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Article: Fighting dogs get a fighting chance
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- March 9, 2008
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KANAB -- Two months ago, Shadow was one uncooperative pit bull.
He had no interest in toys placed in his kennel and would firmly
anchor his paws in the middle of walks, refusing to continue.
The dog wasn't being stubborn. He was frightened, adjusting to
getting lavished with affection and attention after having survived
the bloodthirsty world of dogfighting. Shadow and 21 other pit bulls
are living at a southern Utah animal sanctuary where handlers hope
to undo the mental damage done at Michael Vick's Bad Newz Kennels.
So far, the ragtag bunch of leftovers that other rescue groups
passed over has shown encouraging progress.
"These are the 22 that they thought were the most hopeless -- the ...