The Lost Dogs : Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption Paperback - 2011
by Jim Gorant
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- Title The Lost Dogs : Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption
- Author Jim Gorant
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition New
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, NY
- Date 2011
- Features Bibliography
- Bookseller's Inventory # G159240667XI2N00
- ISBN 9781592406678 / 159240667X
- Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 6.59 x 0.81 in (20.32 x 16.74 x 2.06 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Animal welfare - United States, Vick, Michael
- Dewey Decimal Code 636.083
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Summary
The bestselling story of survival and our powerful bond with man's best friend, in the aftermath of the nation's most notorious animal cruelty case. Featuring a new Afterword with updates on the Vick dogs.
Animal lovers and sports fans were shocked when the story broke about NFL player Michael Vick's brutal dog-fighting operation. But what became of the fifty-one dogs who survived? As acclaimed writer Jim Gorant reveals, their story is the truly newsworthy aspect of this case. The Lost Dogs traces the effort to bring Vick to justice and turns the spotlight on these infamous pit bulls, which were saved from euthanasia by an outpouring of public appeals coupled with a court order that Vick pay nearly a million dollars in "restitution" to the dogs.
As an ASPCA-led team evaluated each one, they found a few hardened fighters, but most were lovable, friendly creatures desperate for compassion. In The Lost Dogs, we meet these amazing animals, many of whom now live in loving homes and work in therapy programs. The Lost Dogs exposes the terrible practice of dog fighting and shows us that even after being subjected to heartbreaking abuse, above all, a dog still wants to be man's best friend.
