A LETTER
TO PIT BULL BREEDERS, FROM AN EX PIT BULL BREEDER
I
am a volunteer for Missouri Pit Bull Rescue, and see that
you plan on breeding your Pit Bull. I can not stress to
you enough on how bad a mistake this would be.
I
am an ex-breeder myself. I had no idea how much damage
breeding my dogs could do for Pit Bulls, not to mention
how many serious problems I put my own dogs at risk of
developing. I have since learned a great deal, and now
dedicate my time trying to educate others about the reasons
to never breed, as well as help in the rescue of Pit Bulls
in need. Please take my words seriously. I am speaking
from experience, and I wish someone would have told me
the facts I'm about to share with you.
First,
please understand that there are currently more Pit Bulls
in the United States than either other breed. The population
is currently at epidemic levels, and there is simply not
enough homes for them all. Current statistics are that
1 in 600 Pit Bulls will actually find a home. That means
599 Die. 75% of shelters nationwide euthanize all Pit
Bulls without even trying to adopt them out.
The
above facts hopefully are enough to make you realize how
serious a mistake it would be to bring more Pit Bulls
into the world, when so many are dying now.
However,
consider this, before you even have to worry about placing
the pups in safe homes, there are a lot of other obstacles
you are going to have to face. First concerning your female.
Pregnancy can cause a lot of serious complications that
can lead to the death of your dog. Please visit this
link that will give you a list of some of
the possible and quite frequent problems you are putting
your dog as risk for when you breed her.
I
ask you to please take notice of these facts. Breeders
whether responsible or irresponsible, are one of the main
reasons why Pit Bull Rescues exist. We are a group of
volunteers, we have full time jobs, families, just as
you, but we spend all available time trying to save these
dogs, produced by breeders. We simply can't keep up. There
are Pit Bulls dying all around us, every minute, because
there aren't enough homes for them to go to. I beg you
not to bring more into the world.
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if you don't believe the above horrors would happen
to your pups, please think of this; even if you beat
the odds, somehow miraculously you have a litter of
pups that live, your female develops no complications,
and amazingly you find the perfect home for 8-15 pups:
For every pup you placed in a home, a Pit
Bull was killed in a shelter or died homeless because
of YOU! |
Euthanized
Jan 04 |
If
you love the breed as much as you must to want to breed,
then you can't possibly deny what an injustice it would
be to those poor dogs, to bring more into the world now.
I hope that you make the right choice, have your dog spayed,
and help save the tremendous amount of Pit Bulls already
waiting for a home.
I
hope that my words are taken seriously, and that you will
choose the right path. It is the right decision, one that
you can be proud of, your dog will be thankful for, and
we will be so very grateful for as well.
Please
take a look at just some of the wonderful dogs that are
so desperately need a home. The greatest challenge though,
will be for you to visit your local animal shelter, and
walk past the cages of all the perfectly friendly and
healthy Pit Bulls that will be taking their last breath
within days.
http://www.mprgroup.net/dogs.html
http://www.pbrc.net/dogpages/index.html
I
wish you luck, and I hope my words have made a difference
in your life. I hope the faces of needy deserving Pit
Bulls are able to touch you and convince you to never
breed your dog. You can be part of the problem, or be
part of the solution. Please choose wisely.
Suzanne
Mott
Old Family
Red Nose
Missouri Pit Bull Rescue
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