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Pit Bull Myths and Facts - Inform Your Decision Before Declaring Your Position

Pit bull ownership has been a hotly debated topic in recent years. The pit bull, at one time bred for fighting, has consequently become notorious for vicious attacks, thus encouraging many cities and counties to elect and enforce breed-specific legislation (BSL) that essentially bans pit bulls. In response to these breed-specific laws, pit bull owners are speaking out, claiming biased media attention and irresponsible ownership is to blame for the public's negative view on this beloved family pet.

With one side decrying pit bulls as a dangerous, aggressive dog that has rightly earned its fearful stigma, and the other side claiming unfair bias toward pit bulls they perceive as loving animals, how can you determine your position in the debate?

1800PetMeds has researched the positions, politics and perspectives related to pit bulls and the pit bull debate, to shed some light on this hot-button topic. Some of the pit bull myths and facts in the infographic below may surprise you.

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Midwives Say Limiting Their Freedom to Practice Hurts Mothers, Children, Low-Income Families

Midwives Say Limiting Their Freedom to Practice Hurts Mothers, Children, Low-Income Families:

For many years women helped fellow women give birth. In offering support, calming them and in doing so relieve their pain, and delivery the child. I find it fascinating how midwifery has been demonized and outlawed as the power in the delivery room shifted to the men. More currently Certified Professional Midwives (CPM's) can only practice in 27 states and are frowned upon in certain sectors of society. Doulas are seen as unnecessary and there are those that doubt the need for them at all. Hospitals are preferred when giving birth but there is a growing murmur of a trend where women are branching out and discovering that there are other less conventional ways of doing things. Or perhaps the conventional ways of doing things are what we should be aiming for in this case!
    
Ricki Lake Documentary - The Business of Being Born 

My good friend recently gave a hospital birth and the baby came so fast that the nurse ended up delivering the child before the Doctor arrived. Shockingly the nurse felt the need to apologize to the Doctor when he got to the room. Can you imagine that a Registered Nurse would have fear or reservations about conducting a birth when necessary but this is part of the dilemma that women face today concerning midwifery.


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Interview With The Dog (click on image)

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Fierce & Sexy Tattooed Beauty

By Byron Velasquez

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Portraits of Dogs Shaking Off Water

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The World mourns Lennox, condemned as pitbull, put to death in Belfast

When are we going to stop labeling every pit-bull, or in this case American Bulldog-Lab mix, bully breeds and a danger to public safety. In this case, in accordance with the 'Dangerous Dog Act' of Belfast Lennox was taken away from his family because of his looks and measurements. The city would not even even allow the dog to be sent to the United States to be saved. The idea that he was a pit-bull brought on a death sentence before any crime was committed. After cries, a petition, blog and a Facebook support page city council has put down Lennox.

Lennox, dog condemned as pitbull, is put to death in Belfast

Sit less, add 2 years to your life - The Times of India

Sit less, add 2 years to your life - The Times of India:

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So what a surprise! Attempting to move around some will add years to your life and watching TV & sitting all day is detrimental. Well duh!!  
"They calculated that 27% of all deaths in America are partly caused by adults spending too much time sitting down. Similarly 19% of all deaths are in part due to watching too much TV."

Stop American Censorship — a campaign from Fight for the Future

Stop American Censorship — a campaign from Fight for the Future:

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Kincaide Presents: Winter Mix 2012

Kincaide Presents: Winter Mix 2012