Read more pit bull stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23020/pit-bull.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:34:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74650/steelers-fan-kills-misbehaving-pup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Pittsburgh-area pit bull puppy was misbehaving before a Steelers game, police say, so 22-year-old William Woodson, his girlfriend, and her dog went out for a walk—except that instead of walking, witnesses say Woodson kicked the dog down the street. Once it was incapacitated and almost dead, he left....http://www.newser.com/story/74650/steelers-fan-kills-misbehaving-pup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 13:52:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69074/sack-vick-feed-a-dog-animal-shelter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Pennsylvania animal shelter has put a price on Michael Vick’s head—sort of. Main Line Animal Rescue ran an ad in the Washington Post promising to donate five bags of dog food to local shelters every time a Redskin sacks Vick during their Oct. 26 game. “We just need...http://www.newser.com/story/69074/sack-vick-feed-a-dog-animal-shelter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 11:49:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/42635/vicks-dogs-now-on-wine-labels.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeorgia, Handsome Dan, Curly and other pit bulls rescued from Michael Vick’s dogfighting operation are getting a shot at fame as stars of a line of boutique red wines. The Vicktory Dogs Wine Collection features colorful portraits of 22 dogs confiscated from Vick’s kennels that now live at Best Friends...http://www.newser.com/story/42635/vicks-dogs-now-on-wine-labels.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Nov 2008 18:53:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34983/advocates-for-pit-bulls-work-to-dispel-image.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe pit bull has long been considered a breed prone to violence—a generalization the Michael Vick case did nothing to help. But a California couple is working to show people that the dogs have become victims of stereotype and, more importantly, widespread abuse. And they're using some of the...http://www.newser.com/story/34983/advocates-for-pit-bulls-work-to-dispel-image.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 16 Aug 2008 16:08:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34185/koreans-clone-5-little-boogers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouth Korean scientists have made the world’s first commercial clones, creating five copies of a heroic pit bull named Booger, the Times of London reports. The little Boogers were ordered and paid for—at an introductory rate of $50,000—by Hollywood screenwriter Bernann McKinney, owner of the now-departed original....http://www.newser.com/story/34185/koreans-clone-5-little-boogers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 Aug 2008 9:38:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27913/texas-boy-7-killed-by-pit-bulls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 7-year-old Texas boy was apparently mauled to death yesterday by two pit bulls, writes the Abilene Reporter. Police responding to a 911 call discovered Tanner Joshua Monk’s body on the side of a road, with two dogs nearby. The deputies were forced to kill the dogs, which belonged to...http://www.newser.com/story/27913/texas-boy-7-killed-by-pit-bulls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 May 2008 14:10:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27047/rapper-dmx-arrested-on-animal-cruelty-drug-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolice arrested rapper DMX early this morning on animal-abuse and drug charges, the Arizona Republic reports. Police seized five pit bull puppies, and unknown quantities of marijuana and cocaine from the house northeast of Phoenix.http://www.newser.com/story/27047/rapper-dmx-arrested-on-animal-cruelty-drug-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 May 2008 17:22:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19143/woman-orders-clone-of-beloved-dog-for-150k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA California woman has placed the first order for a cloned dog with South Korean biotech firm RNL Bio, pledging $150,000 for a genetic duplicate of her dead pitbull, Booger, who once saved her from a dog attack, reports the BBC. Seoul National University scientists, who produced the first...http://www.newser.com/story/19143/woman-orders-clone-of-beloved-dog-for-150k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 Feb 2008 10:57:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17513/vicks-fighters-now-cuddlers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMany of the pit bulls Michael Vick illegally trained to fight have better days ahead, the AP reports. Experts have evaluated the more than 50 dogs taken from the quarterback’s property—and only one showed aggression. The rest were transported to rescue groups nationwide; 13 took an unlikely cross-country trip...http://www.newser.com/story/17513/vicks-fighters-now-cuddlers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 27 Jan 2008 14:32:29 CST