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Because of humans thousands of innocent animals are dying.Animals such as pitbulls, black cats and hyenas are dying because humans can’t get past the fact that the news and movies will only tell you the bad and suspenseful side of these animals.

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Pitbulls have changed a lot since they but humans haven’t. The pit bull terrier was bred in the early 1800s from bulldogs and terriers, and they were mostly used for bull baiting which is when a dog is used to fight a bull or a bear, one of the animals would fall from injuries fatigue or die. Soon after bull baiting began it was outlawed in Britain by the British House of Parliament. After bull baiting was outlawed the lower class invented ratting which in when 2 dogs would kill rats and the dog who killed the rat in the shortest time would win. Soon it was discovered by police and then came in dog fighting which hasn’t changed much over the last 200 years.

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About ⅔ of all dogs that are euthanized are pitbulls and about only 40% of them will ever be adopted.Some ways to help are to adopt foster or donate to rescues like Angel City Pitbulls in Los Angeles.

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The pitbull is one of the most stereotyped domesticated animals on the planet.Many people say they pitbulls are agressive naturally but it has been found that they are trained to be aggressive or it is from poor breading. Statistics show that if a dog looks or has partial pitbull DNA it’s chances of adoption are slimmer than other dogs. Another Stereotype of pitbulls is that they have a lockjaw, studies of pitbulls have found that they can’t have a lock jaw because their jaws don’t have the pressure or strength necessary to have a lock jaw.Another stereotype on pitbulls is that they will attack anyone that they see but like in this quote by the site “Vitamins for Pitbulls” says, “Deane says. “ properly trained, a man can be a pitbull’s best friend.” This quote shows that with the proper training a pitbull can be a person's best friend not their enemy.

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This infographic talks about pitbull and how many of them die and how adoptable and friendly they are.

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A few dogs that have been thought to look like a pitbull include the american bulldog, presa canario, cane corso, boxer, dogo argentino, stafford bull terrier, bull mastiff, olde english bulldogge and the alpha blue blood dog.

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Shelby was found in a Tennessee landfill looking for food.She was spotted by Debi Pearl owner of Paws for Affect which trains dogs for movie rolls.After the movie she got a new job as a therapy dog for kids at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

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Some movies help with the reputation of pit bulls like the classic Little Rascals with the character of Petey. Another movie that helps with the reputation of pitbulls is A Dog's Way Home which has a pitbull be the main character in the movie named Bella is another movie, she was found on the streets and is now a therapy dog at children's hospital.

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A Dog’s Way Home is a movie that was just released in January starting a pitbull

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Shelby was found in a Tennessee landfill looking for food.She was spotted by Debi Pearl owner of Paws for Affect which trains dogs for movie rolls.After the movie she got a new job as a therapy dog for kids at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

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A heartwarming story of a pitbull started in Ontario Canada where after 2 years of fighting 10 dogs were seized from the fighting ring but the rescue took an unexpected turn and ended up rescuing 31 dogs from the ring. Only 7 of the dogs passed the behavioral test and the 24 were going to be euthanized. A man named Rob Schneider took the rescue to court to have the 24 dogs reassessed. The dogs were later taken to rehabilitation facilities in florida in the summer. The rescue dogs profile pictures show the dogs to look shy yet full of joy. One of the dog trainers Deane says. “Some of them will jump in your lap and kiss you. Some are more frightened but still very sweet.” This shows that the pitbulls can still be trusting even though that they have always been neglected by humans that they still have the mindset to believe that humans can be good. Also You cannot "love" a dog out of her bad behavior, just as you can't "love" a criminal into stopping his crimes.”This quote also shows that pitbulls can’t change overnight for people they have to learn what is is right and what is wrong and they have to learn to trust with time

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Maisey is one of the dogs seized from dog fighting.

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The black cat has an interesting history because of how all the cultures throughout history have different perspectives on the felines. In ancient Egypt the Egyptians worshiped the black cat goddess Bastet and thought black cats would bring good luck to your family. In 14th century however when the black death began and people began to blame witches so they burned them and because they thought all black cats were related to witches they also burned the cats which made the black death worse because the rat population grew which made the disease even worse. The pilgrims when they arrived from Europe they thought that the black cat was related to the devil. Then in the 1800s the Voodoo queen Marie Laveau began to haunt the St. Louis cemetery in New Orleans and legend says that she curses everyone who enters the seminary in the form of a black cat with red eyes.

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In the modern era most cultures have different thoughts on black cats because in Scotland they believe that a black cat will bring prosperity to your future. Though western cultures thought the black cat would bring bad luck. On the other hand Japan thinks that black cats are lucky to own but not to cross paths with which will bring you good luck.

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Many people think that the black cat is just a type of cat but within the black cats there are many breeds such as the bombay, persian, exotic, ragamuffin, scottish fold, selkirk rex and many others.

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Statistics show that 71% of all black cats in the world are euthanized and because of the witch stereotype they are ⅔ less likely to get adopted that other cats! Like the quote by Deng Xiaoping, “It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice.” This shows that is doesn't matter what a cat does or looks like all cats are the same.

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Movies like Hocus Pocus give mixed feeling toward the black cat because the boy who was a pilgrim was turned into a black cat by the Sanderson sisters. On the other hand it shows that the black cat is working against the witches and trying to end their reign of terror.

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Binx the black cat from Hocus Pocus.

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One strange thing about Binx is that he was immortal for over 300 years but in the end he died.

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In 2013 the U.S. department of agriculture studied the behavior and health of black cats in research labs and found the a whopping 21,074 black cats were being tested on cleaning products. The other 1,247 black cats were just kept in the labs for research but were never used. The did studied the cats health and found that the cats in research labs are more likely to have immune system failure, leukemia, and HIV.

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Black kittens in cages at a research lab.

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Some ways to help black cats is to adopt (in this case is to donate to that specific animal) or foster or to donate to rescues like Black Cat Holistics.

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Hyenas are greatly misunderstood because of their strong and massive jaws and startling laugh.

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Some breeds of Hyenas include the striped hyena, spotted hyena, brown hyena and, Aardwolf.

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Some rescues that people can donate to to help save hyenas are rescues like Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, and the African Wildlife Foundation. Another way to help is to adopt a hyena (in this case it means to donate to a specific animal).

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Hyenas are an endangered because of loss of habitat and also because of hunting.They are one of Africa's most endangered carnivores with a population of 5-8,000 brown hyenas.

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Hyenas have been know to kill and attack humans mostly children.

In the Lion King there are three hyenas and their names are Banzai, Shenzi and, Ed.Shenzi means savage and, banzai means skulk or lurk.

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Hyenas in The Lion King, Sulk. Banzi and, Ed.

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In February 2017 a wounded hyena was found wandering in the city of Kariba.He was close to death with a wire snare caught in his jaw and in the back of his head. He was unable to eat and was dehydrated and starved. The hyena was darted to have the snare removed.He received medication for his wounds.The wire cut the side of his jaw and back of his head.He has no energy and couldn’t swallow his food. The snare was in his jaw for an estimated 4-6 weeks.He was in horrendous pain and grew weaker and weaker.Maggots were in his hips, pelvic and, back creating another reason that he might not survive.He was safely left in a Zim Parks Area manager's office, to see if he would feel safe and recover. Volunteers dribbled water into his mouth. He was given milk, water and, liquidated meats.His wounds were sprayed. It took 3 weeks for the hyena, “Mr. Bones” to recover. He was soon released back into the wild.

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Mr. Bones” was found with a young lion also with a wire snare in it’s paw named “Tawanda”.

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Hyena “Mr. Bones” when he was fond with the wire snare caught in his jaw and head.

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Pitbulls, black cats and, hyenas are great animals that have been given a bad reputation because people won’t give them a chance.All they want is to have a good life in piece but, all we do is have them fight the pain of being some of the worlds most hated and abused animals. Like Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “To be great is to be misunderstood.”  and this quote shows that these animals are great and that all animals are alike.

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Domesticated: animals that have been trained to adapt to life in cities.

British House of Parliament: lawmakers in Britain.

Adopt: to have an animals in your family in your home

Foster:to have an animal in your family but it is not permanent

Leukemia: a type of cancer

HIV:virus in blood

Breed:types of animals

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