Thu, 17 May 2012 03:15:12 -0500 Recent Content from Pit Bull Chat http://www.pitbull-chat.com Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:07:00 -0600 Michigan eyes tough new dog fighting laws<br /> <br /> Published: Sunday, February 12, 2012 By Chad Selweski<br /> <br /> State lawmakers are on the verge of adopting the toughest rules in the nation to crack down on dog fighting as they consider final approval of a legislative package that could become the model for the rest of the country.<br /> <br /> The bills, initiated by state Sen. Steve Bieda, a Warren Democrat, would activate several legal tools to give law enforcement more power to shut down dog fights. Experts say that Michigan contains several "hotbeds" of organized dog fighting.<br /> <br /> Animal rights groups have<br /> <br /> praised the bills, http://www.pitbull-chat.com/content.php?126-Michigan-eyes-tough-new-dog-fighting-laws http://www.pitbull-chat.com/content.php?126-Michigan-eyes-tough-new-dog-fighting-laws Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:06:00 -0600 Humane Society volunteers call event a success<br /> <br /> By Abbey Doyle The Herald Bulletin<br /> <br /> ANDERSON, Ind. — Jennifer Bridges hunkered down into the concrete kennel with her bunkmate for the night — pit bull Jake.<br /> <br /> Bridges, the assistant director of the Madison County Humane Society, was one of 12 board members to vow to spend 24 hours in the animals’ kennels or until they’d raised a dollar for each of the 1,440 minutes. By 3:30 p.m., the members had already surpassed their individual totals, but most said they would spend the night anyway.<br /> <br /> “This shows our commitment to the animals,” Bridges said of the “A Day in Their Paws” event. “This has also given the http://www.pitbull-chat.com/content.php?125-A-Day-in-Their-Paws http://www.pitbull-chat.com/content.php?125-A-Day-in-Their-Paws