Thursday, March 31, 2011

Donate to Bully Rescues

Any rescue organization is going to be short on funds, supplies, volunteers, and foster families, which means that there are things that you can do.

  • Make a financial donation. Any dollar helps out. Just because you may not be able to donate hundreds of dollars, that doesn't mean that hte organization won't accept your $10 bill.
  • Sponser a dog. There are many animal shelters who have sponser programs that you can sign up for an help with the medical care and general needs of a special needs dog or an older dog.
  • Donate supplies. Most shleters are more than willing to accept dog houses, crates, leashes, collars, dog food, treats, toys, plastic pools, towels, grooming supplies, bleach, and more.
  • Foster a dog. Many animal agencies are desperate for foster families, which may be long-term or short-term, depending on the case.
  • Assist with home checks. Every dog rescue can use a set of eyuues and hands to help with potential adopters.
  • Help with transportation. If you have a van that you can help transport dogs to and from the shelter, adoption fairs, or even to pick up animals from the city pound.
  • Assist with training. We all know how bad of a reputation bully breed dogs have, so if you have the experience, I'm sure any pit bull rescue would love to have someone to help train basic obedience to the dogs for adoption.
And, if you live in a town where bully breed dogs are legislated against, you may want to write a letter to your local government to help change the policy and spread awareness about these dogs.

If you don't have the time, money, and energy, to adopt another bully into your family, there's no reason why you can't help out a dog rescue organization.

If you don't have the time to volunteer, or the supplies and time to foster, you can still donate money and supplies. If you can donate anything, the more bullies that the organization can save, and it only takes a little bit of your help.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Celebrities with Pit Bulls

It's easy to think that so many celebrities have the small, cutesy dogs, but there are plenty who share their home, love, and life with bullies.

* Jon Stewart owns two pit bulls: Shamsky & Monkey.
* Ken Howard was saved by his pit bull Shadow during a medical crisis.
* Alicia Silverstone owns a rescued pit bull named Samson.
* Adam Brody gave girlfriend and O.C. co-star Rachel Bilson a pit bull named Penny Lane as a birthday gift.
* Jamie Foxx owns two pit bulls.
* Rachael Ray owns two pit bulls.
* Pittsburgh Steelers Linebacker Joey Porter owns two pit bulls.
* Jessica Biel has a pit bull named Tina.
* Jessica Alba owns a pit bull.
* President Theodore Roosevelt
* President Woodrow Wilson
* Kevin Federline
* Ira Glass
* Hellen Keller
* Fred Astaire
* General George Patton
* Michael J. Fox
Jimmy Carter with Bozo - 1937
* Jan Michael Vincent
* Jack Dempsey
* Thomas Edison
* Madonna
* Brad Pitt
* Bernadette Peters
* Sinbad
* Linda Blair
* Humphrey Bogart
* Usher
* Mel Brooks
* Ann Bancroft
* Pink
* Eliza Dushku
* Kelli Williams
* David Spade
* Robert Ferguson
* Shannon Elizabeth
* Anthony Robbins
* Molly Price
* General George Patton
* Fred Astaire

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Pit Bull and Rabbit

My Pit Bull isnt' the only one who likes small, fuzzy animals, and if you've kept up with my blog, you've seen Sharky before. He is one of the more popular Pit Bulls on YouTube.



Pit Bulls just aren't vicious... Ask Sharky

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Mia and Rats

I was thinking about this video today when talking to a few coworkers... My ball python will not eat the most current rat that I purchased for him. I am not stuck with a male rat... I haven't had pet rats in years, but I love him.. I'm secretly hoping the pet store won't take him back; I have been calling all day, but so far, no answer.

But, anyway... This is an old video of MIA with my three rats.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Alternatives to Breed Bans

Breed bans have been introduced all across the United States and the rest of the world. They've also been proven not to work. Scotland, the United Kingdom, and Toledo, have all rewrote their breed ban and dangerous dog acts after deciding that they haven't caused any significant changes in public safety or dog attacks.

But, what are the alternatives?

  1. Strengthen current dog laws in regards to leash laws and dog confinement laws.
  2. Make laws stricter for dog abuse and dog fighting.
  3. Make stricter regulations for dogs left unattended for over 24 hours.
  4. Create dog breeding regulations.
  5. Create low cost spay/neuter programs, as well as low-cost or free dog training and care programs.
There are many things that local, state, or national governments can do to create long-term changes toward public safety improvements in regards to dogs and animal attacks. It's just the matter of creating the fix versus the easy way out.

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