MPR Current Events

MPR adoptions for June include Indy, Rain and Tango! These lucky dogs found homes thanks to our supporters!

We are working hard every day to educate pit bull owners throughout the Midwest about responsible pet ownership. We encourage you to take opportunities to inform others about the responsibilities of pet ownership.

Moving to a new home, having kids, allergies, or frustration because a dog jumps the fence are not good reasons to re-home or abandon a pet!! Shelters are filled with good, loving animals who simply need understanding and a little work to fit into their owners lives again.

There are solutions to these and other problems people face with their pets. To find out more visit:

Furry Friends Foundation or Spot Society

We have adoption events scheduled for July 10 and 24, please keep a look out on our web site for locations and updates so you can come see our dogs for adoption www.mprgroup.net.

If you are interested in volunteering at the event or, if you would like to host or sponsor an adoption event, please contact one of our volunteers at email@mprgroup.net

Ways To Help MPR
If you love pit bulls and want to make a difference for them you can help MPR in many ways. We hope you can join our team of volunteers and supporters!

Volunteer Support
Donate your time helping MPR by fostering homeless pit bulls, helping care for dogs in boarding, assist with adoption events, printing materials, etc. If you would like to volunteer, please fill out our form HERE.

Financial Support
Donate cash or supplies for saving more pit bulls, assisting with medical expenses and veterinary treatment, boarding costs for dogs without foster homes, food and toys, crates and kennels, adoption events and printed materials, all donations are tax deductible!

*You may donate via PayPal on MPR’s website or checks can be sent to:
Missouri Pit Bull Rescue
PO Box 520043
Independence, MO 64052

Community Support
Educate your neighbors, friends and family on the plight of pit bulls. Encourage responsible pet ownership, spay/neuter your pets, and contact your local representatives to voice your opinions about BSL in your area. Report abuse, neglect or abandonment of animals to local authorities, including any suspected dog-fighting!

Sponsorship Programs
Our Sponsorship programs offer several different ways you can help each dog. If you are interested in sponsoring one of our dogs, please go HERE.

Breed Specific Legislation (BSL)

The following are excerpts from an article regarding BSL:

The appearance of the dog - its hair, bone structure and size - does not predict a dangerous dog. A dangerous dog is the product of a combination of individual genetics, upbringing, socialization, management and training. While [BSL] is easy to pass due to the fact that certain dogs elicit a fear reaction from the public, it does not address the problem.

As stated by the Association of Pet Dog Trainers regarding BSL, "Singling out and publicly demonizing certain breeds as dangerous is unfair, discriminatory, and does an immense disservice to those breeds and the people who care about them. Even more chilling, breed-specific legislation encourages the faulty public perception of other breeds as being inherently safe. This can lead misguided individuals to engage in unsafe conduct with other breeds that can result in injury or death by individual representatives of those breeds mistakenly perceived as safe.

"Also, designating certain breeds as inherently dangerous implies to the public that behavior is not effectively influenced, positively or negatively, by training. This misconception will likely produce a growing number of dangerous dogs as misinformed, complacent dog owners fail to practice responsible aggression-prevention measures."

Any dog can bite, any dog can maim and any dog can kill. I am arguing for holding owners responsible for the action of their animals and against breed-specific legislation.

To learn more about BSL go HERE

Punish the Deed not the Breed!!!

Volunteer of the Month
Suzanne was an APBT breeder who came to realize that with so many dogs dying homeless, now is not the time to add more. She wanted to make a positive difference and joined MPR in 2003.

Her expertise with the breed is very valuable and she is a great source of general info about Pit Bulls. Suzanne helps screen applications, conduct home checks, run adoption events, and educate and influence back yard breeders to spay and neuter their pets!

• Dog Houses
• Frontline Plus
• Dog Treats and Rawhide Bones
• Toys and Blankets
• Premium Dog Food
• Heartguard heartworm preventative
• Large Wire Dog Crates

Happy Endings: An Adoption Story

Java has certainly been a blessing to our family. We had lost our beloved family dog of 12 years. Our children were so sad. We were not sure we could love any other animal the same. We met Java and instantly fell in love! She definitely has a personality all her own. She is very dramatic in EVERYTHING she dose. She likes to be in the center of everything. She thinks she is one of the kids! She is very protective of her kids. She knows when they are hurt or just sad and need love. She is so compassionate. She is better then we could have ever hoped for!
—Rob and Mary McLaughlin