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Article: The HSUS Calls Pit Bull Cloning Wasteful, Irresponsible
- Article from:
- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- August 6, 2008
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The Humane Society issued the following news release:
"Pit bulls are in crisis, and the addition of five pit bull clones to the dog population is an inhumane and unnecessary endeavor," said Michael Markarian, executive vice president of The Humane Society of the United States.
Approximately 6 to 8 million dogs and cats enter animal shelters every year and according to an informal shelter survey by The HSUS, on average, 30 percent of the dogs admitted are pit bulls or pit bull mixes. In some large, urban shelters, pit bulls can represent more than 70 percent of the dog intake, due to a lack of spaying and neutering and because pit bulls are the dog of choice for dogfighters.
"Millions of ...