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“VOICE FOR SAVING PIT BULLS” 1st Annual Humanitarian Awards RESCUE INK with 2401 votes! Joe Panz, one of the founding members says that “RESCUE INK is like no other rescue group and uses an ‘in your face’ approach to fi ght against animal abuse and neglect. We do whatever is necessary within the means of the law. Well, that is what our lawyer tells us to say—LOL!! You don’t send a boy scout after a bad guy, and Rescue Ink is comprised of rough-talking, motorcycle-riding tough guys. We are the guys in your neighborhood that if you had a problem and had no one else to turn to, you would call on us.” Rescue Ink Foundation has their own 25-acre rehabilitation sanctuary located in upstate New York. Visit www.rescueink.org la P t 1s ce KIM WOLF with 1612 votes! Kim adopted her fi rst Pit Bull in 2009 and now advocates for the breed after she realized these dogs were also victims of discrimination. Since then, Kim and her adopted Pit Bull partners—Sarge, Martha, and Junior—have hit the ground running to change minds and open hearts. She and her crew regularly visit nursing homes, schools, and community groups. Inspired by her 16-yr-old Elderbull Sarge, she launched “Th e Sarge Fund” (www.phillypaws.org/sargefund) in 2010 to provide low-cost spay/neuter, vaccinations, and microchips for dogs labeled as Pit Bulls in the Philadelphia region. You can follow Kim’s work on her blog “Elderbulls” www.elderbulls.blogspot.com la P d 2n ce BAD RAP with 1401 votes! Best known for their role in working with the federal government to secure the evaluation and rescue of NFL player Michael Vick’s abused pit bulls, BAD RAP has been shining a light on pit bulls and trailblazing new ways to help them since 1999. When they’re not creating adoption matches or orchestrating obedience drills in their award winning training classes, their reps are traveling around the country, assisting in cruelty cases or helping animal care professionals who are eager to jump start their own shelter adoption and training programs. Visit www.badrap.org la P 3rd ce The American Dog Magazine | Spring 2011 101
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