Thank you to the Toronto Star for being the ONLY paper to print this story.I was not able to find the story in any other newspaper. This incident did not happen in a small, obscure town with only one daily or weekly paper. This happened…

The blatant media pandering to an irrational public fear is starting to get a little old.Below, I’ve copied all three articles from the St. Catharines Standard about a dog and woman being bitten by a “pit bull”. I had to do this because, unfortunately, the…

Here is a brief summary of a survery conducted by Ipsos Canada. The summary was also produced by Ipsos, so the “interesting tidbits” listed for each city have been selected by the editors of the news release and, as such, may not actually be the…

Not much leaves me speechless, but this story at CNN sure did. Based on the history of cases like this in the U.S., I was not expecting a positive outcome for the dogs.Most of Vick’s dogs will go to families and a ‘sanctuary’ Thanks to…

There is an update on Stinky Journalism regarding the original story of a dog sexually assaulting a boy in Lockport NY. The update includes the full text of the interview by Art Science Research Laboratory with the director of the SPCA.

Came across this story while reading KC Dog Blog’s weekly roundup. It’s a perfect example of the media’s desperate need to somehow, somewhere, include the word “pit bull” in any story about dog bites.Two separate incidents in Lubbock TX. Both appear to have involved German…

On July 9, a story broke throughout various news organizations about a two year old boy being sexually assaulted by the family “pit bull” in Lockport NY, near Niagara Falls. I didn’t discuss it here because, frankly, I had serious issues with the story and…

Jasmine is a Staffordshire Bull Terrier owned by a member of the Dog Legislation Council of Canada. Her breed is banned in Ontario. Her owner has entered her in the Canadian “Pet Idol” contest and she has consistently been in the lead since the beginning!If…

Note to the media: If you fail to tell the whole truth, then you’re still lying!! That’s why the courts ask witnesses to swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Omitting a crucial fact when reporting a story can…

Over the years, a number of well-meaning people, who have tried to do their own research about “pit bulls”, have said to me, “But I go on the Internet, search for ‘pit bull attack’, and there are thousands of web pages. If there are that…