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NEW YORK AUTHOR AND PIT BULL ADVOCATE TO "GO ALL THE WAY FOR A STRAY."

TAMPA - New York author and pit bull advocate Nicole Rivera visited Tampa Wednesday, August 1, 2007 to be photographed by Little Pet Project for their "Go All The Way For A Stray" website photo gallery. The photo shoot was designed to help change misperceptions of pit bulls and raise awareness of the overwhelming number of homeless pets in the Tampa Bay area

See Nicole's Story in the Givers gallery.
Pet Pal Rescue of St. Petersburg, FL, cast Brock, an adoptable pit bull for the photo session. Brock was as cute and as charming as they come. More about Pet Pal Rescue and Brock here: www.petpalrescue.com

Ms. Nicole Rivera works toward educating and enlightening the public about the majestic pit bull breed. Ms. Rivera introduces her book Max,The Shelter Dog, a story of an energetic and playful pit bull surrendered to a shelter by his owners, as told from a dog's perspective. More information is available at www.maxtheshelterdog.com

In the light of Atlanta Falcon's star quarterback Michael Vick's recent indictment on dog fighting charges, various organizations and the media have disseminated many misconceptions about pit bulls. The facts about the breed are quite different than the media perception.

Pit bulls are, by nature, intelligent and eager to please their owners. This eagerness has been misused by unscrupulous owners to turn pit bulls into fighting dogs. Fact is, there are tons of well-mannered, loving pits in happy homes across the country, with terrific responsible owners. Unfortunately, the brunt of media coverage regarding pits is negative. If anything positive comes out of this Michael Vick horror, we hope that the masses are now more aware of the despicable cruelty toward this breed in the U.S., and that more animal lovers will rally for thorough investigations and harsher punishments to those involved in fighting rings.

Little Pet Project, LLC is a Tampa-based Internet company specializing in sexy, provocative images of women with their pets. Their mission is to build a profitable brand featuring beautiful women and their pets; and in so doing, improve the lives of homeless animals by raising awareness to their plight.

Pit Bull Facts
Today, the pit bull is known to most as a fighting dog and that is the extent of their knowledge. But little has been discussed about the people pleasing, human loving, affection and goofy pit bull.

The Pit bull that was so popular in the 1900's that they were the mascot for WWI and used on posters. The Pit bulls that serve as narcotic and bomb sniffing dogs, that are involved in search and rescue, that are involved in reading programs with children, and that as therapy dogs.

Celebrities who Own Pit Bulls*
  • Jon Stewart of The Daily Show owns two pit bulls: Shamsky & Monkey.
  • Helen Keller had a pit bull as a family pet.
  • Ken Howard, award-winning actor from Crossing Jordon, was saved by his pit bull Shadow during a medical crisis.
  • Movie star Alicia Silverstone owns a rescued pit bull named Samson.
  • Adam Brody gave girlfriend and O.C. co-star Rachel Bilson a pit bull named Penny Lane as a birthday gift.
  • Oscar winner Jamie Foxx, TV Personality Rachael Ray and Pittsburgh Steelers Linebacker Joey Porter all own two pit bulls!
  • Jessica Biel has a pit bull named Tina, and Jessica Alba owns a pit bull puppy.
  • President Theodore Roosevelt, President Woodrow Wilson, singer Kevin Federline, radio personality Ira Glass, actor Fred Astaire, General George Patton, actor Michael J. Fox, actor Jan Michael Vincent, actor Jack Dempsy, Thomas Edison, singer Madonna, movie star Brad Pitt, actress Bernadette Peters, comedian Sinbad, actress Linda Blair, actor Humphrey Bogart, musician Usher, comedian Mel Brooks, actress Ann Bancroft, actor Jan Michael Vincent, singer Pink, actress Eliza Dushku and actress Kelli Williams are just a few other celebrities who own or have owned a pit bull.
TV, Film & Print Appearances
  • Petey from The Little Rascals.
  • Tige from Buster Brown shoe advertisements.
  • The dog in the film Snatch is a pit bull.
  • Jennifer Lopez used a pit bull in the music video "I'm Glad".
  • Veronica Mars from the UPN show of the same name owns a pit bull named Backup.
  • The pit bull was so respected in the early 1900's that the military chose an image of a dignified pit bull to represent the country on WWI propaganda posters.
  • The pit bull is the only breed to have graced the cover of Life Magazine three times.
* Information courtesy of Cesar Milan, Inc http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/funfacts/factspitbulls.php)
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