For decades, pit bulls have been demonized by society and portrayed as hellhounds. Theyâ€™ve become the most feared, hated, and abused of all companion animals. Some cities and even entire

Pit Bull Flower Power

For decades, pit bulls have been demonized by society and portrayed as hellhounds. Theyâ€™ve become the most feared, hated, and abused of all companion animals. Some cities and even entire countries ban them, while the media persist in associating them with viciousness. This unjust reputation has sealed the fate of millions of dogs, who face prejudice around the world and languish in shelters, where they are the most euthanized. In America alone, hundreds of thousands of pit bulls are put to sleep every year.

Since 2014, French photographer Sophie Gamand has been composing portraits of adoptable pit bulls from more than thirty shelters and rescues throughout the United States. Many had been waiting for years for a home. Adorning her models with handmade flower-crowns, Gamand tells each dogâ€™s story and celebrates their inherent personality, vulnerability, and individuality.

Posted and shared widely on social media, the portraitsâ€•at once charming, candid, and deeply affectingâ€•have not only led to hundreds of dogs finding loving, forever homes, but have also spurred efforts to destigmatize an animal whose reputation for violence says more about us than it does the character of the dogs themselves.

Full of moving, honest, and inspiring stories of individual dogs and their lives (and deaths), Pit Bull Flower PowerÂ presents a vivid, beautifully composed cross-section of Gamandâ€™s extraordinary work. The book also serves as a testament to the caring people who work in animal rescue, the passion and dedication of those who provide homes for these animals, and the dignity, forbearance, and love of these dogs, who are at the mercy of humans.
Country USA
Brand Lantern Books
Manufacturer Lantern Publishing & Media
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590565827
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Lantern Books
Manufacturer	Lantern Publishing & Media
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781590565827
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Pit Bull Flower Power

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