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THE PLIGHT OF PIT BULLS (Part1)

Physics indicate for every action there is an equal and opposing force.  Regrettably, this belief tanks when it comes to Pit Bulls and the wreckage created by the dog fighting industry.  One dog fight operator requires a clean-up crew of about fifty animal lovers.  The dog fight operators create a social stigma against specific dog breeds and they leave an infestation that takes decades to undue.  A loving, intelligent dog breed becomes the scourge of society and many sweet dogs face a death sentence in most cities.  Any help for the animals comes from a paltry group of volunteers and underfunded shelter workers.  Unwilling, I became one such volunteer. 

Four years ago while living in the south, I found a Pit Bull dying in the streets of Nashville, Tennessee.  She was frantically rummaging through garbage cans.  She looked like she had just arrived from a third world country.  Her breast hung to the ground.  Every single rib jutted out from her spine.  I could literally count the vertebrae along her spine and easily see the outline of her hip bones.  With a great deal of fear, I approached her.  Her nervous brown eyes twitched spastically, she crouched on the ground and urinated as she slowly crawled toward me. I cautiously reached out a balled fist not knowing what her response would be, and she just as cautiously looked through those frantic eyes and hesitantly licked my hand.  Within moments, we both realized we could trust each other.  Days away from death, I began to take care of her in hopes that I could make her well and find a loving home for her.

Join me next week when I tell more about this extrodinary dog and this remarkable but deeply misunderstood breed.