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