| The Alabama Supreme Court affirms a decision
by a lower court, which ruled that four Pit Bull puppies are not vicious
and can be adopted from the Huntsville Animal Shelter. This Madison County
circuit court ruling came after the prosecution argued the dogs were vicious
with no useful purpose and presented "expert" testimony by a veterinarian
that stated Pit Bulls are genetically vicious. The court, in its ruling,
decided that the four Pit Bull puppies were not vicious and could be adopted. The veterinarian, in an affidavit, testified, "In my professional opinion, the four Pitbull dogs, by virtue of their genetic predisposition of viciousness and lack of socialization, lack any useful purpose due to viciousness." The intervenors seeking to adopt the dogs represented themselves pro se and provided counter evidence from experts that convinced the judge the Pit Bull pups were not vicious and were not genetically predisposed to being vicious, nor did they lack any useful purpose. Access official court documents pertaining to the case: 1) The Case Action Sheet (gives a procedural chronology): Page 1 | Page 2 2) The ruling by Judge Battle that was later affirmed by the Alabama Supreme Court (note: this was a handwritten order by the judge and transcribed into text by Dawn Capp. Some words were illegible). 3) The decision by the Alabama Supreme Court: RTF | HTML 4) A letter from PETA to Judge Battle calling for the euthanization of the dogs. PETA advocates extermination of the "Pit Bull" breeds: http://community-2.webtv.net/PRECIOUSFORD/IngridNewkirkPETA/ PETA came under fire for its "holocaust" poster, which was in very poor taste and compared the plight of chickens to that of the human victims of the Nazi Holocaust. Ironically, PETA advocates a "Pit Bull" holocaust, calling for the extermination of the breed. We have created a piece of parody artwork to comment on PETA's stance. We mean no disrespect to Holocaust victims. 
Compare to PETA's campaign: http://www.masskilling.com/exhibit.html |
