About 200 people and their dogs gathered this weekend in Monument Circle in Indianapolis to clear up the bad rap they say pit bulls have courtesy of the media and irresponsible owners.

Many of the pets arrived dressed in Halloween costumes. The crowd then walked around downtown as part of the "Luv-A-Bully" march.

Indy Pit Crew president Stacey Coleman said this march and others were planned to protest breed-specific legislation. Indianapolis has none of that. Coleman said city politicians know bad owners are the problem when pit bulls misbehave.

Thirty-two-year-old Andy Needham brought several pit bulls to the march. She said she wanted people to see the dogs as wonderful animals and not monsters.