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AMRAPs: As Many Rescues As Possible
October is National Pitbull Awareness Month and National Adopt A Shelter Pet Month
October is National Pitbull Awareness Month and National Adopt A Shelter Pet Month. All month long we will be fundraising, doing pop-up events, showcasing rescuers, and of course, have an online competition!
Where:
Fundraise from anywhere, get your gym involved by dropping us an EMAIL.
When:
Oct 1 - October 31, 2022
Why:
To raise awareness for local rescues and the plight of shelter animals, but also to celebrate fitness and community. We're using this as a platform to raise funds and awareness for rescues and shelter animals around the country! While COVID did spur adoptions, more dogs than ever are being returned, and many shelters are overrun. We're doing this to raise money and help where we can.
How:
You have several options to get involved! You can
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Sign up for our online Functional Fitness Competitions from 10/16-10/29
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Host a charity workout at your gym
Any funds raised will be used to disburse grants to dogs in dire need of medical care, pay for pull fees, and pledge money to urgent animals to incentivize local rescues to pull them.
Event
Our goal is to raise awareness during the month of October for shelter dogs as well as pit bull type dogs and the challenges they face.
We will be hosting an online functional fitness competition from 10/16-10/29, culminating on National Pit Bull Awareness Day, 10/29/22.
Click HERE for movement standards!
A peer-to-peer online fundraising option is also available, where participants can fundraise as an individual or team and earn incentives for themselves or their gym.
You may also sign up to host a charity workout or event at your gym!
Shelter overpopulation is a huge concern but we can all make a difference.
Adopt, foster, volunteer, advocate, educate.
This is about exemplifying our mission of fostering a fit community that rallies around rescue!
All the details for how to get involved can be found below. If you have any questions, email us at info@barbellsforbullies.org.
Facts, Stats, and Research
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Shelter overpopulation is a major problem in the US. Over $3B is spent annually to maintain shalters, the majority of which are full or close to capacity at all times. An additional $800M-$1B is spent on animal control alone! Source
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Live outcomes - that is animals that make it out of the shelter alive, vary greatly regionally and locally. Southern states in the US, Texas, and California have the lowest live outcome rates. It's estimated that over 70,000 pit bull type dogs are killed in the LA metro area annually alone! Source
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Of the 3 million cats and dogs that are killed in shelters each year, over 80% of them are healthy and treatable and could have been adopted to loving homes. Read: animals are sometimes killed for space when they could be adopted out. Source
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But you want a purebred, you say? 25% of dogs in shelters are purebred.Source
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Labels are dangerous. Several studies have concluded that not only is it exceptionally difficult to accurately assess a dogs breed just by looking at it, but over 40% of dogs in shelters that were labeled as "pit bulls" were not at all any type of bully breed whatsoever! Source
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Moreover, it's been empirically proven that mislabeling dogs, or labeling dogs as "pit bull mixes" reduce their chances of adoption significantly, presumably due to stereotypes and media bias. Several studies have shown that removing labels increases adoption rates and forces people to consider a dog as an individual - not as a "breed" alone. Source
How To Get Involved
Tell your gym owner, friends, coach, cousin, exes, and anybody else that is into fitness and also into being a good human that helps their community. It costs $20 to enter, and we will have prizes from some of the biggest names in fitness like AbMat, Crossover Symmtery, 5.11 Tactical and medals for top athletes. Plus you'll get to help shelter pups in the process!
Sign up to fundraise! It's free to enter, and you can click HERE to use some informational slides on your socials to help you raise awareness in the process. Plus, you or your team can win some awesome incentives in the process - check them out below and be sure to read the FAQs before you sign up!
Share on socials! Tell people about the event via Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc! The more people involved, the more of an impact we can make, the more awareness we can generate, the more lives we can save! Click HERE to use some informational slides on your socials
Want to do more? You can sign up as a gym/team and raise money WHILE raising awareness, or sign up as an individual. It's free, easy, and intuitive to set up a page. Click HERE then click "I want to fundraise for this."
Fundraising Incentives
Gyms/Teams
Individuals
FAQs
Q: Do I need to be affiliated with a gym?
A: Nope, not at all. You can do this from your own home, just make sure to download the Google Sheet, track your reps and share it with us.
Q: Can I make this my own by doing something like for every $x raised I will do y deadlifts or run x miles or something?
A: Absolutely! We encourage people to make this their own and put their spin on it to keep themselves and their network engaged!
Q: I don't have a dog, can I still participate?
A: Of course. This is all about raising awareness (and funds if you choose). But hey, you can always contact a local rescue and foster.
Q: Is there a competitive element or a way for me to win prizes doing this?
A: Absolutely! If you sign up for either our competition
Or, you could raise money via the links above, and earn all types of awesome gear from some of the biggest names in fitness - like AbMat, 5.11 Tactical,