Mya the Pit Bull Died Yesterday & I cried for the dog I had never met, who had won the hearts of so many…

Wow, some days are awesome, and others just suck big time no matter how you look at them. I could find no silver lining in the cloud that descended upon me today when I heard of the death of a dog I had never met, yet felt connected to because I was Co-hosting the radio show that got the news on air when this dog was returned to her owner after being stolen, and I couldn’t stop the tears that poured down my cheeks and blurred my vision every time I thought about how life can sometimes be so unfair.

Mya being stolen was tragic enough for her owner Stephany, gone a week many of us were starting to lose hope that Mya would ever be seen again, then while on air and talking about the recent rash of dog thefts in the Quad Cities Area, and the possibility that these dogs were being stolen as bait dogs for fight rings, we heard news from Stephany that Mya had been “found” and returned to her. We were joyous over the fact that an entire community of people had set out to bring home one dog and it had worked, live on air I cried tears of joy for Mya and Stephany.

And then in the past few days the news, Mya was sick, very sick. She was having seizures unless kept heavily sedated. We all prayed for a miracle, but Mya died yesterday, and when I got the news I cried like a baby because screaming “life is unfair” would have made my dogs bark, but mostly because Mya was a fun loving well controlled loyal well cared for pet and those psychopathic DBO Colleen Lynn worshipping  ignorant backwoods morons couldn’t keep their nasty anti pit bull crap out of a condolence thread on Facebook. So yeah I guess my life today is a rant of anger against idiots, morons, and assholes, and an expression of sadness at the death of a dog who drew attention to dog fighting activity in the Quad Cities area.

Anger and sadness are what I am feeling today. Angry that even in death Mya was the target of persecution by people too ignorant about the breed they vilify to allow her owner to grieve in peace. Sad because many dogs like Mya receive the same treatment just because they had the unfortunate luck to be born a pit bull. Mya's death has saddened me, but it has also doubled my resolve to fight BSL wherever it exists.

Today I will hold my dogs a little closer, just because I can, and because I have been where Mya's owner is right now, and I know that the death of a beloved pet causes a physical pain only someone who has experienced can possibly understand. Today my heart is with Stephany, because I know how she feels.

RIP Mya and know you were loved by many people whose lives you touched on your journey.