| American Pit Bull Terriers are difficult dogs | | | | for proper homes to relocate them. Most of |
| to raise-they want a lot of care and | | | | these organizations screen the applicants of |
| attention. Neglected Pit Bulls may become | | | | people who wish to adopt Pit Bulls, even |
| aggressive and enter into fights with other | | | | visit their homes and cross-check with their |
| dogs and even humans. Since the 1980s there | | | | veterinarians.In today's fad-driven world, |
| have been many incidences of scrapes, even | | | | people are opting for dogs that may be bred |
| mauling cases, involving Pit Bulls. Though | | | | for their looks or certain other traits. |
| the culprits of these violent attacks were a | | | | However, Pit Bull rescue teams cannot |
| handful, there has been enough bad publicity | | | | emphasize enough how much better it is to |
| for the episodes and it has created a phobia | | | | take in a rescued dog than a bred dog. For |
| for Pit Bulls among the people. The last | | | | starters, it is morally better to give a home |
| twenty years have been very difficult for Pit | | | | to a dog that has been rescued from some |
| Bulls, what with governments banning them | | | | unfortunate circumstances in the past. Rescue |
| from their cities (Manitoba, Ontario being | | | | dogs are already spayed or neutered and |
| examples), people turning them loose in the | | | | treated for vaccines. Most of the rescue dogs |
| streets or abandoning them at rescue | | | | are already trained under previous owners. |
| shelters.This is where Pit Bull rescue | | | | And needless to say, rescue dogs look upon |
| shelters come in. These are voluntary | | | | their new owners like a messiah and will be |
| organizations, which take in stray and | | | | totally loyal to them. To add icing on the |
| abandoned Pit Bulls, nourish them, care for | | | | cake, rescue dogs are very cheap, less than |
| them and even train them until they find an | | | | $150, while the costs of purchasing a bred |
| equally loving and caring owner to adopt | | | | dog could go up to $5000.But there are some |
| these pets. Pit Bulls taken up by shelters | | | | strings attached. As most of the dogs picked |
| are spayed and neutered, vaccinated for | | | | up by rescue shelters are stray or abandoned, |
| heartworm and given other vaccinations as may | | | | there may not be documentation on them. |
| be required.Pit Bull rescue shelters operate | | | | Rescue homes would not know the lineages and |
| widely on the Internet. There are various | | | | past histories of most of their dogs. |
| organizations like the Pit Bull Rescue | | | | However, these are minor things when you |
| Central, Bay Area Dog-lovers Responsible | | | | consider the bigger picture of giving a |
| About Pit Bulls (BADRAP), among many others | | | | homeless dog a home.Pitbulls provides |
| who have their hearts in the right places | | | | detailed information about pitbulls, pitbull |
| when relocating Pit Bulls is concerned. These | | | | breeders, pitbull kennels, pitbull puppies |
| organizations accept Pit Bulls from people | | | | and more. Pitbulls is the sister site of Dog |
| who may wish to abandon their dogs for | | | | Fleas. |
| whatever reason, treat them and then scout | | | | |