Adding insult to injury.... pit bull owners drag their dogs to art memorial

MICHIGAN -- Upset PIT BULL lovers say an ArtPrize entry that memorializes the victims of dog attacks unfairly focuses on pit bull breeds.

 

The entry, “Out of the Blue” by Julie Kowal of Wyoming, is made up of crosses and the faces of 30 people who were killed this year in dog attacks in the U.S., the artist says. Several of the victims are children. Most of the attacks featured in the entry involved pit bulls.

Sunday, pit bull owners brought their dogs to Calder Plaza, where the entry is displayed, in hopes of balancing the message. They wanted to show the breeds most often mentioned in the memorial have a softer side.

 

Tonya Choryan brought her dog Micah, who is in the it pit bull family. She described him as “very gentle.”

“We’re here to show the other side of our dogs — that responsible ownership is the key to owning these animals,” said Choryan, who is also certified to train pit bulls.



In the video clip, Choryan badgers a little girl to come over and pet her pit bull

She said the display is as troubling to her as anyone else.

“It saddens me because there’s a lot of lives lost here,” she said. “I’m glad it’s here, actually, because it opens the dialogue.”

This woman complained that most of the victims listed had been killed by
"bully breeds" and thinks it would be "better" if it didn't mention the breed
because, of course, any dog could have done this

 

 

 

 

Kowal, the artist, wasn’t at Calder Plaza Sunday as the protesters in pro-pit bull T-shirts gathered. They took blame for attacks off of the animals.

(WOODTV - Sept 28, 2014)