The Lost Dogs
by Jim Gorant The Lost Dogs is a nonfiction book which chronicles the case of NFL player Michael Vick’s illegal dog fighting operation and the fate of the dogs involved. The book presents the evidence used against Vick leading to his prison sentence. However, a majority of the book focuses on the dogs, how they were abused and how they were rescued. At the time of the raid on Vick’s Bad Newz Kennels, 47 dogs survived. Individuals and organizations concerned with the welfare of the surviving dogs, banded together to save and rehabilitate these dogs which some viewed as being vicious fighter dogs. If you are an animal lover parts of this book are difficult to read. However, keeping in mind that the majority of the dogs were rescued and rehabilitated makes it a worthwhile read.
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zaryah
2/8/2015 11:02:29 pm
this look very interesting that the dog was lost for that amount of time
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Cade Eichmeyer
2/9/2015 02:37:11 am
I think this book seems really interesting because the two genres I love to read the most are sports books and dog adventure books. I have not tried them combined like this but this seems like a good book that I would like to try.
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