As many of you might have heard, Fox 11 News in Los Angeles has instituted a new policy banning specific breeds (Pit Bulls, Rottweilers and Dobermans) from its Adopt-A-Dog segments. This is particularly upsetting to us since we have a long history with Fox and have placed a great many dogs, especially Pit Bulls, due to our appearance on its shows. In fact, Tony McEwing, one of the morning anchors, adopted one of our Pit Puppies when the dog appeared on his show. In addition, Dorothy Lucey has a rescued Pit-Mix, and
Jillian Reynolds is a huge animal activist. Furthermore, Nigel Lythgoe, judge and producer of the Fox show, So You Think You Can Dance, recently adopted a Pit Bull (and Dalmatian) from us and bragged about his new family on Fox News.
Frankly, due to a lack of rules or supervision at their studio, it is surprising that an incident hasn’t happened sooner. Consequently, we sent Fox a list of safe-guards that they could implement to make the rescue segments much safer. We also sent the station statistics, supporting our contention that Pit Bulls are actually a very safe breed. However, we received an email back saying that they would not reverse the policy.
Since the breeds of dogs on their list are the ones that need the most help, it seems incomprehensible that they would simply ban those three breeds without discussing their decision with the rescue community, experts, etc. As a result, we will no longer be participating in those segments.
Although we would never ask other rescues not to appear on Fox News, since those appearances provide great exposure for dogs-in-need, we are asking that you express your shock and outrage to Fox for implementing such a narrow-minded ban. Please write letters, Tweet, Email, Call, – whatever you can do, so that Fox and other organizations don’t get away with this sort of bias and prejudice. After all, it is a fact that BSL does NOT work.
Below we have listed the names and contact information for the Fox brass, as well as that of the news anchors. It goes without saying that we should not be rude or threatening in our messages. These aren’t bad people, just sadly misinformed.
Thank you for your support.
Karma Rescue
Erica.Rios@FOXTV.COM
Lisa.Kridos@FOXTV.COM
Tom.Searson@FOXTV.COM
Josh.Kaplan@FOXTV.COM
Jose.Rios@FOXTV.COM
Carol.Fracassa@FOXTV.COM
dorothy.lucey@foxtv.com
mark.thompson@foxtv.com
jillian.reynolds@foxtv.com
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