According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, (AVMA), controlled studies have not identified pit bulls as disproportionately dangerous, arguing that breed is a poor sole predictor of aggression. As bully breeds have long been used in popular culture and advertising as a perceived symbol of power, strength, and aggression, the truth is more and more studies show that pit bull-type dogs are naturally very loving towards humans and even playful with other dogs when raised by loving, responsible pit bull parents.

Too often the media sensationalizes this mischaracterization of pit bulls, lending to a misrepresentation of bully breeds as a whole. This has led to a widely-held public misunderstanding of these beautiful pups. We understand that as part of our mission to save the lives of the tens of thousands of pit bulls who, due to this negative stigma and misplaced fear, are destroyed every year, we need to re-educate the masses as to the reality that these intelligent, loyal, loveable pit bull-type dogs are just as safe and rewarding a companion as any other breed. If not more so than most!

But it’s not just the public we need to get the message to. The vilification of pit bull dogs has even proliferated into the Law. Breed-Specific Legislation (BSL) in varying municipalities across the U.S. and abroad lead to unjust legal restrictions that allow for the outward prejudice towards pit bulls and pit bull-type dog parents in the form of financial penalties, raised homeowners and rental insurance rates, and even instances of domicile rental refusal based on the grounds of having a dog that even so much as looks like a pit bull.

In order to save the lives of the hundreds of dogs euthanized each year, we need to change the stigma, fight back against unjust pit bull-centric prejudice, and inform the public as to the urgency of ‘Adopt, Don’t Shop!” We take on this task in order to stomp out the rise of breeders who supply puppy mills that seek only to profit off of the ill-perceived desire for “designer dogs.” These dogs are meant as status symbols and shift the attention towards the overwhelming number of pit bull-type dogs in rescue shelters across the globe hoping to find their forever home, before their time runs out.

Even though pit bull-type breeds only account for approximately 8-10% of the canine population (some sources say as high as 20% giving a margin for error in the gross number of misidentified pit bull-type dogs in shelters), they account for over 80% of the overall shelter dogs available for adoption. And even in the small minority of cases where pit bull dogs exhibited those stereotypical aggressive traits, (the overwhelming percentage of which came from violent home environments, often times where the owner had trained the dogs for fighting), the vast majority of them are able to be rehomed with loving, understanding families after undergoing successful behavioral rehabilitation.

This is a full blown crisis. They need our help. They need your help.

Help us SAVE OUR PITBULLS!