Fw: Re: dogfighting on MTV

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-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Rose
To: Kenzie_Kelly@spc.com <Kenzie_Kelly@spc.com>; ridecamp
<ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Friday, January 21, 2000 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: Re: dogfighting on MTV


>Kenzie,
>
>I do not mean to burst your bubble, but you have the same attitude about
Pit
>Bulls That attack other dogs, horses or small children. The dogs are fine,
>good pets in loving homes and then one day the dog snaps mentally and goes
>berserk. I have seen it more than once. Happy dog in happy family for five
>years then one day..... They snap. In Nebraska you have to be Licensed to
>own Pit Bulls, because they have had so many problems. I had a very
innocent
>dog attacked  by  a Pit Bull on a ranch where I worked. My dog an Aussie,
>lived for 9 months on the ranch sharing the same barn with the Pit Bull,
>good doggie friends. One day I came home from a show and my dog jumped out
>of the Pick up, the pit bull attacked him for no reason at all. Thank God,
>the ranch Manager was there to Pry the Jaw lock of Pit Bull off the neck of
>my dog. I have no doubt that dog would have killed my dog if  the  manager
>was not there. The dog just snapped mental, psycho, no reason.
>My Aussie required several stitches. PIT BULL ARE DANGEROUS. It is in there
>genetic make up. No matter what kind, loving environment they are in some
>are going to snap. I have a Friend who is a Vet and has had to put down
>several Pit Bulls over the years from happing loving families because the
>dog attacked a neighbors dog, goat, horse or Small Child. Experience is
>truth.........
>
>
>My humble opinion
>Mary Rose
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kenzie_Kelly@spc.com <Kenzie_Kelly@spc.com>
>To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Date: Friday, January 21, 2000 3:30 PM
>Subject: RC: Re: dogfighting on MTV
>
>
>>
>>As the owner of an American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT), I have to respond
>>to this post.  I have already written Mtv with a complaint, and an
>>appeal to pull the video from their rotation.  I urge all of you to do
>>the same.
>>
>>     I face prejudice and fear every time I take my dog for a walk.  If I
>>     happen to stray too near a heavily populated park, Mommas grab their
>>     children and scramble.  Park officials swarm me, checking the
strength
>>     of my leash and harness.  In some cities, I need a permit **to drive
>>     through on the interstate with my dog in the car**.  I am not allowed
>>     to even enter the limits of other major cities.
>>
>>     My dog is not a killer.  My dog has never been fought.  Most "Pit
>>     Bulls" are the most docile, loving creatures on earth.  The dogs that
>>     most people refer to as "Pit Bulls" are, in fact, hardly related to
>>     the American Pit Bull Terrier and are generally some sort of mixed
>>     breed.  I suspect that to be the case in the incident related in the
>>     original post below.  Most animal control officers (who say what
breed
>>     did what) have not been trained to recognize a true Pit, and probably
>>     wouldn't know one if it, ahem, bit him.  :)  I'm not saying that
those
>>     dogs couldn't be Pits, just that it's unlikely.
>>
>>     All large protection dogs come under attack at one time or another.
>>     Pit Bulls are just the dog du jour.  Like horses, the owner dictates
>>     the disposition of the dog.
>>
>>     Pit Bulls were bred for fighting.  That was their job, just as the
>>     Jack Russel Terrier was bred for going after small game.  In
>>     domestication, the lack of their jobs creates problems for both of
>>     these breeds.  However, given another job, they are happy.
>>
>>     If you are curious about them, there is an excellent internet FAQ
that
>>     covers everything from where they came from, to how they were fought,
>>     to what people are doing with them now.  It can be found at:
>>     http://www.nyx.net/~mbur/apbtfaqpre.html
>>
>>     And if you'd like to see a Pit at home, visit mine, Tiger, at:
>>     http://kenzie_k.tripod.com/tiger.html
>>
>>     Thanks for letting me ramble.  At one time, Pit Bulls were the height
>>     of fashion for the upper and middle classes.  Know what started the
>>     trend?  Every child in America wanted "Petey" from The Little
Rascals.
>>     Petey was a registered APBT.
>>
>>     Kenzie & Zane
>>     Birmingham, AL
>>     http://kenzie_k.tripod.com/zane.html
>>
>>
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>>Subject: RC:  dogfighting on MTV
>>Author:  karlak@mail.tca.net ("Karla Koch Dick" <karlak@mail.tca.net>) at
>>TIME_INC
>>Date:    1/21/00 5:24 PM
>>
>>> > >  Indicative of the problem... Two weeks ago a North Carolina boy was
>>> > mauled
>>> > > by a pitbull.  He and a 13-year-old were fighting two pits and he
was
>>> > > attacked. Head and facial injuries.  The incident occurred with
>adults
>>> > > present and knowing what was going on.
>>> > >
>>> > >   MTV can be reached at 1515 Broadway, 23rd Floor, NY, NY 10036.
>>> > >   Phone numbers:
>>> > >   800/DIAL-MTV
>>> > >   212-258-8000
>>> > >   212-258-8560
>>> > >
>>> > >   and by e-mail at: feedback@mtv.com.
>>> > >
>>> > >   Let's flood them.
>>
>>
>>
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