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Date Posted: 13:08:27 06/25/03 Wed
Author: Karen
Subject: PeTA Strikes again - their letter to ed Seattle Times
In reply to: Karen 's message, "Email addys for the editorial staff & paper eds" on 05:38:48 06/19/03 Thu

Seattle Times Letter to the Editor - cut and pasted exactly how it was printed on line

"The dog is himselfand I am the dog


As someone who has spent 25 years rescuing pit bulls from conditions we wouldn't visit on our worst enemies, I applaud Matt Rosenberg's commentary. Pit bull breeding bans truly are needed to protect the public as well as pit bulls, probably the most abused breed in dogdom.

Pit bulls are kept for "protection" by drug dealers and pimps in every major city and beyond. You can drive into any inner city area and see them being used as cheap burglar alarms, their necks encircled by heavy logging chains attached to a stake, metal drum, or dilapidated doghouse. To make them "mean," they are often starved and beaten.

People who genuinely care about dogs won't be affected by a breeding ban on pit bulls, which should include a grandfather clause protecting all dogs who are already living in good homes and are well-cared for. Others can adopt one of the countless other breeds or lovable mutts at the shelter.

Ingrid Newkirk, president, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Norfolk, Va."

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