Jeff Borchardt shared HuffPost Parents's video.
Dear Ms Huffington,
This is in response to “Pit Bull Week” at the Huffington Post (July 28 to August 3, 2014). We, the undersigned, represent the bereaved family members and survivors of canine attacks and our mandate is to educate the public on the objective facts about dangerous dogs and the public safety risk they present. Foremost amongst all dogs at high risk to human and animal safety are pit bull type dogs.
Sadly, but not surprisingly, our support and advocacy network is expanding quickly. For, as the pit bull trend grows, humans as well as family pets are being maimed and killed at a rapidly escalating rate by these breeds. This is precisely why we are urgently voicing our concerns about your publication’s efforts to promote pit bulls as desirable family pets.
To the casual observer, Huffington Post’s “Pit Bull Week” might have seemed like a heart-warming diversion. However, to the pit bull advocacy movement, the week-long feature will, no doubt, have been regarded as a glorious triumph.
But, we can assure you, there is no triumph when your much-loved family pit bull suddenly latches on to your young child’s skull, swiftly shaking that dear boy until he’s dead.
There is no triumph when your elderly mother is brutally attacked and killed by her son’s pet pit bull while simply enjoying a quiet evening babysitting her grandkids.
There is no triumph when the two pit bulls you tenderly raised from puppyhood suddenly rip the baby you’re holding from your arms and proceed to carry out a prolonged, savage attack ending in the death of that baby.
There is no triumph when your dear boy is suddenly ambushed by your neighbor’s pit bull and mauled to death in front of his big brother who desperately and heroically tried to save him.
There is no triumph when your beautiful son playfully chases a balloon into your neighbors’ yard and is fatally mauled by their pit bull.
Indeed, there is no triumph when your family pit bull suddenly attacks your darling girl on her 4th birthday, killing her, despite her grandmother’s valiant attempts to stop the frenzied attack.
These are all true stories. These were all real people who are now dearly missed. Our support and advocacy network speaks on behalf of those who can speak no longer.
We will not be silenced, despite the efforts of the many pit bull advocates who belittle our grief in a desperate attempt to abuse and shame us.
We can tell you hundreds of real stories of suffering, death, disfigurement and long-term trauma, as our network of pit bull victims grows weekly. The ones who survive will carry their disfigurements for the rest of their lives and many will struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder. These preventable tragedies occurred because of widely circulated myths—that pit bulls were once considered “nanny dogs” and that, when sufficiently loved and trained, any pit bull can be a suitable family pet. Both beliefs are demonstrably untrue.
Read full open letter to the The Huffington Post:http://www.daxtonsfriends.com/…/open-letter-to-arianna-huff…
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HuffPost Green celebrated pitbulls, a dog that is often misunderstood, earlier this year -- we love this video they put together of pitbulls being so sweet with their families, including some adorable kids.
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