The Christian Civic League of Maine's Mike Hein calls Pam's House Blend: "a leading source of radical homosexual propaganda, anti-Christian bigotry, and radical transgender advocacy."
He is "praying that Pam Spaulding will "turn away from her wicked and sinful promotion of homosexual behavior."
(CCLM's web site, 10/15/07)
Ex-gay "Christian" activist James Hartline on Pam:
"I have been mocked over and over again by ungodly and unprincipled anti-christian lesbians."
(from "Six Years In Sodom: From The Journal Of James Hartline," 9/4/2006, written from the "homosexual stronghold" of Hillcrest in San Diego).
"Pam is a 'twisted lesbian sister' and an 'embittered lesbian' of the 'self-imposed gutteral experiences of the gay ghetto.'" -- 9/5/2008
Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth Against Homosexuality heartily endorses the Blend, calling Pam:
A "vicious anti-Christian lesbian activist." (Concerned Women for America's radio show [9:15], 1/25/07)
"A nutty lesbian blogger." (MassResistance radio show [16:25], 2/3/07)
Pam's House Blend always seems to find these sick f*cks. The area of the country she is in? The home state of her wife? I know, they are everywhere. Pam just does such a great job of bringing them out into the light.
--Impeach Bush
who monitors yours Bevis ?? Just thought I would drop you a line,so the rest of your life is not wasted.
Here's another Sunday off-the-usual-political-topic post, although it's certainly political.
"There can be few greater thrills for a genuine dog lover than to take a homeless dog off of life's refuse pile, add love and care, and then see that dog, like the Phoenix rising from the ashes, become the great dog it was meant to be. Training such a rescued dog may require a little more time, a little more patience, and a little more skill, but the end result is a dog that has been given back its life. A dog owner can ask for no better companion." -- Joe Stahlkuppe, Training Your Pit Bull
How can people automatically assume a given dog is an evil man- or dog-killer based solely on its breed? The American Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Terrier and Bull Terrier are often targets of breed-specific legislation and discrimination. I just encountered this the other day when I was surfing around for doggie day care facilities in my area and came across a discriminatory policy at one called Camp Bow Wow. From its site:
"Due to input from clients across North America and experience at our Camps with various breeds, we made the decision in 2006 that certain breeds are not appropriate candidates for our open play environment at Camp Bow Wow. These breeds include American Pit Bull Terrier, an American Staffordshire Terrier, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, or any dog displaying the majority of physical traits of any one or more of these breeds.
That being said, we are currently working with several experts in this area to revisit our policies so they are less restrictive and more open to reviewing each dog on an individual basis, as we certainly don't want to unintentionally participate in breed discrimination. NOT all dogs of these breeds had issues in a group play environment, but it became enough of an issue, that we opted to go with our current policy until we could figure out another solution."
Never mind these people say they truly do know dogs. That's questionable -- if they did, they'd know that each dog should be judged by its temperament. Do they not do an effective assessment of a prospective client's pooch? That doesn't matter; they'll discriminate anyway and try to mitigate the decision by saying the company gives money to help out the very breeds they won't provide services for.
My hope is there is a middle ground we can come to that will allow us to maintain our industry's top tier standards without implying a prejudice at the expense of any animals, especially those that already face a tough battle due to public perception. In the meantime, we'll continue to focus on supporting the various breeds through our foundation's rescue efforts (www.bowwowbuddies.com) and supporting rescue rehab programs for them like we do with area shelters around the U.S. & Canada.
Think about it -- the very act that Kate and I have done -- rescue a dog that might never have found a home and been euthanized -- eliminates us from being clients of Camp Bow Wow without even having to pick up the phone. That's not being part of the solution, friends. Camp Bow Wow is washing its paws of the issue by catering to underinformed customers and fomenting the kind of misinformation that results in breed-specific legislation rather than blaming the owner.
Thousands of APBTs and mixes are being destroyed because of the unfounded prejudice against this demon breed of the decade. At different points in history, Great Danes, Dobies, Rotties, and German Shepherds were seen as dangerous mankillers, Pits are just the latest victim because of gang-bangers and thugs who think cultivating a fighting or mean dog makes their d*ck larger.
With that reputation reinforced over and over in the media, Pits flood shelters and even ones like Casey ignored as a potential pet just because of how they look, regardless of temperament. For goodness sake, she spent months in the Wake SPCA housed in "dorm" rooms with other dogs (they don't have cages), certainly if Casey was dog-aggressive that would have been evident early on.
Why is my "Pocket Pit" mix Casey (she's only 45 lbs), who lives quite peacefully with our very alpha Bichon Frise Chloe is blacklisted without any consideration whatsoever? We've been taking both of them to training classes and Casey's doing well; with a little more practice she'll be able to pass the Canine Good Citizen test. Look at this face and temperament.
When we're out and encounter other dogs, I put Casey into a sit-stay and she lets them go by; I don't assume other dogs will be controlled by their owners. What I do know, given the prejudice out there, is that I do have to have my dog under control. It's kind of sad; Kate was walking Chloe and I had Casey a bit behind and we came in contact on the trail with a family walking a Bichon that was kind of wild and reactive. Chloe was going ape, barking, excited, wanted to play with the little girl. The mom let her. When I came along, I coached Casey to look at me and to keep walking. The mom called her daughter off of the trail to avoid Casey, who wasn't paying her any mind.
This is what I have to go through; I've never dealt with this over the years with my huge Rhodesian Ridgebacks or my Lab mix Bailey.
But all of this doesn't matter to Camp Bow Wow and other businesses who buckle to public ignorance. I've seen enough out-of-control, lunging Shepherds, Rotties, even Standard Poodles out on walks that I wonder whether they've been properly trained enough to socialize safely with other dogs -- but they wouldn't get turned away simply based on their breed at Camp Bow Wow.
