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• MCABSL Fundraiser by Evolution Martial Arts & Fitness Center

  • Start
    March 20, 2010
  •  
    07:30 PM
  • Location
    12013 SW 114TH Place Miami,Fl. 33176

  

  Location: 12013 SW 114th Place Miami,FL. 33176

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• Pit Bull Seminar

  • Start
    March 30, 2010
  •  
    07:00 PM
  • Location
    University of PA Vet School

  Below is an event held by MCABSL's Honorary Member Buzz Miller. This is a great seminar being held at the University of Pennsylvania Vet School.

   

  

   

  Dear Pit Bull Seminar Attendee:

   

            Below are UPDATED details including the confirmed date of Tuesday, MARCH 30, 2010 at 7 pm at Buzzy’s Bow Wow Meow for the Pit Bull Seminar.  The reasons the date is 2 months beyond late January 2010 are the following:

   

  1.   I just received confirmation from the University of PA Vet School that they have reserved the afternoon of March 30, 2010 for Animal Farm Foundation to present their Power Point to the vet students.  Animal Farm Foundation, which is located in upstate New York, will be driving to Philadelphia to present their wonderful pro-pit bull Power Point on March 30, 2010.  The presentation to the Penn vet students will consist of only the Animal Farm Foundation presentation; whereas, the 7 PM program at Buzzy’s on March 30, 2010 will contain much additional information, videos and presentations, as per BELOW.

   

  2.   I just returned from the Miami area which enacted (many years ago) Breed Specific Legislation pursuant to which thousands of dogs, allegedly identified as “pit bulls” by animal control officers, have been confiscated from owners’ homes and euthanized.  I met with Dahlia Canes, the director and founder of Miami Coalition Against Breed Specific Legislation and other board members of her group.  I am now committed to assisting them in attempting to overturn Breed Specific Legislation in the Miami area.  By holding the Seminar in late March I will be able to provide additional information on how pit bull advocates in one of our major cities are planning to eliminate BSL.

   

  3.   The additional time will enable me, within my crazy schedule, to prepare an educational pamphlet presenting facts as to why we should “Punish the Deed and Not the Breed”.

   

  4.   I am heavily involved with the group “PinUps for PitBulls” which is marketing a 2010 calendar with monthly photos PinUps women and their pit bulls.  PinsUps is marketing this calendar throughout the country; it is available for sale at Buzzy’s for $20.   The premiere episode of Animal Planet’s new PitBull-themed reality TV show: “Pit Boss” will be shown at 10 pm on Saturday, January 16, 2010, and will be featuring “PinUps for PitBulls”.  Please tune in or record this episode.

   

  5.   In connection with my work with Pin Ups for Pit Bulls, Buzzy’s is creating an internet shopping site which will enable dog owners throughout the country to purchase products from Buzzy’s.  In addition to customary products we will be selling such items as PinUps’ calendar, Pit Bull books, etc.  The creation of this shopping site will involve months of organization.  As per products sold at our store, we will be selling “top of the line” products, shipping anywhere in the world, at reasonable, competitive prices.

   

   

  Pit Bull Seminar - CONFIRMED DATE: March 30, 2010

  Punish the Deed, Not the Breed

   

  Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 7:00 pm

   

  SIGN UP NOW - we expect another PACKED HOUSE!

   

  "Punish the Deed, Not the Breed" The Truth about Pit Bulls. Seminar to be conducted at Buzzy's Companion Animal Education Center on Tuesday, March 30, 2010  (7pm - 9 pm).

   

  WE ARE NOW TAKING SIGN UPS for this Seminar which will be an update of our "sold out" October 29, 2009 Seminar. WE ALREADY HAVE A WAITING LIST OF ATTENDEES FROM THE LAST SEMINAR.

   

  Seminar will present the true positive facts about Pit Bulls and why BSL does not work. This event is free, but please register in advance ASAP. There is a limited capacity and we expect a quick sellout. REGISTER BY E-MAILING buzz@buzzysbowwowmeow.com with your number of attendees, and a phone number and email address where you can be reached.

   

  Below is a summary of this educational seminar:

   

  1. Introducing "ordinary folks" with their Pit Bulls/Pit Bull mixes, all of which were adopted or rescued from shelter type operations, some of which had been involved in dog fighting. These owners will tell their personal stories of what loving, fantastic, family oriented dogs their Pit Bulls are.

   

  2. We will be showing on our large screen TVs several short videos of individuals and families sharing wonderful experiences with their Pit Bulls.

   

  3. Expert speakers from Animal Farm Foundation, Inc. will be showing a fantastic Power Point evidencing the "true facts" about Pit Bulls and BSL. This knowledgeable group will also discuss their Pit Bull experiences.

   

  4. We will have adoptable Pit Bulls for the audience to meet to understand that Pit Bulls have gotten a bum rap and are not the "killer dogs" often portrayed by the news media for sensational shock value.

   

  5. Trainers who are experts in training Pit Bulls as household companions and family pets will be discussing their experiences.

   

  6. We will be handing out a free several page Brochure stating the true favorable facts about Pit Bulls, which is contrary to the media sensationalism of the last 10+ years and which also will contain a summary of why BSL does not work.

   

  7. We hope the general public will increase their Pit Bull adoptions and understand why BSL does not work. By being educated animal lovers, we can help put an end to judging a dog by its breed and not by its deed, which has resulted in needless euthanasia of innocent animals.

   

  When Ed Fritz, Director of Best Friends' Animal Society's campaign: Pit Bulls: Saving America's Dog was at the PSPCA on August 27, 2009 Buzz hand fed dozens of dogs in the main adoption area of the PSPCA. About 80% of these dogs were Pit Bull/Pit Bull mixes. Even though Buzz spent only a few minutes, at most, with any one of the dogs, there was not one who did not appear adoptable as a great family pet. Because they felt so highly of the pits they encountered that afternoon, Buzz and his wife talked their daughter and son-in-law (both in their 40's) into adopting their first dog, a Pit Bull mix from the PSPCA.

   

  We intend conducting similar events thru the time that Cyrus Mejia's art exhibit, "Pits & Perception" is brought to Philadelphia in 2010. Cyrus is a founder of Best Friends & his Exhibit contains large portraits of the Michael Vick Pit Bulls rehabbed at Best Friends.

   

  Many thanks for your support!

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• Premiere for Beyond the Myth Documentary

  • Start
    May 29, 2010
  • Location
    1040 Lincoln Rd. Miami Beach, FL. 33139

  

  PRESS RELEASE

  For Immediate Release Cover Y'all Productions Announces Film Premiere Date

  Knoxville, Tenn.— [January 26, 2010], Filmmaker Libby R. Sherrill, announced today

  that her documentary, Beyond the Myth: A Film About Pit Bulls and Breed

  Discrimination, will premiere on May 29th, 2010 at the beautiful Art Deco-Style Colony

  Theatre, in the heart of South Beach, Fl.

  Beyond the Myth is a film about “pit bulls” and those who love and defend the breed.

  It explores the contributing factors behind the public's generalized fear of pit bulls and

  examines the conflict existing between advocates and opponents of Breed Specific

  Legislation (BSL). It also investigates the myths associated with the breed and asks the

  question, “What exactly is a ‘pit bull?’”

  The film investigates these issues by interviewing advocates and opponents of BSL,

  legislators and other professionals, pit bull owners, covering live events concerned with

  BSL, and showing the devastating effects of dog fighting. In addition to these real-life

  investigations, Sherrill did extensive research regarding the media's role in influencing

  people's opinions on pit bulls, and demonstrates these facts in both a smart and

  engaging way.

  The city of Miami, FL. has the longest standing pit bull ban in the country, instituded in

  1988. This fact more than any other, influenced Sherrill's decision to premeire the film in

  South Beach, which is located in Miami-Dade County. 'We are screening the film in or

  near cities like Miami, Denver and Cincinnati in order to raise awareness to their breed

  specific policies- policies that result in the innocent slaughter of dogs—not because of

  their actions, but because they look a certain way—like a ‘pit bull.’”

  The film is sure to illicit strong emotions in it viewers due to the compelling subject

  matter, “It’s time to wake up and smell the coffee—because there’s a canine holocaust

  occurring Miami and Denver,” says Dahlia Canes, co-founder of the Miami Coalition

  Against Breed Specific Legislation (MCABSL), who routinely rescues pit bulls from

  Miami Animal Services and is featured in the film to discuss her experiences.

  Other principle characters include but aren't limited to Dr. Sarah Pizano, Director of

  Miami Animal Control, Carl Friedman, former Director of San Francisco Animal Care and

  Control, Cecil Thomas, Chairman of the Cincinnati Law and Public Safety Committee,

  and Dawn Capp founder of CHAKO, the Coalition of Human Advocates for K9s &

  Owners- plus emotional interviews from residents of Cincinnati, Miami, Denver and San Francisco

  For more information please visit www.beyondthemythmovie.com or

  CONTACT: Libby R. Sherrill libby@coveryall.com 865-621-9700

  The Producer/Director & crew of "Beyond The Myth" has traveled to various parts of the United States to reveal the Ignorance and Fear that surrounds our beloved breed and many others.

  MCABSL is proud to be one of the many groups featured in this documentary to help educate the country about this growing epidemic and the affects it has on ones beloved pets.

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