It is with great sadness and heaviness of our hearts that we write this update on Silas.  Due to escalating aggression, we had to make the heartbreaking decision to humanely let Silas cross the Rainbow Bridge.  Silas was picked up on the side of the road in early February by our Director, Kristen.  He was emaciated, anemic, had a broken leg, was full of scars and wounds, and was suffering from severe heartworm disease.  Kristen got him to Cypress Lake where he began treatment and got the TLC he so desperately needed.  As time progressed, and Silas began to gain strength, he began to show signs of aggression.  As the days went by, he exhibited more and more unprovoked aggression towards the people that were trying to care for him.  We knew, given the condition he was in, the only decision was to free him from the abuse and cruelty he suffered in this world.  Silas was let down by humans in the worst way, and it was our responsibility as a rescue to help him the absolute best we could.    Silas felt what it was like to be held and loved, and he was treated with the care that he may have never gotten his entire life.  Silas is free now; far away from the pain and suffering that he endured.  To Silas, and the overwhelming number of pit bulls that suffer from the worst kinds of neglect and abuse by the hand of a human, we dedicate our endless fight for this breed.  We would like to give a HUGE thank you to the amazing staff at Cypress Lake Animal Hospital, America’s Dog Pit Bull Rescue, and all of you that donated to Silas’s care.