PAWS Launches Save-a-Bull Initiative

PAWS proudly announces the launch of our Save-a-Bull Initiative, aimed at giving pit bulls and pit bull mixes a “reputation makeover,” promoting their responsible adoption and ownership, and ultimately reducing the number of dogs killed in shelters. The Initiative, centered around the web site: www.bulladelphia.org, features educational information about pit bulls and other “bully breeds,” dispels myths, offers training advice and resources, and tells the stories of some of the pit bulls that were once homeless and are now living happily in families of all kinds. It also features profiles of PAWS dogs waiting to be adopted.

As strong advocates for these at-risk and often misunderstood dogs, we felt it was our responsibility to help reshape some of the misperceptions that exist about pit bulls and, in the process, create new lifesaving opportunities for them via foster care and adoption. Through this initiative, we hope to show the public what wonderful pets, family members, and companions pit bulls can be. We have saved thousands of them and they all have a story to tell. By sharing those stories, we hope to give other pit bulls the chance at finding the loving homes they so badly need and deserve.

The site will also serve as a resource for current pit bull owners and fosters, featuring listings of pit bull-friendly events, businesses, and services. In offering this support, it will help ensure that dogs are successful in their homes and make them less likely to end up back in the over-crowded shelter system.

Nearly 10,000 homeless dogs enter the city shelter each year, and most of them are pit bulls or pit mixes. They need a reputation makeover if the majority of them are going to survive. We expect the Save-a-Bull Initiative to play a major role in doing just that.

For more information, visit www.bulladelphia.org.