How Michael Vick’s Dogfighting Compound Became a Haven for Rescue Pups
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (02-22-2020) #663: Featuring Tamira Thayne, Ingrid Newkirk, and Barby Keel. Tamira Thayne wrote the book IT WENT TO THE DOGS: HOW MICHAEL VICK’S DOGFIGHTING COMPOUND BECAME A HAVEN FOR RESCUE PUPS, about the extraordinary efforts she made to buy the house that Michael Vick made infamous, then turned it into a place of good deeds for dogs, and also talks about her own publishing company for books related to any sort of animal; Ingrid Newkirk, the founder of PETA, discusses her book ANIMALKIND: REMARKABLE DISCOVERIES ABOUT ANIMALS AND REVOLUTIONARY NEW WAYS TO SHOW THEM COMPASSION and whether she has regrets about the disruptive techniques she advocated on behalf of animal rights decades ago; from England, Barby Keel discusses her book GABBY: THE LITTLE DOG THAT HAD TO LEARN TO BARK, and the multi-species sanctuary she runs where Gabby found a safe haven.