“I’m surprised it’s even happening because it seems so absurd,” said Deann Shephard from the Humane Society of Utah.
The trend encourages people to find pit bulls or get them from online classifieds with the intent of dropping them off at a shelter. It’s being called #PitBullDropOff. From there, the hope is the dogs will be euthanized.
Some of the tweets include messages like:
“Been clearing out craigslist in my area. It’s rightfully illegal to own pitbulls in Ontario. So, when I drop them off at the pound, they’ll take care of the rest. #pitbulldrop off”
“After a nice long sleep-in this morning, it’s time to go out and pick up some more pitbulls to take to the pound.”
