Business & Tech
Michael Vick's Pit Bulls to Make Celebrity Appearance in Pacifica
Dogs will pose for photos and give paw print autographs to promote new photo book, raise money for an advocacy group and fight negative media hype about the breed.
Survivors of Michael Vick’s dog fighting ring will visit Pacifica this weekend.
Three of the NFL player's dogs will be at from 1p.m. to 4p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, to promote the launch of Philadelphia-based portrait photographer Melissa McDaniel’s new book, “Pit Bulls & Pit Bull Type Dogs – 82 Dogs the Media Doesn’t Want You to Meet” and to raise money for Oakland-based non-profit BADRAP, a rescue organization for Pit Bull type dogs that formed in 1999 to fight euthanizing the animals in the Bay Area and to combat negative stereotypes about the breed.
The dogs, Jonny Justice, Teddles and Uba will be posing for photos and giving paw print “autographs” at the event. BADRAP brought them to the Bay Area with ten other of Vick’s dogs, all subjected to his dog fighting operation, after a federal judge in Virginia cleared their release. Local families adopted all 13 dogs.
Interested in local real estate?Subscribe to Patch's new newsletter to be the first to know about open houses, new listings and more.
Read the full story on Pacifica Patch .
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
