogs confiscated from a “dogfighting ring” when the villain,
the owner of the property and dogs, is not a celebrity such as disgraced
football player Michael Vick? Mobile County animal control officers and
residents are about to find out.
Even with a new $2 million shelter, boasting 10,000 square feet of space and a
capacity to hold 100 animals, Mobile County Animal Shelter will be faced with
the decision to euthanize as many as 30 or more adoptable dogs. In order to
afford isolated cages for each of the 27 pit bull and pit bull mixes impounded
from the raid on a suspected dogfighting ring in north Mobile County in early
September, healthy dogs waiting adoption will lose their cages, and their
chance for life. Animal experts state that dogs trained to fight are generally
sequestered from other dogs, with the exception of participating in training
or organized fights, and cannot tolerate the sight of another dog. Therefore,
cages directly in front of the impounded fighting dogs have been emptied.
(more at link)
Theresa
RAOAL Responsible Animal Owners of Alabama
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