Many pit bull owners, shaken by a spate of horrific attacks, are heeding calls to hand over their dogs.
Clarence Ford interviews Reinet Meyer of the Bloemfontein SPCA.
Pit bull owners in Bloemfontein are surrendering their dogs to the SPCA en masse.
So far, 49 dogs in the city have been handed over by their owners in the wake of a horrific attack by a pit bull that mauled an eight-year-old child to death after jumping over the fence into a neighbouring property.
The Bloemfontein SPCA tries to rehabilitate the dogs that they receive, avoiding euthanasia, if possible.
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The South African Pitbull Federation has praised the dog owners, saying it was time more owners realise they had bitten off more than they could chew.
A petition calling for the government to ban the breed has almost 100 000 signatures.
If you have an aggressive dog, please bring it to the SPCA… [Owners who have done so] are scared the same will happen with their pit bulls…
Reinet Meyer, Bloemfontein SPCA
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Owners themselves are scared of their dogs, and don’t want the same tragedy to happen again… People are calling us to fetch their dogs…
Reinet Meyer, Bloemfontein SPCA
If you want protection, an animal is not the right means… An animal is a pet, not an alarm system or security…
Reinet Meyer, Bloemfontein SPCA
Ford interviewed Meyer – scroll up to listen.
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