
There is opposition to greyhound racing in Australia, and as the movement gains momentum, the racing industry has dramatically increased breeding in the last few years, as a self preservation measure. They now breed 4 times as many dogs every year as rescues can rehome. It’s the “too big to fail” approach. |
Don't listen to it. Yes, rescue do take pups from shelters, but usually it's not happening in the same area. For example, rescue I'm fostering for, brings dogs from overpopulated/high kill shelters in the South, not local county shelters. You can call it "rescue scheme", of course, but reality is - those dogs would probably be euthanized. PS my current foster mutt has no pitbull in her at the first glance, she's been in the shelter for over 18 months in TX (rare no-kill shelter), and another 3 month in foster care in DC. So, I don't buy OPs claim about no non-pitts for adoption. |
My dog did not look like a pit but later found out had 10 percent pit, along with chow, germs shepherd and rottie. Best dog ever |
Very few people are doing this, and they're not going to the shelter to do it. It's a stereotype. Yes, some people buy dogs for protection. The pit mix you see at the shelter isn't likely a result of that. People buy Rotties, Presas, Dogos etc. because they're intimidating-looking dogs. Most of them are giant meatwads. And yes, there are people who fight their dogs. This is a small handful of owners, most of whom want massive XL bully-type dogs, which are frequently cross-bred with the above-mentioned breeds because staffies, etc. are fairly small as "big dogs" go. A standard "pit bull" isn't exactly a threat. As for those of us who love them defending them here, ask yourself: if we wanted them for "protection" like the trope alleges, would we be telling you about how they're mostly goofy house hippos? No. Some people believe tropes and stereotypes. The media uses this as clickbait. The cycle continues, and plenty of perfectly safe, good dogs get killed as a result. Cue the pit hater torches and pitchforks... |
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This. There's a central thread for the pit hater trolls (all 5 of them), but they insist on posting this stuff weekly. |
They are bred indiscriminately by people in dog-fighting business. People should stop adopting them. But, people are stupid. |
I 100% believe this, having owned at least one of all those breeds. And yet, your dog, according to the non-logic so frequently trotted out by the anti-pit trolls is TEH DEADLIEST. ![]() It's so stupid. Any untrained dog and be an aggressive menace, and there are plenty of "bad breed" dogs that are lovable goofs. |
People who believe that the breed, in and of itself, is the problem are, yes, quite stupid. All dogs were bred to be human companions. An improperly socialized dog is a problem. Period. But people get this idea that it's fine to have a poorly-trained dog because it's 'not a pit bull'. And the same people promote a myth that all pit bulls are problematic. It's just nonsense. |
Demographics. |
Independent rescues pull all the more adoptable dogs from the shelters. These are the healthy, easy to adopt ones, and ones that yield the highest adoption fees allowing the rescue to cover salaries, off set housing and food expenses etc. The pits get left in the shelters. |
lol. Almost certainly exactly the opposite demographic. |
+1 it’s the ultra-liberal “it’s racist to say pit bulls are more dangerous than golden retrievers” types. |
And yet, the tropes against these "libs" sound like standard MAGA nonsense. ![]() You've never heard someone say that. Nobody has. Why would you even make that ridiculous non-argument? |
Wait, how is this even allowed? I had no idea that this was how it worked. So places like Lost Dog Rescue or whatever pull the cute sweet dogs from Fairfax County Animal Shelter and then they charge for them?? |