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SC: Dumped Pit Bull Puppies Find New Homes

Discussion in 'Rescue & Adoption' started by Vicki, Mar 4, 2010.

  1. Vicki

    Vicki Administrator Staff Member

    Dumped Pit Bull Puppies Find New Homes
    'Wrong Color' Dogs Get National Attention

    POSTED: 12:13 pm EST March 4, 2010
    UPDATED: 2:16 pm EST March 4, 2010

    GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Less than a week after a U-Haul truck dumped more than 20 pit bulls at the Greenville County Animal Care Services shelter, the dogs have found new homes.

    Shelter manager Shelly Simmons said more than 21 families came in after the story ran on WYFF News 4 and WYFF4.com on Monday.

    "We had many other inquiries ... over the phone and we've had several rescue agencies come forward and say that they'll take what doesn't get adopted," Simmons said.

    Simmons said the owners were trying to breed "blue" pit bulls because they sell for higher prices. Instead, they got 17 puppies in every color except blue. The amateur breeders decided they couldn't care for the dogs that were mistakes, Simmons told News 4's Beth Brotherton.

    The Greenville Humane Society doesn't adopt out pit bulls and all of the usual rescue groups were full at the time the story first ran. The dogs are healthy, just not what was ordered, according to Simmons.

    "The story is being cross-posted all over the United States and we've had emails from people as far away as Arizona who want to help find homes and still others who plan to send in donations and sponsorship funds," Simmons said.

    For more information, call Greenville County Animal Care Services at 467-3950 or email animalcareservices@greenvillecounty.org.

    Dumped Pit Bull Puppies Find New Homes - Greenville News Story - WYFF Greenville
     
    Vicki, Mar 4, 2010
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