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A pit-bull mix was found tied to a car port in the cold last month in Pittsburgh's East End. After a neighbor called the city of Pittsburgh Animal Control, the emaciated pooch landed at the Animal Rescue League.
"He had been tied up there for a while," says Tifanie Tiberio, marketing director at the Animal Rescue League. "Some shelters might have turned that dog away, because not too many people want to adopt pit bulls."See the full content of this document
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Rescue League Celebrates 100 Years of Humane Happenings
Apparently, people will call animal control for a pit bull, but take home the cute Yorkie.
The city always has had some kind of working relationship with the League since the inception of the nonprofit, which marks its centennial this year.It's always been about saving the dogs and cats that people don't want.Sometimes, it's an abused dog that runs astray. Or the rejected pets are delivered: It's not unusual for League workers to arrive at the East Liberty shelter along Hamilton Avenue in E...See the full content of this document
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