Lulu the therapy dog visits schools and teaches understanding

"Lulu is a therapy dog owned by teacher Tami D'Ericco. She brings Lulu into her classroom to teach her students about prejudices and discrimination."

65 Pitbulls and Beagles rescued from suspected dog fight operation

"On Thanksgiving evening, firefighters from Ashland City and Pleasant View Fire Departments in Ashland City, Tennessee, were responding to a brush fire when they discovered a large number of dogs chained outside on the property.

Firefighters called Cheatham County Animal Control, who arrived and found 65 dogs – mostly Pit Bulls and Beagles - at the residence. The dogs were all without food or fresh water, needing medical attention and appeared to have been part of a suspected dog fighting operation."

[...]

"In a press release put out by Animal Rescue Corps, they indicated the dogs were all underweight with sores covering their bodies and displaying signs of internal parasites. ARC president Scotlund Haisley said, "We believe this is the largest dog fighting rescue in Tennessee history. The conditions Animal Rescue Corps found on this property are the worst I have ever seen at a dog fighting operation in my 22 year career in animal protection." "

Read the full story here. 

Unusual request for Pit Bull rehoming

From Fox 23 News:

"The two pit bull-mix puppies found nailed to Albany railroad tracks will get their happy ending after all, but you have to put in some work before you can give it to them. 

Mohawk Hudson Humane Society is still offering a $7,000 reward for information leading to the abuser's arrest, but now that Pearl and Hudson have recovered, the shelter is asking anyone interested in adopting the dogs to write 300 words on why their home is best for them.

One dog is being fitted for a prosthesis on Monday, and that night, shelter volunteers will begin sifting through the entries."