Victoria SPCA - Taking in Pit Bulls from Ontario!

Story on CH News 6:00 pm and 11:00pm, Nov 18. “Who let the dogs out”.

Six, 10 - 14 week old pit bull puppies were shown being flown in from Hamilton, Ontario to the Victoria SPCA. Some of the statements from the story included:
“the puppies were screened for aggressive traits before leaving Ontario”.
“ this is why the SPCA is here, to help those that nobody else can help”.

Comments:
1. I don’t think that there is any way to check a puppy to know for sure it will not be aggressive when it is an adult.
2. The BC SPCA should be helping dogs in BC to get homes, surely there are other resources for the Ontario dogs. How many dogs in BC will not get homes because of the import of these pups? If pit bulls are so “easy” to find homes for why is there at least one (Tyson), that has been in the Victoria shelter for almost a year? There are more dogs in BC of all breeds and types that will not get homes that should be helped by the BCSPCA before importing more from out of province. Other rescues, shelters and pounds in BC could use help to find homes for the dogs that are in their care! The BCSPCA is just compounding the existing problem of finding good homes for pit bulls in BC!