I wasn't sure where to put this, and it isn't aimed at the majority of people on this forum in any case, but please feel free to cross post and put on facebook if you're on there.  The short video is made up using adverts taken from the free and small ads, and highlights the plight of staffies.  Have a box of tissues to hand, there are a couple of disturbing images towards the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQX63Pyfrjc

I dislike humans more and more:(

balled my eyes out at the end, how sad.
wasnt there a warning from KC about overbreeding staffs a couple of years ago?

god that was awfull,dont really know what else to say
jo

I always check free-ads and all the rest as I help out with a breed rescue and unfortunately most of the ads are for staffs.  I wish everyone buying a staff pup could watch that.  I'm an admirer but never an owner but that film brought me to tears particularly the poem at the end.

That was just so sad. I'm not a staffy owner but my god its so upsetting as a dog lover!!! Am posting this on my facebook profile

I have just posted this to my profile. I don't own staffies but i live in the midlands and they are very popular around here. I was also shocked at just how many are in rescue centres when recently looking for a dog for my mom. More than half of the dogs there were staffies or staffie crosses. So sad.
Mel.x

so very, very sad......

I haven't watched the clip, but I'm sure I can imagine what the content is.

I do wish Staffords were thought more highly of

I am not a staffy owner but a mere dog lover I agree , the more I hear the more I hate humans.
I shudder every time I speak to someone who has just got a dog around here it seems to be a staff or simliar  a cross  and most of them have know idea of the committment a dog takes.
Coincidently this morning my dogs were going mad at the back of the garden , thought it was afox when I went to look guess what ? the neigbours have got a dog ... yes a young staff. Please god may they be one of the dog loving community , they have young children , he seemed very sweet just wanted to say hello. He could of course be a visitor but lets hope he is one of the lucky ones.