Article: Humane Society short on funds due to pit bulls.

Byline: Danielle Corcoran

Jul. 5--The Dane County Humane Society is pleading for donations to help cover costs for the 46 pit bulls still in the agency's care following their seizure from a town of Dunn farm last month. The Humane Society spent more than $20,000 to house the pit bulls in the first two weeks after police busted a suspected dog-fighting ring on June 14. The shelter estimates it would cost $167,450 to keep them in protective custody through the end of the year. "That's a huge burden on a small nonprofit," said spokesman Sean McBryde. Because the pit bulls require special handling, their care is about 50 percent more expensive than that ...

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