Encourage the University of Redlands to Consider Mascot Breeding Alternatives

Save the life of a shelter bulldog for the next school mascot!

Find a bull dog rescue. I'm sure they could help

Watch this film if you think it is ok to breed dogs to have flat faces and lots of medical issues (including trouble breathing). http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/pedigree-dogs-exposed/

Class of 2013 Kappa Pi Zeta Founder Redlands out for Animal rights (ROAR) founder 2011

I fully agree with this - so many dogs die, unwanted and forgotten in shelters - let's be a part of the solution!!

I think it would be great to keep the tradition of a live mascot. But we should ensure that everything we do as a university adheres to the pricinples that we stand for: one of which is sustainablility. I think it says a lot that we say one thing but continue to support and breed bulldogs - which are not a natural or self sustaining breed. Every generation attempts to keep traditions alive while reconciling the past with what we know, value, and prioritize today. I urge the university of redlands to reconsider how we choose our live mascot and how we can incorporate the values we say we have into our actions.

Ethically responsible and symbolically powerful to embrace a "mutt" in the current political climate.

I believe that this is the best option for a new mascot.

It is a dreadful thing to breed when there are 10s of thousands of homeless dogs, if not more. Furthermore breeding bulldogs? Are you aware that they've been so genetically engineered that the pups heads are so large that they almost always must be delivered cesarean?

Class of 2012.

Class of 2004

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Opal would be a fabulous mascot as well.

I fully support this petition and am grateful to the students of SASI who created it. This has been on my mind for a long time. FYI -- Many rescue dogs are already trained when you adopt them. I rescued an older dog years ago in Southern California and she was completely trained. Rescue Groups generally know this information about the dogs.

As an alum and completing my community service requirement by serving an animal rescue group, I whole-heartedly support this petition.

adopting is a much better option than breeding because there are enough dogs without homes in the world - give a dog a home!

Rather than buying a pure bred dog, please adopt a shelter dog or even one from a pure breed rescue. This would certainly be far more compassionate and responsible.

Class of 2005

To those receiving this petition: please consider the voices of both alumni and current students on this issue. I would also like to recommend that Opal be considered as the new mascot. Is there a reason a female bulldog could not take his place? Or are there other reasons she is not being considered?

Although I do agree that adoption is always a preferred way to have a dog there is language in the petition that makes me uneasy and unwilling to sign it until further provisions are made. "Should a rescue dog prove unsuitable for mascot duties, some current or former student and/or faculty member would likely be more than willing to provide a new home." This language to me is unconvincing that there is a set plan under the circumstance that the rescue dog is 'unsuitable' and what will happen to that dog after. It cannot be assumed that, " some current or former student and/or faculty member would LIKELY be more than willing to provide a new home." Some sort of commitment needs to be made to secure a loving home for the dog because the back up plan cannot be based off of assumption at the expense of the recently adopted dog.