Sailor Needs Our Help!

Meet Sailor. He is an 18-month-old pit bull with a heart of gold who needs our help. Ring Dog Rescue was able to save this special guy from being put down after a really rough start in life. At 8 weeks old, he was run over in his own driveway by his original owners. The emergency vet clinic contacted Ring Dog Rescue about the puppy and they agreed to take the puppy.

His foster mom, Lauren, is an experienced dog foster parent. Sailor is her fifth foster dog with Ring Dog Rescue. She says that "Sailor deserves to go to the perfect family." Sailor’s broken back legs have not dimmed his enthusiasm for life. He is sweet, people-friendly, dog-social and possibly cat-friendly too. Having had the pleasure to meet this young dog this past Sunday, I have to say I am smitten. He has a joie de vivre that defies any injury that he might have. His 15-year-old foster brother Brutus, the Chihuahua, is sure to help him remember his manners. Sailor listens to Brutus. As we parted company after my visit, being the gentleman he is, Sailor held out his paw for a shake.

Here’s the thing. Sailor needs our help. This fabulous boy still needs some medical attention. Since the original surgeries happened when he was an 8-week-old puppy, corrective surgery is needed to rebreak and set one of his back legs to improve his quality of life.

Please consider helping Sailor out by contributing to his surgery fund. He is a great dog that deserves an opportunity to run around like a regular dog.

More importantly, Sailor deserves to find his forever home.

Sailor is only one of the amazing dogs available through Ring Dog Rescue. Take an opportunity to see who might be your next family member.

Save a life -- Adopt a dog.

http://www.examiner.com/x-47757-Richmond-American-Pit-Bull-Terrier-Examiner~y2010m6d28-Sailor-the-Pit-Bull-Needs-your-Help

Bill to Ban Animal Crush Videos Clears First Hurdle

The Supreme Court’s decision threw out the conviction of a Virginia man sentenced to three years in prison under the 1999 law for selling dog fighting videos. Robert Stevens of Pittsville, Virginia, appealed his conviction, saying it violated his right of free speech. The U.S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit inPhiladelphia tossed out Stevens' conviction and ruled the statute was unconstitutional.

The Department of Justice appealed that decision to the Supreme Court.
The High Court ruled the 1999 law was too broad and could be interpreted to include such activities as hunting. Justices also noted that dog fighting and animal cruelty are illegal nationwide.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito cast the lone dissenting opinion in the case.
"The Court strikes down in its entirety a valuable statute that was enacted not to suppress speech, but to prevent horrific acts of animal cruelty -- in particular, the creation and commercial exploitation of 'crush videos,' a form of depraved entertainment that has no social value," Alito wrote. "The Court's approach, which has the practical effect of legalizing the sale of such videos and is thus likely to spur a resumption of their production, is unwarranted."
When reaching their decision, however, justices noted the court was not ruling on the validity of a law that would only address crush videos.

That language opened the door for Gallegly and other House members who wanted to stop the sale of “horrific” crush videos to introduce the new and more specific measure.
Pet owners can voice their support or concerns about the proposed bill to their Congressional Representatives.


Read more: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/06/animal_cruelty_bill.html#ixzz0s62kzaHZ

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First two weeks of training

Hello all! For those of you that do not know me I am Chance, a wonderful Bully Mix that has been with RDR for a while now. Everyone just loves me and my foster mom is very good to me but they say that I needed to learn some manners. I like to give people hugs when I first meet them but what I think is a hug can be a little overwhelming. The great people at Ring Dog wanted to give me the best chance possible to find my forever home so they sent me to Holiday Barn for a six week training program. I have been here two weeks now and love it. I go for walks everyday, I do not pull any more and Melanie, my trainer, is proud that I have not jumped on anyone for a whole week. The folks here are really nice and are spoiling me, buying me new toys and bones to chew on. I will keep you posted on what I am learning and I will be posting pictures soon. I hope someone reads this and sees how hard I am trying to earn a place in their home. If you or someone you know needs a bully to love fill out an application today!

Sailor needs leg surgery!

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What you can do if you see someone leave their pet in a hot car!

Long story short, there are crazy people out there who just don't care what they subject their pets to and then there are those people who simply don't realize the dangers of leaving an animal in an unconditioned car on a hot day.

So, I've created a non confrontational way to deal with the problem. Today I created some fliers (attached or you can download them at http://markadamsteam.homestead.com/dogs_in_cars_posters.html). One to put on the car where the pet is located and the other to fill out with make, model of car, license plate number and location of vehicle to take into the office of the store so that they can make a public announcement on the PA and get the owner to return to their vehicle. At that time, they will find the other notice that you have left on the car and hopefully, do something to help their pet.

I realize this does nothing to help the pet immediately but after my experience last year, I am seriously wanting not to get shot by an outraged pet owner and I encourage you to take the same measures.

Perhaps we can forward these to our neighboring rescue groups and get the word out. No pet deserves to die in a hot car and we can do something to help. Print a few out and just keep them in your car...just in case. I've included 2 color images you can print out or a black and white PDF. Sorry for the huge run-on email. This is just something I felt I had to do something about. Thanks!

Lisa Adams


Volunteer with CARE

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