These beautiful dogs are currently at the Devore shelter and will not be kept alive very long. If you can help them in any way then please call 909-386-9820. The shelter is located at 19777 Shelter Way in San Bernardino, CA 92407.

So apparently KTLA Morning News barred Shannon Keith’s friendly rescue Pit Bull, Franklyn, from coming onto their show yesterday morning for a segment promoting adoption. Even though it was cleared prior, once they arrived the producer insisted that Franklyn couldn’t come inside due to their “anti-Pit Bull policy.” Franklyn’s foster lived over an hour away and arrived early for the show. As the producer looked at Franklyn he was actually busy licking someone’s face. Shannon, who’s an attorney, then informed this person that that was against the law and they still wouldn’t change their stance. Nice. Not only that, but they then made them wait outside for 30 minutes in the freezing cold while the producers went inside to discuss this further amongst themselves. So kind. The producers still expected the other dogs to go on the air but were adamant that Franklyn could not. Ha. Shannon left, opting not to support a show that negatively discriminates.

Per Shannon’s Facebook page…

California Food & Ag code Section 31683 states, in relevant part: “Except as provided in Section 122331 of the Health and Safety Code, no program regulating any dog shall be specific as to breed.”

Since Shannon posted publicly what actually occurred the KTLA Morning News Facebook page has been taken offline. Prior to taking their page down they had received thousands of complaints on their main wall. They first attempted to delete each Pit Bull-related comment, but have now just given up and pulled their page completely. It will likely be back very soon, once they deem enough time has passed that most people will have forgot. So the question should be asked: If they are so proud of their policy then why are they afraid of the general public actually finding out that this happened?

If you want to let them know how you feel in regards to their decision then please do so… You can still reach them on Twitter @KTLAMorningNews or you can email their producers directly at nancy.cruz@ktla.com, sarah.grooters@ktla.com. To send the Morning News program an email through their website, click here. The Morning News fax number is 323-460-5404. To reach KTLA’s main office call 323-460-5500. There’s also the option of leaving comments on their main station Facebook page. If they want to keep deleting everything instead of addressing it or admitting it then at least make them work at it. KTLA’s mailing address is 5800 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: To reach VP/General Manager (and Nancy & Sarah’s boss), Don Corsini, call 323-460-5555. Be both polite and professional. Let him know that his producers, Nancy Cruz and Sarah Grooters, were both unreasonable and discriminatory in nature by denying Franklyn’s participation in the adoption segment. Also ask him why KTLA has an official position that implies that Pit Bulls aren’t worthy of rescue or adoption. And finally, remind him that KTLA’s Facebook response of “deleting comments and blocking people” is an example of cowardly and unprofessional publicity management.

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This decision was apparently made because someone on the staff said that they had giardia, a non-threatening and easily treatable parasite that causes diarrhea. These were 2-month-old Pit Bull-mixes and, according to many, had numerous people trying to rescue them. Carson, instead of opting to take part in a communication, took part in a repeatable string of lethal injections.

If you have a problem with this, like I do, then please contact these 3 individuals and let them know how you feel…
Gil Moreno = gmoreno@animalcare.lacounty.gov
Aaron Reyes = areyes@animalcare.lacounty.gov
Marcia Mayeda = mmayeda@animalcare.lacounty.gov

The Pasadena Sun recently reported that the city is mulling over the idea of banning Pit Bulls. City Councilman Steve Madison, at a 10/1 meeting of the council’s Public Safety Committee, had this to say…

Time after time, a Pit Bull chews a kid to death somewhere, and I’m not going to let that happen in Pasadena. I would have no problem saying Pasadena’s a special place: If you want to live here, come, but don’t bring your Pit Bull.

The article then further points out that current California law prevents any city from banning any breed or “type” of dog, but notes a law in San Francisco that requires that all Pit Bulls be spayed or neutered. This is now apparently being discussed by Pasadena officials, as a way around Madison’s desire for a ban.

I sincerely hope that people do understand that any breed-specific legislation, whether an outright ban or an alienated mandatory spay/neuter proposal, should be opposed by any and everyone that truly cares about this type of dog. BSL is BSL. There’s no minimizing it or putting a happy face on it. Mandatory spaying and neutering of just Pit Bull-type dogs is obviously meant to eliminate them over a generation. That’s their cutesy way of getting around the law, while also saving face and posing to do a good service.

But ignore that for a moment, even if Madison already played his hand. You can’t seriously get away with proposing a mandatory sterilize law for a specific breed or type unless you 1) Claim that that breed or type has an “overpopulation” issue, or 2) Imply that that breed or type is dangerous and aggressive, and that the sterilization would then help in that regard. Well, it’s a given fact that a sterilized dog is by and large a less dominant dog. That goes for any breed or type of dog. But implying that Pit Bulls are more aggressive is just false. And implying that any “overpopulation” issue then justifies phasing them out is a flawed (and disturbing) way of thinking.

Let’s be serious for a second… They don’t want to honestly stop any so-called “overpopulation” problem, or they’d genuinely be attempting to address instead the inordinate amount of failure that lingers in almost every single shelter within this state. They’d genuinely be proposing instead some serious shelter reform that could be put into place and aimed at drastically lowering the amount of killing that is currently taking place in almost every shelter in California. They’d genuinely be asking more of shelter staff and the political bureaucrats (themselves) that have appointed aforementioned shelter staff (primarily the manager and the person above them). Because not only did they (in most cases) appoint them, but their inaction consistently protects the shelter higher-ups and allows them to continue dictating their ways, while they also continue to kill and pay no mind to alternative options of addressing the problem that the bureaucrats are now going to pretend to want to address. All this would involve lawmakers, in Pasadena and at any other level, stepping back and critically examining themselves and the people that they’ve appointed, the same people that continue to apply these obviously failing positions. Oh, and not to mention that their idea of wanting to “help” with the spaying and neutering is only mandated upon Pit Bulls and Pit Bulls only. Why then? Because if it was a genuine cry of “overpopulation” then it would be focused on ALL dogs, since dogs of every breed and type are discarded by the smaller, non-caring, irresponsible faction of our society. And if these attempts were in any way meant to not negatively stereotype Pit Bulls as aggressive and unworthy of living, then wouldn’t they want to direct their focus onto the owners of any dog that causes a legitimate problem? And then how do they plan to determine “what is” and “what isn’t” a Pit Bull? You can believe what you want, but I know disingenuousness when I see it. You should too.

Some will say, well, it’s “just” in Pasadena. Please realize that precedent is a dangerous thing. A bad idea gaining precedent, and then being repeatedly carried out, is far more dangerous than any dog. If Pasadena’s attempt to sterilize all Pit Bull-type dogs were to actually happen, and then let’s imagine it were to be repeated in city after city, or worse, statewide or federally… Well, that would mean that after 1 generation there would be no more Pit Bull-type dogs. I know that’s a big jump to make, to believe that a city ordinance would eventually be adopted nationwide, but this isn’t a game and shouldn’t be shrugged off or ignored. So now, let’s imagine that this idea wasn’t Pit Bull-specific, and instead was applied to every dog. I mean, I certainly know many people that continue to harp on “overpopulation” and what not, and continue to use that phrase to consistently excuse abhorrent shelter killing. So do y’all then support the mandatory spaying and neutering of ALL dogs? Because again, if effectively carried out, that would over 1 generation amount to no dogs. Is everyone okay with that? Because if you’re not then you either don’t understand, you’re a hypocrite or you’re bias against Pit Bull-type dogs.

In 2008 Los Angeles City passed a law requiring that ALL dogs and cats be spayed or neutered. They couldn’t get away with making it breed-specific, even though many people originally wanted it that way. But regarding the ordinance that was eventually agreed upon… It’s had pathetic results thus far and not a single person can deny it. Killing increased 30% within the first year alone. Intake and kill numbers rose again in year 2. They both dipped slightly in year 3 and then rose again in year 4. Why? Well, for one, a lot of people can’t afford the procedure. With very few low or no cost options available (L.A. closed many clinics years ago in a flurry of budget cuts) it becomes rather difficult for many people to even comply. This creates more surrenders into the shelter, as well as creates more confiscations from people who have now “broken” the new law. Allow me to also mention that prior to this law passing there was 8 straight years of decreasing kill numbers! So please ask yourself, are these laws actually helping, or are they simply empowering a system that ultimately impounds and kills more animals? After a review of the proposal L.A. City then waved the white flag and announced that they will now rely on “voluntary compliance.” What in the hell does that mean? Isn’t that what we had prior to the passing of the bogus law? So apparently they just swindled the taxpayer and made off with more funding for a failing animal control. A “mandatory” anything doesn’t ever attempt to rely on communication or education, which should in reality be the foundation of everything.

In closing, I resent and am truly offended by anyone that attempts to put a loving face on BSL. Mandatory spay/neuter for only Pit Bulls is BSL. Politicians can’t ban them here (at least not right now) so this is their disguised alternative. Don’t be fooled by the rhetoric.

If you’d like to let your voices be heard then please consider going to StopBSL.org’s article, and at the bottom they provide many contact options.

Animal cruelty is a big thing in my eyes. Blatant, torturous actions reveal the psychology of a person’s mind. Going further, and unchecked, it more times than not reveals a road map that leads to repeat offenses and eventually similar behavior being acted out on human beings. If you don’t think that this link is worth note, and worth taking extremely seriously, then there is something very much wrong.

Recently a young lady from Wausau, Wisconsin was arrested after she grotesquely and repeatedly tortured her boyfriend’s German Shepherd/Lab-mix, Mary, until she died on June 4th from having her throat slit. This woman, Sean Janas, even kept a diary detailing her twisted thought process and desire for Mary’s death.

Within the pages of the diary were these phrases…
“I need to find a way to kill her without it looking like I killed her.”
“I’ve done lots of things already. I’ve given her drano, bleach and a lot of pain pills. Lol. One night she got all tweaked out because of it, it was so funny.”
“I have never hated an animal so much in my life, much less hate one or beat one. But the pleasure I get from watching her whimper in pain and cry out for help as I shove drano and bleach down her throat is like no other.”
“I hate this dumb fucking dog. She keeps throwing up all over my floor and it’s getting on my nerves.”
“I beat the living shit out of her a few days ago and she’s got a huge sack on her head and won’t stop puking on everything.”
“I’m going to give her more pills and hopefully that dumb bitch dies. Steve thinks she ate something outside and that’s why she’s sick.”
“This fucking dog, I’m going to lose my fucking mind. I don’t care how long it takes, I’m just gonna keep feeding her pills and shit until she croaks.”
“We don’t have any money to take her to the vet so hopefully she just dies so I don’t have to ever see her dumb ass again.”

It’s pretty clear that she was deriving joy from the process.

This poor dog very likely suffered many months of consistent abuse, and the police complaint gives a small insight into numerous instances… Not only was the dog fed drano, bleach and loads of human pain pills, but it was constantly screamed at, beat with its leash, stabbed multiple times with knives, struck in the head with a glass bottle (requiring stitches), and ultimately had its throat slit. The neighbor once reported finding the dog wandering aimlessly with bloody wounds on its head. They also noted the constant yelling that they could hear through the walls. This is just a fraction of what this dog realistically endured. Even though the boyfriend, Steven Kuick, was upset and cooperated with police, he was very much aware of what was happening and by his inaction, in a way complicit with this insanity. Very sad.

Marathon County prosecutors have charged Janas with felony mistreatment of animals, giving poison to an animal and obstructing an officer. If convicted on all charges she’s facing more than 5 years in jail and a $30,000 fine. Janas is currently being held at the county jail on a mere $2,500 bond. Most importantly: The preliminary hearing is set for October 31, and it is here where a judge will decide if there is enough evidence to send her to trial.

Knowing this, it’s imperative that people contact the necessary individuals and voice their thoughts on wanting to see Janas held accountable. DO NOT call for her death or advocate an eye for an eye. You make yourself look just as diabolical as she clearly is. Be respectable, passionate, rational; and lay out the obvious case for why she should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. This not only honors Mary’s life, but sets precedent and gives stiff punishment to someone that would likely hurt more animals or people going forward.

To contact the Marathon County Circuit Judge, Michael Moran, please call 715-261-1381.
To contact the Marathon County Circuit Judge, Gregory Grau, please call 715-261-1370.
To contact the Marathon County Assistant District Attorney, Lamont Jacobson, please call 715-261-1111.
To contact the Marathon County Courthouse directly please call 715-261-1000. You can also send them a fax at 715-261-1515 or an email here.

A picture of what is believed to be Mary has been unearthed from Steven Kuick’s Facebook page. She looks more like a Rhodesian Ridgeback to me, but nevertheless, this is extraordinarily sad. RIP.

Here’s a group of rescued dogs, primarily Pit Bull-type dogs, enjoying an early morning Sunday hike at Griffith Park. And they all got along. Imagine that.

Kelly Ripa, from earlier today: “But the gangster’s dog is uh, I mean if it’s a gangster it would have to be a dangerous, uh, Pit Bull kind of dog, right?”

To view the album I was referring to in the post click HERE.
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Here’s some audio from when I called into Pit Bulletin Legal News to discuss how breed-specific mandatory spay and neuter laws are just another way to essentially ban a certain type of dog.

I don’t normally post stuff like this here but am concerned enough to say “screw it.” Many people in Louisiana are aware of what is going on and are begging the authorities for answers. Unfortunately they aren’t getting them. Their town hall that was held on 9/20 fell on deaf ears. Not a single official from any level of expertise showed up to answer the many questions from concerned citizens. You can actually watch the around 50 minutes of video of the town hall here.

The major concerns that have been voiced by activists is the huge amounts of natural gas and/or radiation that is being let off. This thing is growing, collapsing further, and every day growing closer to a dome that holds 1.5 million barrels of liquid butane that’s a mere 1,500 feet away. If air or gas were to get inside of this butane dome and it were to subsequently blow then we’re talking explosions of unimaginable proportions. Sheriff Waguespack spoke to CNN about this exact scenario.

If you live in this area (or in surrounding states) please keep abreast of what is happening and have emergency plans laid out for both yourself and your animals. The sinkhole was found on 8/3 in swamps between the Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou communities in Assumption Parish. It is south of La. 70 South on a property that’s owned by Texas Brine Co. LLC of Houston. Again, if you live in surrounding areas please stay vigilant on seeking out information and have emergency plans laid out for both yourself and your animals. This site is right upwind of New Orleans. I’m not clear on the total number of shelters and/or rescues in this state, but please make sure that word continues to travel. I also post this with Villalobos in mind, knowing that they are located somewhere in this general vicinity…

From 8/9…

From yesterday…

A breakdown of potential scenarios…

If you’d like to petition the feds to get involved with at least providing the people with some answers, do so here. You must be a U.S. citizen to sign the petition.

*UPDATE*

Look at this…