It's recently been announced through an article by CNN that all but one of Michael Vick's dogs will be placed with families as pets or a sanctuary so that they can be socialized and interact in a positive manner with humans.
I for one, don't think I would feel comfortable owning one of these dogs and having them interact with children because of their fighting history, even though they have been professionally evaluated by behavior experts. I seriously question if these dogs would make "good family pets."
In addition, many dogs will be sent to a sanctuary to be socialized. Is this really a responsible and compassionate decision? Because I wonder if these dogs will have quality of life in a sanctuary. Will they truly have interaction with people, or will they be locked up in cages 90% of the time and left to their own devices?
I fear that many will end up going kennel crazy, a fate which is indeed worse than death.
Unfortunately, this is a tragic situation. These dogs have already been through so much - I would hate for them to have to endure life in a cage.
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Hi Rose,
My guess is that these dogs will be adopted by some very carefully selected people who have experience with abused pit bulls. They probably will not be going to houses with children.
I'm not worried about those headed for a sanctuary either. Hopefully they'll go to a quality sanctuary where life is good. Consider a sanctuary like the one at "Hearts United for Animals", (hua.org):
http://hua.org/sanctuary.html
If the dogs were used for fighting, I think their fate is sealed. It's so hard to trust a fighting dog, their instinct takes over. I've seen it and experienced it first-hand. I hope each dog is individually evaluated and possibly some may be placed, but I am not optimistic. Bless these poor dogs, it is not their doing, it's human intervention that causes them to be the latest "devil dogs". Previous outcasts were German Shepherd Dogs, Dobermans, and Rottweilers. Now it's Pit Bulls. And to think, Petey of Little Rascals was a Pit. So was Helen Keller's service dog. They are a noble breed if only we would let them be.
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