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January 29, 2013
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THE DOGS OF MERIDIAN, MS
In the midst of celebrating Mardi Gras, we received word of a horrible abuse/neglect case of many dogs, near Meridian, MS. At first we told the caller that we were so overloaded we just couldn’t take on anymore dogs, let alone several dogs. Then a few more days passed and we heard from the local women who were trying to help, that 5 dogs had died from starvation and/or from being in mud up to their bellies and freezing... Read more...
December 10, 2012
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PUPPY TRAINING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Puppy training volunteers needed!! We have a lot of puppies who are becoming young adults and we need help socialising & training them. It will be a twice a week commitment for a minimum of 6 weeks. If you are interested please email louise@vrcpitbull.com Read More →
December 4, 2012
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COMING IN 2013 … SERVICE DOG PROGRAM
We have several new programs coming in January. I have to admit, they’re pretty awesome. Our first one is our new service dog training program. We will be picking a selected group of our dogs and putting them thru their paces to become service dogs which will in turn be offered up for adoption to those in need. This program will begin mid-January right here at our facility in New Orleans. Pictured here is our... Read more...
November 15, 2012
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“P” WORD TOUR – NEXT STOP
November 13, 2012
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Jerry the Office Dog
is up for Adoption – For those that didn’t catch Jerry’s story on some of our former episodes, Jerry was rescued by us and is now needing a home of his own. Though he resides currently as our “office dog” he needs his own home. Though he is VERY friendly, he can be “protective” of his surroundings (but not too bad) so he will need an experienced large breed dog owner and just... Read more...
November 4, 2012
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P-Word in Montgomery, AL
The “P” Word Tour is heading to Montgomery, Alabama this Saturday, November 10th … educational but fun! After this workshop we will be announcing the next stop on the tour. Read More →
November 2, 2012
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Boss Wins First Place in Fuzzy Nation / Petfinder Foundation Contest
CELEBRATING NEW ORLEANS STYLE – On Halloween we celebrated our official announcement about our former dog, Boss, winning first place in the Fuzzy Nation Super Model Photo Contest (sponsored by the Petfinder Foundation). Even though Boss could not be present with us in the French Quarter, he was there in spirit and was actually on our big “stand in” check for $15,000!!! We cannot thank Fuzzy Nation... Read more...
October 18, 2012
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NATIONAL PIT BULL AWARENESS DAY – Oct 28th
The Parade of Pit Bulls (and Friends) up Congress Avenue, will assemble at 11:30am in the Statesman parking lot at the Congress Avenue Bridge, and will take off at noon with participants walking up historic Congress Avenue and onto Fourth Street to Republic Square Park. Find more about the event here. http://love-a-bull.org/about/support/about-this-years-event/ Read More →
October 18, 2012
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Dogma Dog Care – November 3, 2012
Th is festival is dedicated to the Villalobos Rescue Center as seen on Animal Planet’s, “Pit Bulls and Parolees” as they build a new pit bull sanctuary in the South! Read More →
October 13, 2012
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Rescuing Al. E. Gator
Not since the rescuing of Buffy last year in Sacramento, have we had to use almost our entire crew to catch a dog. So when we were alerted about a very sick dog in the Lower 9th Ward, who had been left in a field for months, we were expecting the worst. And that’s EXACTLY what we found. Not only was this dog dying slowly from heartworm disease but he was aggressive (out of fear and shear survival). Along with the... Read more...
July 17, 2012
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Ebony
Nina and Ebony taking a little break in our Garden Room. You will see Ebony's rescue story on our show. But for now, she's up for adoption!!! Read More →
July 17, 2012
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Swamp Rescue
Tia and the twins on their way to one of the most unique rescue calls ever. Out in the swamp, anything can happen….but you're going to have to wait until Season Four airs for all the details! Read More →
