Delta announced that effective July 10, all pit bull-type dogs will be banned from traveling with the airline as service or emotional support animals. In a press release, the airline said the update to their policy comes as direct result of “growing safety concerns following recent incidents in which several employees were bitten.” The company…
A Texas animal shelter has sparked outrage after a dedicated volunteer posted to social media about a dog who she says was euthanized while in labor. Dacia Anderson volunteers at both the Amarillo-Panhandle Humane Society and Amarillo Animal Management and Welfare. But what she saw on May 10, 2018, left her disgusted and horrified. Dacia…
A Toledo man who was caught on camera abusing his dog has been charged nearly two weeks after a video of the incident went viral. According to 24 News, the man now faces animal cruelty charges. Animal advocates had protested for several weeks that action be taken against 34-year-old Kashif Watkins. A video taken by…
The Texarkana Police Department is challenging the stereotype that all Pit bulls are vicious dogs when it posted an encounter one of their officers had when responding to a “vicious dog call”. Th department shared how Texarkana Police Officer Travis Frost was called to a residence after a large American Bully was found on their…
When Hope For Paws arrived to help Hulk, the Pit Bull was lying down dangerously near the train tracks, so close, that the local sheriff had to stop the train so that they could save him. As Eldad Hagar approached the dog, he saw that Hulk had a huge gash in his shoulder. The poor…
Just when Stray Rescue of St. Louis thought they’d heard it all, they got a call. “I bought a house and there is a Pit Bull chained up in the basement,” said the person on the other side of the line. “I’m not sure how long it’s been down there.” When rescuers arrived at the…
A Pit Bull with multiple growths and tumors on his belly was scheduled to be put down at a shelter, but it was Vet Ranch to the rescue. Dr. Matt wasn’t sure if McDougall’s largest growth was a tumor or a hernia at first, but was relieved to diagnose it as a hernia. A few…
A dumped pregnant one-year-old Pit Bull and her puppies are safe thanks to a kind Good Samaritan who spotted the dog hiding in the thorn bushes at the side of a road in Lemoore, California. At first the woman couldn’t find the dog’s puppies, but she called Kings SPCA Halfway Home for help, and with…
Two young Pit Bulls were starving on the streets and in danger when Hope For Paws got a call. Goofy and Pluto – as rescuers named them – were wary of Eldad and Loreta when they approached. The two rescuers were worried that the dogs were wandering into traffic and lured them into a parking…
A family’s pit bull stopped two armed robbers from stealing their 3-month-old baby. Nayeli Garzon-Jimenez and Adolfo Angeles-Morales were on the phone together on Tuesday when a man and a woman broke into their home while Adolfo was at work. Nayeli heard a sound from the kitchen door and saw a man and a woman…
This is a truly heartwarming video of how a starving and abandoned Pit bull mix was healed by her rescuer, and later on returned the favor and helped him heal from a family tragedy. Judy’s guardian writes: “This is Judy, an amazing animal. She appeared on my doorstep barely able to move and dying of…
Kelly Benzel first saw Rocco, a white Pit Bull mix, for sale on Facebook. He looked sweet but sad and uncared for, so she decided to buy him from his owners and bring him home to her family in time for Christmas. But Kelly didn’t realize how uncared for he really was until she picked…