DMX Animal Cruelty Report Results

61. #55 said "As far as your contention that the types of dogs I've mentioned are not naturally agressive, you're the talker - prove it to me, with any kind of study that you have available that shows these usually vicious animals are just docil, playful creatures, with people other than immediate family members, until trained to be aggressive."

I'm not the poster you were responding to, but i highly recommend reading The Pitbull Placebo by Karen Delise. She presents the long history of "bad dogs" in the US - going back to the 19th century when bloodhounds were the "dangerous killer dogs." She also shows that the vast majority of human dog bites have more to do with the owners purpose in having a dog than the breed of dog. For example, a guard dog, whether it's a lab or a german shepherd has a greater chance of biting simply because that is what it is trained to do. Finally, she also explores the changes in media styles that have led to modern hysteria about "killer" pit bulls.

Educate yourself - it's worthwhile.

Posted at 5:17PM on Oct 6th 2007 by anonymous

62. is anyone surprised by these allegations? you can tell just by looking at this bastard's face that he views dogs as nothing more than property to be tortured and killed by him and his sick, sadistic friends. Ironic in that a certain segment of society is always bitching about how badly they're treated, yet when it comes to defenseless animals their evil knows no bounds. we need to start deporting these thugs back to africa.

Posted at 5:41PM on Oct 6th 2007 by bunch o'thugs

63. why is this mr. al sharpton. WHY

Posted at 6:11PM on Oct 6th 2007 by big joe

64. I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. WHY EVEN BOTHER TO GET ANIMALS IF THE BEST YOU CAN DO IS ABUSE THEM AND KILL THEM?


IT MAKES ME SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 6:19PM on Oct 6th 2007 by annab

65. Why are we surprised???? I am certainly not. Pitbulls are not the kind of dogs that you have around children, breed and have several of if there is not something wrong with the owner. Guns, drugs, baby mommas, thug hanger ons = deranged rapper, professional athlete and drug lords. It certainly does not equate to upstanding citizen.

DMX is a male black Britney Spears and needs to get help for his demons. I pray for him and his family.

Posted at 6:50PM on Oct 6th 2007 by Caligirl

66.


Just in case we need these awesome quotes:




"For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love."
         Pythagoras, mathematician
    "The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men."
          Leonardo da Vinci, artist and scientist

    "To a man whose mind is free there is something even more intolerable in the sufferings of animals than in the sufferings of man. For with the latter it is at least admitted that suffering is evil and that the man who causes it is a criminal. But thousands of animals are uselessly butchered every day without a shadow of remorse. If any man were to refer to it, he would be thought ridiculous. And that is the unpardonable crime."
        Romain Rolland, author, Nobel Prize 1915




    "If a group of beings from another planet were to land on Earth -- beings who considered themselves as superior to you as you feel yourself to be to other animals -- would you concede them the rights over you that you assume over other animals?"
          George Bernard Shaw, playwright, Nobel Prize 1925





    "What is it that should trace the insuperable line? ...The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?"
        Jeremy Bentham, philosopher




    "In their behavior toward creatures, all men are Nazis. Human beings see oppression vividly when they're the victims. Otherwise they victimize blindly and without a thought."
          Isaac Bashevis Singer, author, Nobel Prize 1978

    "Our task must be to free ourselves . . . by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty."
    "Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances of survival for life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet."
          Albert Einstein, physicist, Nobel Prize 1921

    "I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being."
          Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President

    "You have just dined, and however scrupulously the slaughterhouse is concealed in the graceful distance of miles, there is complicity."
          Ralph Waldo Emerson, essayist

    "As long as there are slaughterhouses, there will be battlefields."
   "What I think about vivisection is that if people admit that they have the right to take or endanger the life of living beings for the benefit of many, there will be no limit to their cruelty."
          Leo Tolstoy author

    "I cannot fish without falling a little in self-respect...always when I have done I feel it would have been better if I had not fished."
          Henry David Thoreau, author

    "While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered beasts, how can we expect any ideal conditions on this earth?"
   "Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research."
          George Bernard Shaw

    "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
    "To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being."
        Mahatma Gandhi, statesman and philosopher

    "I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results that are profitable to the human race or doesn't...The pain which it inflicts upon unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and it is to me sufficient justification of the enmity without looking further."
          Mark Twain, author

     "Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages."
        Thomas Edison, inventor

Posted at 6:56PM on Oct 6th 2007 by Jen

67. To the IDIOTS who post here making ridiculous comments about likeing cats instead of dogs, or FREE Jenna or whatever they say here that doesn't face the facts. These black or whatever color people who abuse animals are sick and need to get punished. They are hateful sickos so why don't you all just shut the F up you're morons too. You also need a lot of help if you think it's OK to make fun of this serious subject, or use it as another place to make your silly comments. It's all so telling what kind of people you are. You're not worthy to pick up dog droppings. You'll all see each other in hell trust us.

Posted at 7:31PM on Oct 6th 2007 by HOLD ON

68. To the IDIOTS who post here making ridiculous comments about likeing cats instead of dogs, or FREE Jenna or whatever they say here that doesn't face the facts. These black or whatever color people who abuse animals are sick and need to get punished. They are hateful sickos so why don't you all just shut the F up you're morons too. You also need a lot of help if you think it's OK to make fun of this serious subject, or use it as another place to make your silly comments. It's all so telling what kind of people you are. You're not worthy to pick up dog droppings. You'll all see each other in hell trust us.

Posted at 7:32PM on Oct 6th 2007 by HOLD ON

69. To the IDIOTS who post here making ridiculous comments about likeing cats instead of dogs, or FREE Jenna or whatever they say here that doesn't face the facts. These black or whatever color people who abuse animals are sick and need to get punished. They are hateful sickos so why don't you all just shut the F up you're morons too. You also need a lot of help if you think it's OK to make fun of this serious subject, or use it as another place to make your silly comments. It's all so telling what kind of people you are. You're not worthy to pick up dog droppings. You'll all see each other in hell trust us.

Posted at 7:28PM on Oct 6th 2007 by HOLD ON

70. To the IDIOTS who post here making ridiculous comments about likeing cats instead of dogs, or FREE Jenna or whatever they say here that doesn't face the facts. These black or whatever color people who abuse animals are sick and need to get punished. They are hateful sickos so why don't you all just shut the F up you're morons too. You also need a lot of help if you think it's OK to make fun of this serious subject, or use it as another place to make your silly comments. It's all so telling what kind of people you are. You're not worthy to pick up dog droppings. You'll all see each other in hell trust us.

Posted at 7:26PM on Oct 6th 2007 by HOLD ON

71. BRAVO, JEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 7:11PM on Oct 6th 2007 by noitall

72. Mean owners breed Pitbulls to be Mean........... I have owned 2 and they have been kind and loving ...My Dacshund is meaner than my Pit. Just take a look at the pic of DMX... who holds their beloved animals that way?

Posted at 1:05AM on Oct 7th 2007 by MeshellinTX

73. These people are animals. They have a lifestyle that abuses animals for their pleasure. It's sick and depraved and I am so happy that they are not going to be tolerated and that people are taking notice and doing something to stop this inhumane practice. It's really sad for these animals and they truly suffer. Its time they were held accountable and they be charged for abusing these animals and charged to fullest extent of the laws.

Posted at 7:27PM on Oct 6th 2007 by nelle

74. THANK YOU JEN, for you intelligent, well researched post. I've copied and sent it to all of my companion dog friends. Bree - very sorry for the loss of your Labs. My husband and I have two, and they are sweet and loving with everyone. I suggest you volunteer at your local shelter, if you are looking to do something to help animals. They ALWAYS need dog walkers, groomers, etc. You may find your new best friend! Ty and Elle are both shelter adoptees.

To the ignorant person that wants certain breeds "banned" in America, shame on you. Puppies are innocent, blank slates, born to love and must be taught (brutally )to fight.

Posted at 7:27PM on Oct 6th 2007 by AnnaLise

75. A law should be passed preventing certain people from buying pit bulls. The poor dogs have a bad reputation that they do NOT deserve. It is the people that are screwing up these fine animals. Pitiful. Jail the bas****s that are doing this to dogs.

Posted at 7:52PM on Oct 6th 2007 by Legalreader