Post by RealPitBull on Jan 2, 2008 15:59:55 GMT -5
Vick Dogs Shipped To Utah
SURRY, Va. -- Twenty-two of the 47 surviving pit bulls seized from Michael Vick's dogfighting operation left Virginia Wednesday for a new home in Utah.
The animals took off from Richmond International Airport on board a private chartered plane en route to Best Friends Animal Society, a no-kill sanctuary in Kanab, Utah.
The move completes the process of relocating the 47 animals to eight rescue organizations across the country. Some of the dogs will remain in the permanent care of the sanctuaries, while others will be trained for possible adoption by members of the public.
The organizations were recommended by the dogs' court-appointed guardian, animal law expert Rebecca Huss, and approved by U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson last month.
Three of the dogs were moved to the Georgia SPCA’s Adoption Center in Suwannee in December.
Those dogs went into foster care for three to six months and began training so they can eventually be adopted.
“If you have the proper information and ability, then by all means, you can live safely with these dogs,” said dog behaviorist Angie Woods.
Woods said with the right rehabilitation, it is possible to have a former fighter as a pet. Woods said although pit bulls are typically seen as animal aggressive, not human aggressive, their instincts can be unpredictable.
“Some have a really high prey drive for small animals, but on the flip side, not only pit bulls, there are human aggressive German Shepherds, human aggressive mutts, so it can go with any breed,” said Woods.
Adoption center officials said Vick’s former dogs don’t show signs of aggression and hope they, along with all the other dogs there, will soon be able to find good homes. Officials with the Georgia SPCA said because of Vick’s dogs being at the shelter, they’re getting other dogs adopted.
Forty-eight pit bulls were seized from the Surry County property, but one was euthanized for medical reasons.
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SURRY, Va. -- Twenty-two of the 47 surviving pit bulls seized from Michael Vick's dogfighting operation left Virginia Wednesday for a new home in Utah.
The animals took off from Richmond International Airport on board a private chartered plane en route to Best Friends Animal Society, a no-kill sanctuary in Kanab, Utah.
The move completes the process of relocating the 47 animals to eight rescue organizations across the country. Some of the dogs will remain in the permanent care of the sanctuaries, while others will be trained for possible adoption by members of the public.
The organizations were recommended by the dogs' court-appointed guardian, animal law expert Rebecca Huss, and approved by U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson last month.
Three of the dogs were moved to the Georgia SPCA’s Adoption Center in Suwannee in December.
Those dogs went into foster care for three to six months and began training so they can eventually be adopted.
“If you have the proper information and ability, then by all means, you can live safely with these dogs,” said dog behaviorist Angie Woods.
Woods said with the right rehabilitation, it is possible to have a former fighter as a pet. Woods said although pit bulls are typically seen as animal aggressive, not human aggressive, their instincts can be unpredictable.
“Some have a really high prey drive for small animals, but on the flip side, not only pit bulls, there are human aggressive German Shepherds, human aggressive mutts, so it can go with any breed,” said Woods.
Adoption center officials said Vick’s former dogs don’t show signs of aggression and hope they, along with all the other dogs there, will soon be able to find good homes. Officials with the Georgia SPCA said because of Vick’s dogs being at the shelter, they’re getting other dogs adopted.
Forty-eight pit bulls were seized from the Surry County property, but one was euthanized for medical reasons.
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