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Missouri Dogfighting Rescue

Name: Chocolate
Age: 5 months

Name: Blueberry
Age: 3 months
*Adoption Pending*

Name: Orbit
Age: 5 months

Name: Bethany
Age: 2 months

Name: Sophie
Age: 2 months

Name: Garth
Age: 4 months

Name: Banjo
Age: 4 months

Name: Marley
Age: 4 months

Name: Monarch
Age: 2 years, 3 months

Name: Pete
Age: 1 year, 2 months

Name: Jackie
Age: 2 years, 2 months

  

On Monday (11/16), Butte Humane Society took in 11 American pit bull terriers rescued from the largest dog fighting raid in US history.  These dogs and hundreds of others have been located in an emergency shelter run by Humane Society of Missouri in St. Louis since the July 8 raid, in which over 500 dogs were seized.  To read recently released news articles, click here!

More photos and full biographies will be available on our website after their adoption evaluations. The rescued dogs will be available for adoption after a mandatory six week foster period. While they cannot be adopted during this six week period, applications for adoption will be accepted during this time.

For more information on how to adopt or for an adoption application, click here.

The 1600-mile transport from St. Louis to Sacramento was coordinated and carried out by Best Friends Animal Society, based in Utah. Pit Bull Rescue Central and The Humane Society of the United States also assisted with the transfer of the dogs in California. Three other West Coast groups also took in dogs from the raid, including one group who traveled from Portland, Oregon to pick them up. To see our online photo album of Butte Humane Society's transport pickup, click here.

  

These dogs are being cared for in addition to the hundreds of dogs and puppies that we receive during the winter.  To help with these additional costs, donations are much needed and would be greatly appreciated.