22/10/2024
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Sterilize your pets!
‼️ A Call to Stop breed abuse‼️ and Misinformation About Pit Bulls
This is just one out of hundred cases how we rescue and confiscate our breed from humans but relentless they still badmouthing our breed. The recent article titled “Man, 58, mauled to death by employer’s Pit Bull in Mpumalanga” has ignited our frustration once again. When is this nonsense going to stop?
First of all, the dog involved was not even a Pit Bull Terrier. The article clearly stated that this dog was locked up and only allowed outside to patrol the property in the early morning hours, between 1 AM and 4:30 AM. If you look at the picture of the dog, it’s evident that it was malnourished, filthy, and not properly cared for, with its ribs and spine sticking out. This dog attacked the worker who was coming home late at night and wandering around in the dark. How can you blame a dog for doing what it was trained to do, protecting its property while it has been neglected and mistreated? The employer found the worker the next morning, but that doesn’t change the fact that the dog was simply following its training.
This article has since been removed for spreading false information, and a proper investigation is underway. But we are tired of the damage already done. We are sick and tired of people using the name of our breed when a dog attacks or kills someone. If you can’t prove, with registration papers or a DNA test, that it was indeed a Pit Bull that attacked, then just say it was a dog. You are dragging our breed’s name through the mud without any evidence to back up your allegations.
In most cases where a so-called Pit Bull attacked someone, there were clear signs of abuse and malnutrition. These dogs are often subjected to neglect, which contributes to their behavior when they are finally pushed to their limits.
There are 360 recognized dog breeds, and most people won't even know 10% of them. American Pit Bull Terriers are misidentified with at least 10-15 other breeds.
We’ve encountered people who don’t even know what a Pit Bull looks like, yet when they hear about a dog attack, they ask for the name of that “vicious dog.” The answer is often “Pit Bull” because that’s what the media has brainwashed the public to believe.
We are sick and tired of the mistreatment of dogs, only for their owners to complain when they’ve been attacked by their so-called Pit Bulls. These dogs often endure daily beatings, are chained up, or kept in small cages while living in their own waste without food or water.
The more we say that Pit Bulls aren’t genetically aggressive toward humans and are instead dog aggressive, the more people claim they don’t deserve to live. The cries for brutal killings of these dogs continue, with people labeling them as monsters and child-eaters.
We are sick and tired of the media painting our breed as monsters. We are sick and tired of going to scenes where Pit Bulls and dogs thought to be Pit Bulls are stabbed to death, set on fire, kicked, punched, and stoned to death. But don’t worry, the media won’t report that because it doesn’t fit their narrative. They want headlines that incite fear and hatred, like “Pit Bull mauled woman to death,” instead of stories that would evoke compassion and understanding.
We are sick and tired of the media and uneducated people spreading misinformation about our breed. It’s time for this to stop. We urge everyone to educate themselves about the realities of Pit Bulls and to recognize that the issues surrounding dog behavior often stem from neglect and poor training.
Let’s work together to change the narrative. Join us in advocating for a more informed and compassionate understanding of our breed. Pit Bulls deserve better than to be demonized and mistreated.