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ANIMAL WATCH - Today, the day after the 2025 World Series win by the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Toronto Blue Jays and a night of relentless celebration, noise and police presence from Dodger Stadium throughout downtown and East Los Angele areas has mercifully come to an end. Major roadblocks were needed to keep the City and other areas safe.
Los Angeles and the Dodgers deserved to celebrate but it wasn’t a joyous occasion for everyone, because so much restriction was required to stop celebration from becoming public violence. Entire communities were blocked and traffic paralyzed for miles,
Business owners and downtown residents spent the night praying the festivities in the streets would not turn into riots and destruction. For late-hour workers, it was a nightmare to try to drive home.
There is certainly nothing wrong--and much that is to be celebrated--when two competitive sports teams have “fought it out” and brought an ending as exciting as the Dodgers vs. Toronto and pride for both teams through an event that allows any young male with the talent and willingness to devote many hard years of preparation and participation in a sport to become a .“hero” in a group effort.
The Dodgers’ astounding teamwork and will to win brought cheers and pride to our city. However, of course, much was also related to the betting that accompanies all professional sports and generates its own winners and losers.
DO PIT BULLS HAVE ‘TEAM SPIRIT?
Baseball and all team sports have at their core the goal of “team spirit,” differing from individual sport activities where participants compete through a length of opposition until time runs out and/or one scores the most points; or in more violent competitions where one participant can no longer fight back.
WHAT KIND OF “SPORT” INVOLVES PIT BULLS?
If anyone has ever watched a staged dog fight between Pit Bulls, they know that this is not a fair, competitive event: but intended as a physical battle to death or to the point where one opponent cannot fight back because of being disabled by injuries and heavy bleeding it has endured. Both animals are gravely injured because it involves training the dog’s natural “style” of killing or maiming to be used to win over an opponent toward it has no malice and never met before—but it doesn’t take much to make a Pit Bull want to fight.
That’s why it seems odd that an Ohio sports training organizing would be encouraging young athletes to join and train with the “Ohio Pitbulls.”
Just days before, the Mirror published, Girl, 4, rushed to hospital after Pitbull 'took her face off. It began with “Warning: GRAPHIC CONTENT, with mother Alexis Higham fearing for her daughter's life as she tried to wrestle the Pit Bull off.”
HERE IS MORE ABOUT “OHIO PITBULLS BASEBALL”
Welcome to Ohio Pitbulls Baseball
Ohio Pitbulls Baseball -- Pitbulls' Mascot - Bailey
At Ohio Pitbulls Baseball we are committed to player development both on and off the field. We strive to train our athletes to give relentless effort, compete for excellence, and to be one cohesive unit. These three areas define the culture at Ohio Pitbulls Baseball. We are here to help each athlete gain the physical and mental tools to succeed on the field and in life.
We don't just train athletes; we help build futures.
Our Home Field
While we welcome players from all over, Ohio Pitbulls Baseball is based in the southwest suburbs of Cleveland and Medina County.
We are dedicated to giving our athletes the competitive edge they need to compete.
THE “BENEFITS OF HAVING A PITBULL DOG”?\
In the “Top 10 Benefits Of Having A Pitbull Dog Breed, published by Mitansh, it states that the “Pit bull Breed was created by breeding bulldogs and terriers together to produce a dog that combined the “gameness” [emph. added] and agility of the terrier with the strength of the bulldog.”
(“Gameness” in the dog-fighting world includes the trait and ability to fight to death, if necessary, to critically injury or kill any opponent; i.e.,to “win.” )
The article continues, “Pit bull dogs are wonderful animals…They’re Great with Kids””
However, it also contains the warning: “It should be noted that children should be trained how to interact with animals and should be supervised whenever they play with any animal.” (This is always good advice.)
EXAMPLE OF A RECENT PIT BULL. "BENEFIT”
Girl, 4, rushed to hospital after pitbull 'took her face off'.
According to the Mirror on November 2, Alexis Higham was walking with her daughter, Carina Palladino, 4, when the dog suddenly attacked the young girl. The 31-year-old mother says the animal approached them from behind and she did not see it coming. She claims the dog suddenly latched onto Carina's face and "ripped her to the ground". The person with the dog tried to wrestle the pit bull off by using her water bottle and a plant pot. (See Facebook page here)
FOCUSING ON GREAT BASEBALL NOT A DOG BREED
A list of the top 10 major Ohio baseball players in history is published here. and definitely makes the State of Ohio and the entire USA proud. (It does not show any connections to Pit Bulls.)
This doesn’t mean every Pit Bull attacks, mauls and kills. However, the facts and news reports show that this breed is involved in far more harmful assaults than others.
It is likely the OHIO PIT BULLS’ group name was selected to infer loyalty, strength and determination and it appear their intentions are good. But, is that the way the general public views this breed now? Impressions are based on the number of serious or lethal attacks in which Pit Bulls are involved. And is this undoubtedly well-intended organization sending the right message to its young players, especially when aspirations include winning the World Series?
For more information on statistics on Pit Bull attacks, see https://www.dogsbite.org.
(Phyllis M. Daugherty is a former Los Angeles City employee and a long-time animal welfare advocate. A contributor to CityWatchLA, she is known for her investigative reporting on animal shelter operations, misuse of public funds, and the dangers of poorly regulated pet adoption policies. She is a strong proponent of public safety in animal control, advocating for stricter oversight of aggressive dog breeds, especially pit bulls, and for breed-specific legislation.)
