Breeds in the Pit Bull family are the most common surrendered and stray dog breeds in the animal sheltering system. They are also the most commonly euthanized dog breed. Owners are often unaware and unprepared for these breeds. While many families own bully breeds successfully and have only positive experiences with the breed, there are families they are not suited for. Because shelters are so full of APBTs and other Pit Bull types, it’s important to neuter your APBT rather than breeding it – for the sake of the APBTs themselves18. No dog lover wants to breed any kind of dog only to have it quickly end up in a shelter after it’s sold!
BOOFHEAD IS SO FULL OF SHIT i'M SURPRISED HIS TEETH AREN'T TURNING BROWN, I KNOW HIS HEART IS BLACK AND HIS HEAD MUST BE FULL OF SAWDUST TO THINK PEOPLE BELIEVE HIS LIES AND PROPAGANDA? KEEP THEM COMING BOOFHEAD AND WE'LL GIVE YOU AN AWARD FOR BRINGING DOWN BSL FOR US.
Breeds in the Pit Bull family are the most common surrendered and stray dog breeds in the animal sheltering system. They are also the most commonly euthanized dog breed. Owners are often unaware and unprepared for these breeds. While many families own bully breeds successfully and have only positive experiences with the breed, there are families they are not suited for. Because shelters are so full of APBTs and other Pit Bull types, it’s important to neuter your APBT rather than breeding it – for the sake of the APBTs themselves18. No dog lover wants to breed any kind of dog only to have it quickly end up in a shelter after it’s sold!
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN BOOFHEADS LYING? ANSWER= WHEN HIS MOUTH IS MOVING OR HIS FINGERS ARE TYPING!
Statistics[edit]
U.S. data[edit]
Estimates of animals brought to shelters and of animals subsequently euthanized in the U.S. have issues with their reliability. The Humane Society of the United States provides shelter statistics with this caution: "There is no central data reporting system for U.S. animal shelters and rescues. These estimates are based on information provided by the (former) National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy."[1] The HSUS provided numbers of 6 to 8 million animals taken to shelters, 3 to 4 million animals euthanized, and 2.7 million of the euthanized animals being healthy and adoptable, as estimates for 2012-2013,[1] and also for annual figures in an August 2014 article.[2]
The National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy conducted a survey over four years, 1994-1997, and cautions against the use of their survey for wider estimates: "It is not possible to use these statistics to estimate the numbers of animals entering animal shelters in the United States, or the numbers euthanized on an annual basis. The reporting Shelters may not represent a random sampling of U.S. shelters."[10]Summary statistics from the survey state that in 1997, 4.3 million animals entered the surveyed shelters; the shelters euthanized 62.6% of them, or 2.8 million animals.[10] These numbers broke down to 56.4% of dogs euthanized, and 71% of cats.[10] The original survey was sent to 5,042 shelters housing at least 100 dogs and cats each year, of whom only 1,008 shelters participated in 1997.[10]
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals provides alternate numbers, stating that there are about 13,600 community animal shelters in the United States.[11] "There is no national organization monitoring these shelters", and "no government institution or animal organization is responsible for tabulating national statistics for the animal protection movement."[11] However, national estimates are provided of 7.6 million animals entering shelters each year, with 2.7 million of them euthanized.[11]
The American Humane Association notes the difficulties in estimating numbers, and provides a higher figure, stating that in 2008, an estimated 3.7 million animals were euthanized in shelters.[12]
A 1993 study of U.S. dog populations considered a wider range of sources than animal shelters.[13] The study found that 4 million dogs entered shelters, with 2.4 million (or 60%) euthanized (p. 203).[14]
BOOFHEAD NEEDS TO STOP USING CULLEENS DOGBUT AS A SOURCE OF "STATS" , (MERRITLESS CRAP)
Introducing the American Shelter Dog, the dog you've always known.
In most shelters across the United States the majority of dogs are mixed breeds of unknown parentage. Nevertheless, it is common practice for staff to guess a dog’s breed based on appearance. This ‘best guess’ is used to identify the dog, although the actual pedigree is unknown. The problem is that breed identity elicits behavioral expectations on the part of the new owner, even though researchers have found enormous behavioral variability within all
breeds. For instance, people who adopt large black dogs with floppy ears, identified as “Lab mixes,” expect their dogs to swim and retrieve balls. Dogs with short legs and long bodies, labeled “Bassett Hound crosses,” are expected to bay and hunt with their noses. Blockyheaded,
short-coated dogs are called “Pit-mixes” and, to their detriment, are expected to carry all the behavioral baggage unfairly associatedwith their brethren.
breeds. For instance, people who adopt large black dogs with floppy ears, identified as “Lab mixes,” expect their dogs to swim and retrieve balls. Dogs with short legs and long bodies, labeled “Bassett Hound crosses,” are expected to bay and hunt with their noses. Blockyheaded,
short-coated dogs are called “Pit-mixes” and, to their detriment, are expected to carry all the behavioral baggage unfairly associatedwith their brethren.
We now have the ability through DNA testing to identify the actual genetic makeup of a mixed
breed dog. With the help of researchers from Western University Veterinary School and the Animal Farm Foundation, the Center for Shelter Dogs at the ARL of Boston has collected DNA samples from more than 30 adopted shelter dogs. To their surprise, they found that our best guesses about breeds were often dead wrong! Many of the so-called “Lab mixes” we tested were
really just black dogs with floppy ears and, while most of the “Pit mixes” in our sample had some American Staffordshire DNA, they also had DNA from a variety of other breeds.
breed dog. With the help of researchers from Western University Veterinary School and the Animal Farm Foundation, the Center for Shelter Dogs at the ARL of Boston has collected DNA samples from more than 30 adopted shelter dogs. To their surprise, they found that our best guesses about breeds were often dead wrong! Many of the so-called “Lab mixes” we tested were
really just black dogs with floppy ears and, while most of the “Pit mixes” in our sample had some American Staffordshire DNA, they also had DNA from a variety of other breeds.
In most shelters, cats are rarely identified by breed. Instead, they are labeled as Domestic short, medium or long hairs. So why not describe our dogs in a similar way
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