This is Keira Fritzen's Typepad Profile.
Join Typepad and start following Keira Fritzen's activity
Keira Fritzen
Recent Activity
Thank You for sharing this. I don't have cable so I didn't know Anderson Cooper reported on this. What a great job his team did.
A look at how far we've come -- Anderson Cooper edition
In 2009, officials ordered that 127 'pit bulls" be killed after they were seized from a dog fighting bust in North Carolina. Ed Faron was given 8-10 months in prison for his 14 counts of felony dog fighting. His dogs, including many puppies, were sentenced to death. It was certainly a high cost ...
It is to be noted that it also stated in the book that one of the 2 mentioned shelters up north DID NOT adopt out any pit bulls. I think it was north shore, but I'd have to look in the book to be sure. The shelter has 100+ kennels & they can't use even one for a pit bull looking dog? By doing this they are continuing the hate, fear & myth of the breeds.
Recreating the wheel - very good sentences from the Book Little Boy Blue
A couple of weeks ago, I review Kim Kavin's book, Little Boy Blue. You can read my entire review here. However, there is a really great section of the book that I wanted to highlight because I found it, and Kim's handling of the issue, interesting. Later in the book, Kavin explores the juxtopo...
Did you see the opening of the People's Choice Awards? If you didn't you should watch it. I would say it would go under positive Pit Bull press for the week.
Weekly Roundup -- Week Ending 1/13/13
With the holidays, I've fallen pretty far behind on weekly roundups. So today, I'm just going to hit the most pertinent/interesting stories of the past few weeks. As always, feel free to post additional links in the comments section. Let's round 'em up. Cities/States and Laws In 2011, Terrell ...
Thank You so much for this update! I was soooo sad last night. I'm glad the shelter seems to be fighting for the dogs.
Update on the situation in Sikeston
As everyone in the world seems to know, on Wednesday night news started coming out a roundup of pit bull type dogs in Sikeston, MO. As time grows, and the story gets passed along, things become a little, eh, exaggerated. So I want to provide the most accurate information I can on the situation t...
This just makes me bawl!!! What can I do,but not move into a town/city!! You never know when they might decide your dog looks wrong!
Sikeston MO begins pit bull roundup
Several years ago, Sikeston, MO passed a law that automatically made 'pit bull type' dogs automatically declared dangerous. In order for people to keep their dogs, owners had to license their dogs (which included taking multiple pictures of the dogs from various angles), keep them leashed and mu...
Over a year ago I was taking agility classes with my dog. One day after class the instructor was talking to me & my husband & petting my dog. She suddenly said Lennon reminds me of the dog my sister had. I of course asked what happened to her sisters dog. She proceeded to tell me her sister was sent to Iraq & her mother took on the dog. The dog was put into a house with what this trainer called "house border collies". 5 of them. Needless to say her sister's pit-mix that had never lived with other dogs was not given a room of her own but was thrown in with these 5 "house" border collies.
They euthanized her sisters dog after it got into 2 fights with her mother's dogs. I know this really has nothing to do with military bases, but I was really hurt by this story. I do not take classes at that facility anymore. It is very hard to find good non-biased trainers. This story would have upset me no matter what the breed. I just can't imagine euthanizing a military person's dog while they are in Iraq.
Deteriming what is dangerous -- the military and base breed bans
On September 30th, Camp Lejuene, NC's breed ban on its military base will take effect -- forbidding pit bulls, Rottweilers and wolf hybrids from living in military housing -- as part of an initiative that began in 2009 to remove dogs of certain breeds from military bases. The new rules were put ...
I get all of my best advice for living from celebs, pageant contestants & of course the Onion;)
Considering the source
I love the internet. In many ways, I think the internet has helped level the playing field in the talks of BSL because we no longer need to have a multi-million dollar media outlet to tell our story and relay information. Thus, we don't have to rely on the media, which has often been biased on t...
The Brayton Cason story sound really weird. I'm confused as to why they think it was a dog. It says his bruised body was found in the front yard. It doesn't mention bite wounds at all. It has other errors also. He could have been hit by a car with the story they give. The story is also of in the Debra Renee Wilson-Roberts story. I watched the video & the dog that is still alive looks very placid. Makes you wonder what the owner were doing to the dogs. And the last story every dog that kills must be a pit bull.
Dog Bite Related Fatalities updates
For about 6 years now I've been covering dog-bite related fatalities on this blog. I don't like covering them -- as I hate focusing on the negative issues of dogs when the reality is that there are tens of millions of dogs in this country that are wonderfully owned pets that add so much to our d...
Started reading it a couple of days ago & so far it is just as good as his last book. Wallace is a truly incredible dog & Roo & Clara are saints!
Weekend reading material
Looking forward to reading Wallace's new book this weekend. A review will come as soon as I'm done, but I expect it to be pretty good. Jim Gorant is a very good writer, and Wallace is a very interesting subject. If you done know about Wallace, Wallace was a pit bull that was rescued by Roo an...
The Rebecca Carey story rubs me wrong on so many levels. Her friend said she looked like she hit her head & fell down & why would her parents ok the immediate destruction of the dogs she loved so much without all the fact. Sounds like she was very devoted to her dogs.
Two dog bite fatalities week of 8/13
As I've noted before, the dog attack fatality stories are about my least favorite stories to cover. Dogs are amazing creatures that have shown an incredible ability to adapt to a variety of lifestyles we subject them to. There are more than 72 million owned dogs in this country, and extremely fe...
This is a very tragic story, however who leaves a 16 month old outside alone?(with or without the dog) I know the child was attacked by the dog, I'm wondering if she possibly could have also been shot by the neighbor.
Last week's fatal attack in New Mexico
Last week, 16 month old Jazilyn Mesa was tragically killed by the family's dog. According to Dr. Beth Vesco-Mock, Director or animal services, the dog and child were apparently left alone in the back at the victim's granparent''s house. Apparently the child's grandmother heard the ruckus and we...
I agree with you & your quote. I have worked with a rescue in the past that went so far as to state what kind of foods you could feed & what types of collars/harnesses you could or could not use. It's a great rescue, but they are going to far & will alienate good potential homes.
Very good sentences....Kansas City Adoptions
"Obviously, there are thousands of animals at shelters in Kansas City, and I think a lot of groups go out of their way to make it hard for people to adopt. Kansas City is a metropolitan area. A lot of people live in lofts, condos and apartments. They don’t have backyards. But that doesn’t mean t...
Keira Fritzen is now following The Typepad Team
May 9, 2012
Subscribe to Keira Fritzen’s Recent Activity