cmc,
Thank you very much.If someone took him to fight him, they have made a HUGE mistake because he would not hurt a fly.He was truly the best dog that we have ever had.

I am going to call Animal control right now and see if he has been found and thanks for the link that you posted.

Christie

Christie, they do not take the dogs to be fighters. They use them to train the dogs who are fighters. Sorry to be blunt, it is a horrible fact. I am glad you are contacting the shelters and lassiecomehome. We have our paws and fingers crossed you and Tony are reunited today.

I too love this post and that there are so many out there wanting to help the animals. But keep in mind that there are thousands of animals in the shelters in the states who are in need of homes too. Right now, in the US over 4 to 5 million and it may be closer to 6 to 7 million animals are euthanized every year in animal shelters. There are just not enough homes for all the animals that come into shelters.

And an interesting little statistic, of all the animals that are acquired yearly for pets nationwide, only 14% of those animals come from animal shelters.

So we have a problem here too. If you are looking to adopt a pet, please consider your local animal shelter or rescue group, you will be saving a life.

And more important get the message out there, spay/neuter, spay/neuter, spay/neuter.

Thanks,
KathyH

Oh I hope you are able to find him. I don't know what I'd do if one of my dogs were missing. I'd be a wreck.

cmcfong-what a horrid image I had after reading your post. One never would have thought of such a thing. But yes, now more people are aware.

Christie-my thoughts are with you. Use every resource you can find to find your dog...

Oh, Christie I'm so sorry. I'm hoping your dog is back home ASAP as soon as possible. PLEASE keep us posted.

I'd also call the local police. They may know some bad guys who are into dog fighting.

Christie, it occurred to me that you might want to canvas your old neighborhood that you just moved from. If for any reason your dog got lost, or picked up and then abandoned by someone else, it's a remote possibility that he would have found his way back to his old home. You've only been in your new home for just over a month, right?

Anyway, it's worth a shot. GOod luck.

Great idea, Emily. Christie, please let us know how things are going.I have you and Tony in my prayers.

Thanks everyone for the support.

Emily,
I had the same idea,we did move about a month ago.We moved only about 4 miles away from the old house.I am going to ride by there today.

I called the local animal shelter and they took my name and number and a description of Tony.They told me that they have had alot of reports of dogs lost/stolen in our area lately.

I also posted something at my vet.I am going to post it at other places today.

I will keep everyone posted.

Christie

Oh how awful christie. I do hope you find him alive and well.

cmcfong, cruelty to animals is just something I cannot even begin to comprehend...nor do I ever want to be able to understand it.

Oh! I forgot to post that there's a shelter in Jamaica as well. I just found out about it today. It's called "the animal house". It's in St.Ann.

http://www.theanimalhousejamaica.org/