Villalobos Rescue Centre Featured On Animal Planet
October 31st, 2009 - 6:27 pm ICT by GDBy Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct. 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) As a special Halloween treat, Animal Planet bring us the pit-bull trainer and the founder of Villalobos Rescue Center-Tia Maria Torres. ‘Pit Bulls And Parolees’, premiered on the 30th of October on the eve of Halloween. Torres owns Villalobos, which remains the country’s largest pit-bull rescue facility until now, and she is determined to end the hostility that people generally have in their minds against these raging pit-bulls.
Villalobos is situated on the outskirts of LA and covers up a ground of 10 acres. It has been a home to thousands and thousands of pit-bulls, that were either abandoned or were sentenced to be killed, from 15 years. The facility has also rescued these animals from drug busts and from fighting rings.
When, in the past, Animal Planet called on to the owners to help them on the show, “It’s me or the Dog”, they were quite happy to do so. The center also has also arranged for a training course, for the Los Angeles pit-bulls. The course is free of cost and will be held at, the LA Deprt. of Animal Services North Central Shelter. The course will give put how to train the animals in very basic commands like sit, and stay. It will then go on to more advanced tricks.
The people today have started keeping a pit-bull for a number of reasons but all of them, are the wrong ones. They may be kept as a guard dog, which is acceptable but they are also used during drug deals and for fighting in the rings. However the people tend to forget that, according to professionals, these pit-bulls want to please their masters and are faithful to children too.
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