Concert proceeds benefit Noahs-Bark, which rescues pit bulls and pit bull mixes in need of a home.IF YOU GO¦ What: Music for Mutts fundraiser concert featuring Subkonscious, Strata G, Beyond Red, Natural Habitz, Stoneline and headliner Zach Dylan & D-Railed Band.¦ When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8.¦ Where: Rhythm & Brews, 221 Market St.¦ Admission: $10.¦ Phone: 423-267-4644.¦ Website: www.rhythmbrews.com.THE BENEFICIARYNoahs-Bark Animal Rescue & Rehab is a nonprofit, fosterbased animal rescue specializing in pit bulls and pit bull mixes recovered from shelters with high kill rates. According to the organization’s website, the rescue animals are spayed/neutered and have ageappropriatemicrochips and vaccinations. For details, visit www.noahsbarkanimalrescue.com.
If the dog world has a black sheep, it is undeniably the pit bull.
Big and muscular, initially bred for dog fighting, pit bulls have a violent reputation. Many communities have gone so far as to issue breed-specific legislation banning pit bulls and bull mixes. Even the dictionary notes their association with “ferocity.”
When they end up in shelters, many pit bulls are on the fast track to euthanasia. That’s when Noahs-Bark, a local pit bull rescue, steps in.
“Our organization rescues pit bulls from high-kill facilities where they’d otherwise be put to sleep,” says founder Terri Collins. “We have foster homes in the area that will take in the animals and calm them and acclimate them to an indoor life while they’re waiting for a family. Then we find them homes.”