Realities of Dog Fighting

[Giselle]

As I was making my rounds in the shelter today, I noticed a chocolate pittie boy cowering in the corner of his kennel. As I was taking him out of the kennel, I noticed that he was in terrible shape. He was absolutely covered in bite wounds and scars.

Sure enough, this poor pittie boy was a bait dog. His name is Phil. I took these pictures with my camera because, while we often demand tighter crackdowns on dog fights, one can hardly understand the horror of it until one deals with its victims in person:

He sports a typical home-crop job.

Hard, swollen front leg:






You know how they say rescued pitties really understand what you've done for them? It's true. The entire time I was trying to take pictures of Phil, he kept pushing his head against my stomach for some loving.

[Lunalu]

The pictures do bring a reality to dog fighting. That just makes me so upset and I feel so sorry he had to go throught that. Good thing he had you to rescue him. I hope he finds a great home with someone who understands him and what he went through.

[Freedom]

LES here, that poor, poor dog! He had no choice in any of it. I do hope someone can adopt him and help him to trust again. He will need some special treatment. Any idea if he needs medical help for any of that? Aw gee, I HATE this side of rescue. Thanks for being so kind to him, he obviously knew it!

[Taz_Zoee]

Poor Phil. I'm so glad he was saved. That is a horrible way to live. I too hope someone will adopt this guy and show him how a real home life should be.

[leansnslobbers]

Some people just have no souls. Poor Phil....it truly is a testament to the canine heart to see just what they can endure and how they still give their love freely.

[ScottieMommy]

Oh no who in the world invented such cruel thing!! Ahh is too bad it was a human who invented such cruelty, dogs arent ment to be used for bait, worms are