Description
From the snow-swept plains of northwest Missouri to the bowels of a Bronx, New York, apartment building, photographer and writer Mike Bizelli has documented fight dog rescues for the Humane Society of Missouri and the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). He has covered the largest rescues in history and has followed victims of this cruel, illegal and highly profitable blood sport through unlikely and uplifting journeys to new lives in loving homes.
In Last Day on a Chain, Stories of Compassion, Salvation and Misperceptions, he shares some of the most compelling of these stories and, along the way, dispels the myth of the vicious pit bull. Once you meet Fay, Ruby, Dharma, Theodore and the others, you will likely never think of pit bulls in the same way again.
We hope their images and stories move the readers to support local animal shelters and national animal welfare agencies. It’s up to law enforcement, prosecuting attorneys, judges and perhaps you to stop this heinous crime in a timely manner.
The book is hard cover with a jacket, 11 x 8.5 inches, 144 pages with 205 images. It is unique, inspirational and will make a wonderful gift to those compassionate animal-loving friends in your life.
Mike Bizelli
“Most ‘photobooks’ sit on a coffee table and you distractedly flip through them looking at the pictures while waiting for something else. I started to do the same with “Last Day” but found myself reading the story of a particular dog…then another and another. Beautiful and compelling photography and wonderfully written.” Ron Bozzay, owner, Bozzay Media Group
“Mike, there are no words that can describe what you captured with your photos. I was in tears after just a couple of pages. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being their voice. They need us now more than ever.” Amy Babson, Pit Bull Defense Fund founder.
“I brought the book home to show my mother and she stole it from me and stayed up to read every page. The next day, when it was my turn, I also found it impossible to put down. In my opinion, the book scored 100% on photography, design and writing. I compliment your ability to describe what was happening on each page. I almost felt like I was there.” Karen Isbell, Editor for the Humane Society of Missouri’s Tails Magazine.