Forum: Pit Bull News

Hear the Thunder (A Blog) Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013, at 7:21 AM This is the sixth week for entries in the Evolution of the Canine Advocate series. It is also the final installment in a series begun last year I call the Storm entries. I chose this entry not only for the power of the message...

Battle against animal fighting never ends USC mascot called out during daylong seminar Posted: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7:26 pm | Updated: 7:48 am, Thu May 16, 2013. LINDSAY S. BUCHANAN, Morning News FLORENCE, S.C. — Law enforcement agencies from the Pee Dee and around the state were...

Second arrest made in Edmonds, Wash. after dog fighting video goes viral (Photos) May 16, 2013 By: Tracy Campion Late on Wednesday, May 15, the Edmonds, Wash. Police arrested a man in connection to an animal cruelty case that has been largely driven by social media. The Edmonds...

Hector the pit bull health crisis: Former Michael Vick dog has m*** April 18, 2013 By: Jennifer Gangloff Hector the pit bull, who went on to become a therapy dog after being rescued from NFL quarterback Michael Vick's fighting dog ring, is having surgery. Hector has a m*** on his spleen...

Jury finds dog-fighting ringleader guilty Humane Society rescued pit bulls from house in Wilkinsburg UPDATED 7:59 PM EDT Apr 19, 2013 After less than two hours of deliberations, a jury found 49-year-old Darryl Bryant guilty of two counts of dog fighting and one count of possessing an...

Reginald Johnson loses legal fight to get pit bull back after allegedly trying to hang her Judge rules against man after hearing 911 call 6:35 PM EDT Mar 29, 2013 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —A West Palm Beach man who was fighting to get his pregnant dog back after allegedly hanging her from a...

Kevin Ware names his new pit bull puppy 'Scar' Louisville basketball player, who suffered a horrific leg injury during the NCAA Midwest Regional finals, says new pup is already his best friend. Fri, Apr 05 2013 at 1:47 PM After fracturing his leg during the NCAA Midwest Regional finals,...

Apr 12, 2013 DES MOINES, IOWA — Jazi Phillip’s tutor can’t read, although she’s proven to be caring, attentive and helpful. Third-grader Jazi reads once a week to Kyra, a 3-year-old American pit bull terrier, a “tail-wagging tutor” and the star of a new program at Stowe Elementary School,...

Third Person Charged In Jackson County Dog Fighting Operation Posted on: 8:18 pm, March 9, 2013, by Robert Richardson, updated on: 06:17pm, March 26, 2013 HOLLYWOOD, Ala. (WHNT) — Investigators in Jackson County said the third man accused of involvement in a dog fighting operation turned...

Dogs chained to treadmills for multi-state dog fighting ring By Maria Sudekum, The ***ociated Press Published 3:56 pm, Monday, March 25, 2013 Federal authorities in Kansas said Monday that they broke up a dogfighting operation that included training pit bulls to fight in Kansas, Missouri and...

Port St. Lucie woman faces animal cruelty charges By Will Greenlee Posted February 21, 2013 at 2:35 p.m., updated February 21, 2013 at 5:52 p.m. PORT ST. LUCIE — A 24-year-old woman accused of keeping several pit bulls in poor conditions was arrested on more than a dozen charges,...

Rescued dogs ready for new homes Canines rescued from accused serial animal abuser await adoption By Michelle Munera Updated 7:04 am, Thursday, February 21, 2013 MENANDS — Two of the four mixed-breed pit bulls officials allege were left in a rental truck in frigid weather by a suspected...

Dog allegedly freezes to death at VB Animal Control Shelter WVEC.com Posted on February 19, 2013 at 3:10 PM Updated Wednesday, Feb 20 at 10:35 AM VIRGINIA BEACH--A dog allegedly left outside overnight at the Virginia Beach Animal Control Shelter died from apparent exposure. Officials...

Owners of kidnapped dog speak out to thieves caught on tape Posted: Feb 20, 2013 3:18 PM EST Updated: Feb 20, 2013 7:35 PM EST By KLTV News Staff LONGVIEW, TX (KLTV) -Two people have taken a dog from the safety of his own backyard near the intersection of East Branch Street and Rodden Street...