Canine Advocate
Melanie Coy has been a pit bull fancier for 29 years. She's also been involved in obedience and other training and showing animals. Coy became involved in animal legislative issues in the mid-80s to dispel myths about the pit bull breed and fight against breed-specific laws. She advocates responsible dog ownership through training and educational programs, and helps shelters make dogs more adoptable.
Frozen In My Tracks
Posted Monday, August 23, 2010, at 11:08 PM
I receive hundreds of requests for rescue assistance every week. Mixed into these pleas are the stories and descriptions of dogs that have suffered horrible abuse and neglect at the hands of humans. After your senses are pummeled by the images of what mankind is capable of, your psyche tends to become calloused. It must or rescuers and shelter workers would never survive the work we have been called to do...
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