Rescue Dogs Turn Vick House of Horrors into House of Hope

Rescue dogs arrive at old Vick home: wavy.com

Rescue Dogs Arrive At Old Vick Home
Home to become dog rescue facility

Updated: Monday, 27 Jun 2011, 10:07 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 27 Jun 2011, 6:07 AM EDT

SURRY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) - The first of many rescue dogs arrived Sunday to the home once owned by Michael Vick in Surry County.

It was once the home of dogfighting rings, but now the home is officially becoming a dog rescue facility.

A rescue group called Dogs Deserve Better bought the 15 acre property in May.

The group plans to renovate the property and make it a state of the art facility for hundreds of dogs who were either chained or penned.

"We want this place to be a memorial to all the dogs who lost their lives here," said Tamira Thyne with Dogs Deserve Better. "I don't want our dogs here, because I do think there's been a lot of sadness and a lot of pain here."

The group is in need of volunteers and funding.

If you would like to donate time or money, visit www.dogsdeservebetter.org .

Vick dogs make their debut

The gag order is lifted as the last defendant is sentenced and Bad Rap opens up about their experiences and discoveries made when evaluating the ex-fighting dogs.

See video, pictures, a timeline, and the entire process on Bad Rap's website here- A Second Chance for the Vick-tims

Their blogspot has also been updated and can be read here

These dogs were immediately labeled "ticking timebombs" by PETA and HSUS who took it upon themselves to decide it was best that they be put down with no further evaluation because of their fighting background. But evaluation of these dogs may help reinvent how to assess prior fighting dogs and show that shelters need to treat them on an individual basis instead of generalizing. You may recall that only ONE dog failed the rigerous temperament test admistered by both Bad Rap and the ASPCA.

Thanks to good people like Bad Rap and ASPCA EVERY dog no matter what breed, size, or background has an equal chance at finding that perfect home.