Friday, August 14, 2009

Rescue Ink

Part WWF, part COPS, lots of dogs. The producers at National Geographic channel sure know how to pull in the dog viewing audience.



Very cool New York Times article about them here (h/t to GoodDog):

They meant no harm. Clad in leather, inked to the hilt in skulls and dragons, with images of bloodied barbed wire looped about their necks, they shared something else — a peculiar tenderness for animals, and the intensity needed to act on the animals’ behalf when people abuse them.


And, also check out Rescue Ink's MySpace page loaded with some excellent photos.

6 comments:

GoodDog said...

I read an article about these guys in the NY Times a few years ago. They just started out as a couple of guys and a van who would go out and help animals in need. As much as I dislike reality TV, I hope this does well as it means more funding for their non-profit work.

Fred said...

I know nothing about these guys and thought it was just Nat Geo putting together a group to do a TV show. That's pretty cool they actually have a real history together.

GoodDog said...

Yeah I found the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/nyregion/thecity/24pet.html

Fred said...

Thanks, GoodDog! I'm going to post the link in the main.

Social Mange said...

I just got my cable company to give me the NatG channel by itself, without all the other @#$!!! and without subscribing for an overpriced bloated package of garbage channels, just so I can watch these guys (and DogWhisperer, and Dogtown....).

Fred said...

I should look into that too. It'll be like crack on TV.