Pit bulls 'victims of ignorance', says dog rescue centre: Founder of the Phoenix Animal Care and Treatment Centre, Neeri Naidoo said they focus on adult dogs because they are sometimes misunderstood and overlooked as people opt for the more adorable…
“Our theme for this adoption is ‘home one, help one’ which means if we home one animal, we are in a position to help another animal. We feed about 600 animals on a daily basis and we hope that people will come along with food,” she said.
Pit bulls have been a subject of a countrywide debate on whether they should be banned after numerous attacks on people, mostly children. Naidoo said pit bulls are actually good with children but owners often do not educate themselves enough about the breed which leads to terrible outcomes. “The issue is that throughout ages and centuries people have always created violence through ignorance and fear and fearmongering. If people actually choose to educate themselves about the breed and about the actual statistics in this world they understand that there is absolutely nothing to be afraid of,” she said.She said pit bulls were victims of their owners' ignorance and the owners should be held accountable for the actions of their dogs.
“I advise owners out there to sterilise their pets especially if you own power breeds. Vaccinate them and socialise them and if you don’t know anything about the breed don’t get one.”“We have animals that live with amputees. We have animals who’ve had their eyes removed because of illnesses, we have animals with cancer and they are getting chemotherapy. The only time we put an animal down is when their quality of life is affected,” she said.
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