Dogs arrive at Michael Vick’s former home
The first eight rescue dogs have arrived at the home once owned by Michael Vick in Surry County, Virginia.
Once the home base of a dog fighting operation, the 15-acre property was bought in May by Dogs Deserve Better, which hopes to rehabilitate hundreds of formerly chained, penned or abused dogs there.
“We want this place to be a memorial to all the dogs who lost their lives here,” said the groups founder, Tamira Thyne, who acknowledged the property’s past is a haunting one. “It’s creepy,” she told WAVY.
Dogs Deserve Better, formerly based in Pennsylvania, will use the property as its new home base as it begins renovations aimed at turning it into “a state of the art” facility for dogs. The organization is seeking both volunteers and donations to help meet that goal.
Posted by jwoestendiek July 5th, 2011 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: abused, chained, dog fighting, dogfighting, dogs deserve better, estate, michael vick, moonlight road, penned, property, rehabilitation, rescue, shelter, surry county, tamira thayne, virginia, wavy
Comment from EmilyS
Time July 5, 2011 at 1:01 pm
OMG> they didn’t even tear down the dogfighting buildings before moving in? And she has the nerve to call the place creepy? SHE’S the creep!