If you are thinking about breeding your pit bull or can't afford the cost to have yours spayed or neutered, please read on.

 It is estimated that for every 600 pit bulls brought to shelters, just one will find a home.

Breeding pit bulls is not a money making enterprise.  There are costs involving pre- and post-natal care for the mother; as well as vaccinations, veterinary care and food costs for the puppies to name a few.

 Take a look at your area shelter/rescue websites and you will see hundreds of pit bull puppies available at any given time.  Why would you think your puppies wouldn't suffer a similar fate or worse?  Those cute pit bull puppies become adult pit bulls that are often times neglected, beaten, shot, set on fire, etc.  The lucky ones find their way into shelters or rescues, but as above, they statistically have little chance.

 The shelter pit bull problem affects everyone regardless of whether you own one or not.  The overpopulation of pit bulls in shelters result in the needless deaths of all breeds, sizes and temperaments of dogs.  Shelter facilities are overwhelmed with pit bulls who linger far longer than other dogs waiting to be adopted, and ultimately end up being euthanized for being their “too long.?lt;/span>  Shelters that are full of pit bulls sadly do not get the same number of potential adopters coming through as those without pit bulls.  This in turn causes the flow of adoptable animals to back up which results in other dogs never getting onto the adoption floor; many of which are then euthanized for space.

 Here at EBHS we have had adopters come in and fall in love with a sweet, lovable dog, and then recoil in horror when we tell them the dog is a pit bull or pit-mix.  We have people regularly adopt dogs or puppies and when someone tells them there is a chance the dog might have pit bull in them, they are returned even if the whole family has fallen in love with the dog.

Fortunately we have many more adopters who have given a home to our pit bulls and pit-mixes who have become beloved family members.  Abbey (named Deja during her time at EBHS) was one of them.

 You can read Abbey's full story here, but in short, Abbey was a pit bull in our shelter waiting for a new home.  A family came in with an open heart, and more importantly an open mind, and gave Abbey a chance.  The letter they wrote to us about Abbey after she recently passed away was very heartwarming.

 Abbey's family wanted to do something for pit bulls in honor of Abbey.  We could think of nothing better than to honor the life of Abbey and millions of other pit bulls and     pit-mixes just like her, by creating a spay/neuter fund just for them.

Abbey's fund will be used to provide FREE spay and neuter surgeries for any pit bull or pit-mix regardless of family income or location.  Our only limit will be the availability of funds for the surgeries.

 It is our hope to put an end to the pit bull overpopulation problem in this area, which will in turn save the lives of many more shelter dog, including pit bulls, who need a second chance but fall victim to the lack of space or resources.

 We are now accepting funds to help pay for these surgeries.  We are hoping to get a large response from both owners of pit bulls and pit-mixes as well as all animal lovers and donors to help us sterilize as many animals as possible.  The cost of a single neuter/spay is about $75, but any donation would be greatly appreciated. 

Please click the link below to donate to Abbey's Fund, or send your donations to:  

Abbey's Fund
c/o Elmbrook Humane Society
20950 Enterprise Avenue
Brookfield, WI 53045

 

All donations are tax-deductible, and will be restricted to be used only for the surgeries for these animals.

If you are interested in taking advantage of this program and wish to have your Pit Bull or Pit mix sterilized at NO CHARGE, please fill out this application and fax to 262-782-3356 or mail to EBHS at the above address. Surgeries are scheduled as funds are available!