Advice on adopting this breed with frequently asked questions and links to resources for the new owner.

Rescue organization that takes in Pit Bulls, spays or neuters them, provides obedience training and exercise, and then places them in loving homes. Pictures of available dogs, articles, and various resources. Bangall, New York.

Organization placing homeless Pit Bulls in the San Francisco Bay Area. Includes pictures of dogs available for adoption. Also working to support owners and dispell myths about the breed.

Providing real life resouces for people, including educational and rescue resources and guidelines for responsible pet ownership.

Organization that rescues purebred and mixes and then adopts them out. List of the breed's pros and cons, happy ending stories, articles, and pictures of available dogs.

Finds qualified homes for dogs in the Chicagoland area. Adoption requirements and application, pictures of dogs awaiting homes, and volunteer application.

Web site listing dogs who need to find good, responsible homes in the South Eastern United States. Adoption application, photographs, and success stories.

Virtual rescue and adoption center. Pictures of available dogs and contact information.

Network of foster homes in Tennessee dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and finding homes for dogs who are in abusive, neglectful, and hopeless situations. Adoption and foster home applications, pictures of available dogs, events calendar,a nd before and after pictures.

Rescue group dedicated to finding homes for stray, abandoned, and rescued dogs in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Breed information, article debunking myths about the breed, and adoption application.

Dedicated rescue group outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Pictures of available dogs, news, and adoption policies.

Small network of foster homes and local boarding in Kansas City. News, breed information, how to help, and pictures of available dogs.

A non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of pit bulls that have been abandoned and abused. Pictures of available dogs, information on upcoming events, and stories. New York.

Helping to save the lives of abused, neglected and abandoned dogs in the Northern California area. Wish list, news, how people can get involved, and pictures of available dogs.

Virtual shelter and educational resource dedicated to the breed. Pictures of available dogs from all over, how to help, and frequently asked questions.

Site is open for posting adoptable dogs looking for new homes as well as information on current events and lost and found dogs.

Pictures of adoptable dogs, breed history, how to help, recommended reading list, and stories from owners. California.

Pictures of available dogs, wish list, information on the breed, and links. London, Ontario.

Rescues and places pit bulls. Includes photograph of the dog of the month, adoption application, and volunteer and donation information. Austin, Texas.

Follow up to October 1999 article on Kip, the "killer pit bull" who is now in a rescue program.

San Francisco group of volunteers who obedience train pit bulls from area shelters and offer them up for adoption. Pictures of available dogs and contact information.

California UKC club has rescued pit bulls for adoption.

Private rescue group in Massachusetts that fosters and rehabilitates pitbulls. Does not accept owner turn-ins. Photographs of dogs available for adoption.

Private foster home/rescue of the bull breeds. Photographs of available dogs, links to other rescues, and contact information. Templeton, Massachusetts.

Organization that rescues dogs in need, placing them in qualified adoptive homes. They also work against breed discrimination throughout the United States. Based in Napa, California.

Wish list, pictures of dogs in need of homes, and information on breed specific legislation. Also list dogs for owners looking to rehome their dogs. Standish, Michigan.

Rescue working mostly with pitbulls and pitbull mixes. Photographs of available dogs, information on breed specific legislation, and information on adoption policies. Lineville, Alabama.

A rescue, rehabilitation and placement facility for abused and abandoned dogs. Local statistics, how to help, alumni pictures, wish list, and pictures of dogs in need of homes. Southern California.