MuttShack Animal Rescue Uses Pit Bull Chain Letter to Save Lives
To promote the adoption of at risk pit bulls from Los Angeles Animal Services, MuttShack Animal Rescue and Animal Foster, has put together a slide show that may easily be forwarded to friends by e-mail. It is a grassroots effort and a lifeline for Pit Bulls in shelters.
(PRWEB) June 30, 2005
Pit Bulls in Shelters are being overlooked because of a very competitive pet market. Shelter dogs are in a life and death competition with Breeders and Pet Stores for potential homes and in need of a way to get their profiles out if front of prospective owners.
Pounds are filled with purebreds and gorgeous pit mixes, puppies and trained older dogs. The American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, and Staffordshire Bull are various names used to describe the breed and any mix thereof.
According to the Villalobos Pit Bull Rescue, “the pit bull population in the combined twelve shelters (six city shelters and six county shelters in Los Angeles) has now risen to 40% of all the dogs in shelters. "Approximately 10 pit bulls are brought in each day to each shelter. That's 120 pit bulls a day. Most are strays, tossed out like dirty laundry. At the end of a week the total comes to 840 pit bulls. Then, according to Animal Control records, only about 2 pit bulls a week get adopted. That means 838 pit bulls a week, die in local shelters." [http://www. vrcpitbull. com (http://www. vrcpitbull. com)]
The MuttShack Animal Foster and Animal Rescue Foundation started this grassroots campaign. "We need massive adoptions from shelters, a very aggressive spay and neuter program, and an inescapable dog IDÂ’ and micro-chipping campaign," they say. Viewers can pause the slideshow at any time, read information about the particular dog and find out where to visit him. [http://www. photochains. com/view/MuttShack_LifeLine_LA_Pit_Bulls (http://www. photochains. com/view/MuttShack_LifeLine_LA_Pit_Bulls)].
MuttShack is appealing for people to forward the LifeLine link to friends. And, for pit owners, there is a reminder of the offer for free sterilization and microchipping.
Several organizations have come forward to offer FREE spay and neuter of any domesticated Pit Bull or pit-mix.
In Los Angeles, Actors and Others For Animals have declared their mission to curb the problem by offering free Pit Bull spay/neuter surgeries. (Telephone 818-755-6045, or 818-755-6323.)[http://www. actorsandothers. com (http://www. actorsandothers. com)]
The Pasadena Humane Society, are offering spay and neuter through their SNiP program. (Telephone 626-792-7151 x106 or [http://www. phsspca. org/SNiP/index. htm (http://www. phsspca. org/SNiP/index. htm)]
Most dogs forever loose the families they love, because they lack a cheap six-dollar ID tag. A simple ID tag on every dog could save hundreds of dogs' lives. However, since collars can get pulled off during a rescue attempt, the soundest identification is a microchip. When a dog is micro-chipped and registered to a family, it reduces his chances of being lost. Most shelters and Vets provide micro-chipping services.
Microchipping also protects dogs from "bad guys". When owners are identifiable on a database, the dog is secure against being abused or being used in pit bull fighting.
MuttShack is looking for Papertrailers. People who can print up posters of the Pit Bulls and then put them up at Pet Stores, Vets Offices, and animal related facilities, local office bulletin boards and coffee shops. Every poster put up and broadly circulated so far has resulted in an adoption!
Spay and neuter posters in Spanish and in English can also be printed from the website at http:/www. muttshack. org/freespay. html (http://www. muttshack. org/freespay. html).
When you find your dog at LAAS, adoption is easy. Heidi Heubner, the LAAS Volunteer Coordinator, says the applicantÂ’s information is processed, then the pet gets micro-chipped and sterilized before going to his new home. There is no need for a home-check. The Microchip is the new dog's security blanket. It will keep track of the owners if he ever turns up at the pound.
According to Pia Salk of 1-800-Save-A-Pet. com, adopting an adult Pit Bull is an instant friend for life. "Ask anybody who has adopted an adult dog, and they'll swear their bond with their rescued pal is as deep as they come. No matter what circumstances brought them to the shelter or rescue group, most dogs for adoption are exceptionally affectionate and attentive pets and extremely loyal companions. But first you have to adopt one!" she says.
About Muttshack:
Muttshack Foundation is a 501(c) 3 non-profit, a project of the National Heritage Foundation, established in 1968. MuttShack Foster and Animal Rescue promotes the education and creation of foster homes for abandoned and abused animals.
Muttshackers rescue animals from shelters, and from the streets, rehabilitate and nurture them to health in homes (MuttShacks) and find them quality, permanent new families.
By intervening and rescuing shelter animals about to be put to sleep, MuttShack fostering stops the senseless killing of healthy animals in overcrowded shelters.
Donations Saves Lives. Visit animals online that are in danger of being put to sleep HERE. [http://www. photochains. com/view? g2_view=care2slideshow:Care2Slideshow&g2_itemId=9039 (http://www. photochains. com/view? g2_view=care2slideshow:Care2Slideshow&g2_itemId=9039)]
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