tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post426544728496030950..comments2023-10-31T03:08:04.922-07:00Comments on The Mina Show: Providence Animal Control Kills 21 Pit Bulls to "Control" VirusAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977410602426080310noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-5640806201822323332010-10-20T08:00:25.289-07:002010-10-20T08:00:25.289-07:00Please take a moment to read what Providence Anima...Please take a moment to read what Providence Animal Control did to Tyson at www.facebook.com/rip.tysonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-67097884899049254972010-07-17T14:20:30.714-07:002010-07-17T14:20:30.714-07:00It does seem strange that only Pit Bulls were kill...It does seem strange that only Pit Bulls were killed and only that breed was mentioned. <br /><br />I feel a media campaign before choosing euthanasia could have garnered attention, along with needed funds to assist in the treatment of the animals and disinfecting of the property. Parvo is a nasty disease, but unless that shelter doesn't have any Labs, Dobermans, Rottweilers or black-and-tan dogs - all breed and types more susceptible to CPV2 - then that argument is a false one. And even so, it just hurts to think 21 dogs who may have been totally asymptomatic and would have gone on to live long, happy lives were all killed. Blergh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977410602426080310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-68196515968999488052010-07-17T10:55:18.005-07:002010-07-17T10:55:18.005-07:00Contagious diseases at a shelter are no joke, but ...Contagious diseases at a shelter are no joke, but it seems highly improbably that only dogs identified as Pit Bulls would be stricken when all the dogs shared kennel space. I have read some articles about Pit Bulls being especially susceptible to parvo, but don't know enough to know if it is true or not. I do know that the rescue I work with has had two parvo cases in the last two months, and we did not choose to euthanize either dog. Both lived. It can be done. Maybe we have better resources. Maybe these people didn't share their whole story and there were extenuating circumstance. Maybe. My previous experience with contagious disease in a shelter and the accuracy of the information given to the media leaves me doubtful.<br /><br />It seems doubly odd that the press release would detail the breed of those dogs. I wonder why they choose to do so, instead of just saying they "had" to put down 21 dogs.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395702377351680602noreply@blogger.com