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Fitness expo slated at Glendora gym March 8 Local professional speaker and health & fitness enthusiast Michael Roberts spent the last 2 years hosting and speaking at various fundraising events throughout the San Gabriel Valley. In the year of 2014, Roberts will be spending his time promoting, educating and helping in the knowledge of Health & Fitness. His first event of the year, the 2014 Fitness Celebrity Expo Workshop will be at The World Gym
in Glendora on March 8from 4 pm - 6 pm, 1838 E. Route 66, Glendora .This is a free event and everyone is welcome. The expo will feature: Pro Body Builder, Tevita Aholelei; Body By Vi Ms Latina Fitness, Blanca Flores; Actor and Celebrity Personal Trainer, Jesse James Youngblood and Nutritionist and Fitness Professional, James Juge. World Gym Glendora 626-335-0300
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leagues, Terry Tornek, stated that the evidence did not support the ordinance. Pit bull breeds make up about 4 percent of the dog population in the US. Last year in the US 31 people were killed by dog attacks. 49/o of those attacks would equate to I out of 31. 27 out of the 31 fatal attacks were by pit bulls. In California last year there were 5 fatal dog attacks. 4% of those of course would be. none, probably, or possibly one. All five killings were by pit bulls.. Including two-year old Samuel Zuledio, six-year old Nephi Sedu, and 91-year-old Elsie Grace. 27% of all dogs euthanized by the Pasadena Humane Society are pit bulls, almost three times the number of any other breed. in 2012 alone, 182 unwanted pit bulls were put down by the Humane Society. If you read about this breed as I have, you will learn that they have been bred over many generations to be fighting dogs, and to kill their opponent. Their massive jaws. are extremely powerful, and when they bite they lock onto their victim and shake back and forth violently until the victim (be it another animal or a person) succumbs. Although they do not appear to bite any more frequently
than some other breeds, when they do bite, because of these factors much more severe injuries or even death results. Ilegal dog fighting almost always involves pit bulls, for these reasons. Pit bull lovers (and there are a number of them and they are passionate about their dogs) argue that they don't bite any more frequently than other dogs. That's beside the point because we are talking here about the gravity of the harm, the severity of the attacks.. They argue that if properly cared for pit bulls are loving, peaceful pets. Well, three of the five fatal attacks in California last year (two-year-old Samuel, six¬year-old Nephi and 91-year-old Elsie) last year were by the victims family1s pets. But even if true, that many pit bulls behave peacefully does not change the fact that year-in year-out the overwhelming number of the most severe attacks are committed by this breed, notwithstanding its relatively small population. An ER physician who came to one of our meetings told us that every ER physician in America knows how dangerous pit bulls are because they see the horrific injuries they inflict.
Lifeline for Pets Cat of the Week: Meet "Jasmine" Jasmine is just a youngster! Her coloring is also considered "mackerel tabby." She’s sweet, cuddly, playful, and full of energy! She is best pals with Daphne (pictured on our website), and it would be great if they could be adopted together, if you can consider two little cuties to brighten up your life! Jasmine is healthy, spayed,
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Bulldogs slam dunk Hoover High By SHEL SEGAL The Pasadena High boys’ basketball team survived a second half comeback by visiting Hoover High on Friday night and won, 6359, in a CIF Southern Section Pacific League game. The Bulldogs led by 19 points, 44-25, with six minutes left in the third quarter and look like they were cruising to the win. However, behind the hot shooting of Kevin Nazari the Tornadoes cut the lead to two points, 61-59, with just a bit more than a minute to play in the game. But solid free throw shooting by Pasadena would
seal the win. Pasadena coach Tony Brooks had good things to say about Hoover. “Hoover’s a good team,” Brooks said. “They keep fighting. We had them down by 19. You got to give credit to them. They never gave up. So, it’s a good test for us.” Brooks added his team needed a game like this to bring it back down to earth. “We need games like this because we need to be humbled some time,” he said. “When you’re on a winning streak, sometimes you
think you’re never going to lose. This is an indicator that anyone can beat you on any given night.” He also said he was glad with the way the game finished. I was happy with the way we pulled it out. We made some plays to pull it out, but still we’ve got a world of improvement to do. Hoover coach Jack Van Patten said he really thought his team had a chance to pull it out. “We didn’t play very well in the first half, obviously,” Van Patten said. “In the
second half, the zone helped us a little bit. It’s one of those things. We get a couple of breaks here and there, we win the game.” He added picking up the loss is difficult to stomach. “It’s tough because I thought we played a pretty good second half,” he said. “We were pretty resilient. (Pasadena) could have blown us out of the water. But the kids stuck with it. It’s just a tough one to lose.” (Shel Segal can be reached at ssegal@beaconmedianews.com. Follow him via Twitter @segallanded.)
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