Letters to the Editor
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Mr. Foster and his article
[Read the article: Pit bulls are innocent]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]A hearfelt thank you to Mr. Foster for his wonderful article. I am cautiously hopeful that it will open the eyes of people.
I fell into the world of Pit Bulls quite by accident. I had every intentin of adopting a Greyhound and well my story is long, but the end result was that I was adopted by a wonderful Bull Terrier/American Pit Bull cross named Buster. It has been nearly 6 years and during this period my husband and I have been adopted by others, all of which have horrid pasts, and have become model companions.
BSL has proved nothing short of being a complete disaster. There are more Pit Bulls in Denver now then prior to the Ban. It has always been a human problem and until that is addressed and the hystrionics that accompany this wonderful stoic and funny breed, I fear that in the near future the only Pit Bulls that I will have are the photos of my dogs.
I have had emails come across of ex-fighting dogs that nearly made me fall off my chair, and several have been rehabilitated and are now living the life of Reilly. One particular girl I remember is Gracie, Gracie would not fight so some cretin poured acid on her face, apparently that did not work either. So Gracie found herself in a Los Angeles Shelter, Gracie was rescued, nursed back to health and is now living in the Colony of Malibu, CA. There was another beautiful red Pittie that some hooligans thought it funny to throw him on a lit BBQ, he survived and eventually after his body healed from being burned and partially baked was rehomed. Tia Maria Torres of Villalobos Dog Rescue has a slew of ex-fighting dogs, all of which have been successfully rehabilitated and are waiting for their forever homes. There is no other breed of dog that can bounce back from the atrocities that the human mind concocts and afflicts upon them. My home is a prime example of such. I have one dog that at 5 weeks of age a 17 year old ghetto youth strangled and then swung from the end of his leash above his head. This puppy did not wag his tail for 1 month after we adopted him. He has overcome his fear and is a breed ambassador today. Another one of our dogs was found in a cardboard box at a landfill, her tail broken and docked, no water no food in 90 degree plus weather, she too shows no emotional scars from her past. You tell me what other breed of dog can put up with so much and give love so freely?
The Pit Bull Terrier is not a dog of the ghetto or the trailer park, my husband and I do not belong in those classes, nor do any of my friends that have opened their hearts and homes to this loving breed. I cannot imagine my life without a funny, and intelligent Bully in it.
Sincerely,
Sylva Penkov