advocacy and news

my heart is truly saddened by the news i heard tonight. yet another, innocent family member, a pit bull, was shot and killed due to ignorance.  while watching my typical sunday night tv i heard a commercial for the 10:00 news about a pit bull being shot and killed by a police officer. i normally do not watch the news, but as a huge pit bull advocate and pit bull owner, i wanted to hear how this would be justified.  i was immediately angered by the commercial advertisement because i know the only reason this story made news was due to the breed of the dog. if it had been ANY other breed of dog, i seriously doubt we would be hearing about it.  yet, here i am, crying for this family who lost their beloved dog.

you can read the story here.  all the news said was that some home owners reported possible gun fire or fireworks in the area. police responded and in hunt of looking into the report, entered this family's yard where the pit because "aggressive" and would not back down. DUH! dumbass motherfuckers...if you enter the yard of most dogs, regardless of breed, they are going to be aggressive. you are TRESPASSING. because the dog would not back down, the police officer shot the dog in the head, immediately killing him.  the family reported to the news that the officers did not alert the family that they would be entering the yard. the police reported that the dog was aggressive and should have been chained up...what if it had been a child entering the yard?

i think that is the lamest excuse for killing someone's pet. random children should not be entering a stranger's yard, anyway. the family reported that children in the family played with the dog all the time and the dog was not dangerous.  the family is seeking law services to see if they have a case as they do not feel it was necessary to kill the dog. i agree. that dog should not have been killed. the officers should not have been entering the yard unless they were on a manhunt. otherwise, they should have alerted the family of their intent to enter the property.

i am so saddened to hear of this. i just picture that being any one of my dogs. my heart goes out to this family as they grieve the loss of a beloved family member.


on another note, a much brighter one, another family's home was broken into, to which the mother shot the man in the face. that is exactly how it was described on the news. i had to laugh. the man broke into the home, the woman and her daughter hid in the attic. the man approached and cornered the mom and daughter and the mom shot the man in the face. he has a huge criminal record, apparently. go, lady! THAT is why you need a gun. so you can shoot a motherfucker in the FACE.


to read more about pit bulls, i recommend you to the following webpages.

Facts and Fiction about Pits
Don't Bully My Breed
ASPCA
Facebook page

in respect to gun control: "the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun"