It is equally important to honor our loyal, loving and brave war dogs who too have lost their lives defending our country and to this day save, serve and sacrifice.

Every breed pictures here is banned and/or effected negatively by BSL laws. Breed Specific Legislation is discrimination implemented and enforced by the uneducated and further perpetuates untrue stereotypes and supports the reckless hate speech by the media. BSL laws prevent “Pitbull type dogs” and others in military housing which goes against the very civil rights and liberties our men, women and canines are defending. In August 2013 a petition with 30,189 signatures asked the White House to overturn BSL on a federal level.

Here is the OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE RESPONSE” to this petition and a link to the HuffPo article about it. (including a photo of Angel and comments by Rebecca Corry) http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3785911

“We don’t support breed-specific legislation — research shows that bans on certain types of dogs are largely ineffective and often a waste of public resources.

In 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at twenty years of data about dog bites and human fatalities in the United States. They found that fatal attacks represent a very small proportion of dog bite injuries to people and that it’s virtually impossible to calculate bite rates for specific breeds.

The CDC also noted that the types of people who look to exploit dogs aren’t deterred by breed regulations — when their communities establish a ban, these people just seek out new, unregulated breeds. And the simple fact is that dogs of any breed can become dangerous when they’re intentionally or unintentionally raised to be aggressive.

For all those reasons, the CDC officially recommends against breed-specific legislation — which they call inappropriate.

As an alternative to breed-specific policies, the CDC recommends a community-based approach to prevent dog bites. And ultimately, we think that’s a much more promising way to build stronger communities of pets and pet owners.”-The White House

In response to this petition another petition was created by our active duty military. This petition asked to direct the President’s attention to military base housing policies that ban certain dogs just because of their appearance. These policies force families to give up their pets or seek less advantageous housing off-base. These policies break up families and cause the deaths of thousands of innocent. ‪#‎America‬ ‪#‎standupforpits‬

GREAT ARTICLE
http://nypost.com/…/how-4-dogs-helped-protect-their-master…/

MORE INFO ON SERGEANT STUBBY (pictured on this post)
Sergeant Stubby (1916 or 1917 – March 16, 1926), has been called the most decorated war dog of World War I and the only dog to be nominated for rank and then promoted to sergeant through combat, a claim for which there is no offical documentary evidence, but is recognized in connection with an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution. He was the official mascot of the 102nd Infantry, assigned to the 26th (Yankee) Division. Stubby served for 18 months and participated in seventeen battles on the Western Front. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and once caught a German soldier by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American soldiers found him. Back home his exploits were front page news of every major newspaper.IMG_6129IMG_6136FullSizeRender (6) FullSizeRender (7)