Pit Bulls.

Last summer Care2 brought you the story of a pit bull who saved his owner not once, but twice. Gloria Benton's husband John was leaving for work when Titan started acting strange and blocked the door, while barking and growling, which sent him back upstairs to check on his wife. John found Gloria had suffered an aneurism and had fallen and fractured her skull. It happened a second time when Titan woke John at 4:30 am to let him know that Gloria had fallen in the bathroom. Now comes another great story of a pit bull rescue. A pit bull saved his owner from a fire in her Long Island, New York home on May 3, barking to alert her of the flames on the other side of the house that would soon ...

MLB player Mark Buerhle and his family can't seem to catch a break when it comes to finding a place to live with Slater, their 2-year-old American Staffordshire terrier. Last year, Slater made news after Buerhle signed a four-year contract with the Miami Marlins in a city with a breed ban. The Buerhles got around that one by living roughly 30 minutes away in Broward County, where they were outspoken advocates for adoption and ending breed specific legislation (BSL). RELATED: Why I Will Never Support Breed Bans In November, Buerhle was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays, where once again Slater found himself unwelcome thanks to a provision banning pit bulls in Ontario's Dog Owner's Liability ...

You've probably heard nightmarish stories about Pit bulls and their supposedly dangerous natures. You may even have friends who own dogs but still believe that Pit bulls are unsafe and to be avoided. As animal lovers, we know by now that Pit bulls are not "killer dogs," or monsters more dangerous than any other breed. But it's frustrating to see so much misinformation persist. How did Pit bulls go from being a trusted breed years ago to one that is hated, vilified and feared today? According to ...