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Here’s an example of what most people find when they try to adopt

https://www.humanerescuealliance.org/dogs[/quote]

No, pp is an example of someone who doesn't understand the difference between a shelter and a rescue organization and why they're different.

https://www.luckydoganimalrescue.org/adopt/animals
https://kninerescue.com/pets/
https://www.lcarescue.org/copy-of-dog-adoption-application
https://www.citydogsrescuedc.org/adopt-foster/adopt-a-dog/
https://www.peteyandfurends.org/adoptdogs

Anybody spot the difference? Do you need me to hold your hand for that (too)?[/quote]

Who cares? Most people just want to adopt a nice dog for their family to care for. They don’t need to be experts on all things related to dog adoption. Why is it so hard and why are almost the only dogs in these places pit mixes? Either they aren’t as sweet and easy as you claim. Or pit owners are extremely irresponsible. Or both.

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Well, who cares why? You need a mutt that's not obviously pit - you'll find it, there is plenty of info
Yes, you'll probably pay $500 to a rescue, not $150 to county shelter, but it's peanuts compared to the cost of dog ownership.

Here is my favorite mutt of this month - come and meet her and other non-pit dogs at Falls Church PetSmart on Sunday (there would be plenty of pits too, obviously)
https://toolkit.rescuegroups.org/javascript/v2.0/template1?animalID=20967147&key=Mqr6gy1W[/quote]

The dog is cute, of course. I’ve already found a dog, but again, the point is that rescues seem to be full of pits. Why do you think that is?

No one on here said they expect dog ownership to be cheap. But again, there should be something in between a 5k show dog and a pit mix that many people don’t want for safety concerns.

Do you disagree? [/quote]
I just showed you example of the dog in between $5k show dog and pit mix, [b]healthy balanced young mutt[/b] (she's no shepherd either). There are about 50 of them at Lucky dog as of now (other 50 are pits, granted).
So, yeah, I disagree. You can find what you’re looking for at any given time, just open your eyes.[/quote]

How do you know those dogs are healthy and balanced? [/quote]

Not pp, but I've spent decades working with shelters and rescues. Volunteers evaluate dogs on a variety criteria before ever offering them to the public (some are never offered for adoption at all).

Maybe instead of hating pit-bulls (so basic!) you could educate yourself on what the 5 breeds that fall under that heading are actually know for: https://www.akc.org/akctemptest/breed-temperament-guide/[/quote]

Other people indicated many rescues seem to grab dogs from shelters (free or cheap) and then move them to rescues to sell. [b]I’ve noticed the dogs are $450 or so in rescues which is not nothing. Kinda steep for many people, no? [/b]I understand it costs money to run a rescue, but considering the vast majority of dogs seem to be pit mixes, and the non pits get adopted quickly, it seems the overhead $ raised is mostly going to pits and their care. So really the issue is being driven by irresponsible pit bull owners who don’t fix their animals and of course some also encourage aggression in them. And then of course also dump them.

If you’re a true animal lover, shouldn’t your focus be on these irresponsible owners? Instead of chastising people who don’t want a pit as a family pet and accusing them of being the problem? It just seems like you’ve got it all backwards and are contributing to the problem you claim to care about fixing. [/quote]

You are the forum's largest mess, and unable to make or stick to a valid point. What is the "a true animal lover" nonsense? You started a thread about one thing, got called out and shut down, pivoted to something else, smarter people tried to help you learn, you switched again...

It's like the only answer/reply that will satisfy you is "yes! kill all the pit bulls and their owners!"

Nobody is chastising people for simply not wanting a pit. People are correcting the nonsensical stereotypes and stupid reasons being used to prop up a decision that doesn't need propping up. If you don't want a pit, don't get one.

As for the bolded, why do you expect that a dog should be cheap? Who is supposed to subsidize the finding, transportatio/rehoming, care, feeding, veterinary evaluation, meds/shots/spay or neuter, admin work listing the dog so you can know it's available...? Why are you entitled to that labor for free? You're already getting volunteer labor for most rescues that use fosters, and a lot of the shelter dailies are done by volunteers as well. Why do you feel entitled to a cheap dog?

Dogs are a privilege, a luxury, not a right. [/quote]

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