I'm deeply saddened

After reading this news story, it makes me nauseous. To think about people treating animals like they are disposable and cannot feel pain and emotions makes me lose that much more faith in humanity. I am very thankful that there are like minded people out there that can agree that dog fighting, and all animal abuse, is atrocious. What kind of person gets joy out of torturing animals? It's disgusting.

If you are interested in making a donation to the organization that is caring for the pit bulls in this particular dog fighting ring, you can do so on their website. BARCS has unfortunately been in the news a lot recently since there have been numerous animal cruelty cases discovered in Baltimore. I am thankful there are kind people to work and volunteer for shelters like BARCS, so that many more animals can be cared for.

If you know of animal cruelty happening, please report it. That is what saved some of these dogs, although some couldn't be saved and thousands more are out there that need to be saved.

Thank you.

TATTOO TALK

So here's the scoop on the possible tattoo. Rescue Ink is an organization of big tough guys, some of them with not so squeaky clean pasts, that have banded together to try to fight animal abuse. They are basically all heavily tattooed. Well, a bunch of people in Baltimore banded together and agreed that if these guys would come to Baltimore to help bring awareness to animal abuse in Baltimore, that they would get a paw print tattoo. My friend Jackie agreed to do it, and along with about 100 others, got Rescue Ink to come!!

So this Saturday, the Baltimore Tattoo Museum will be tattooing paw prints for $100, and all of the profits will go to the Humane Society. Now, I've always liked tattoos, but only in certain places and only certain things. I always knew if I got a tattoo it would be somewhere hidden, probably my hip, and it would have to be something I would like for the rest of my life (obviously). I figured animal rights is the one thing that will not change. So this kind of seems perfect. Originally a design was posted, and I didn't like it, so figured that had made my decision not to get one. Well apparently that wasn't the design, and they just posted the new one, which is exactly what I had imagined in the beginning. An all black small paw print. So now I am up in the air about it again! I am the most indecisive person ever so it's torture to think about it!

Wish me luck with my decision!