Walk for pit bull victims a great success - pit bull awareness day 2012
- 12 years ago
What a great success over 100 people at the event all day , over 50+ when the cameras rolled by .
Victims and dog attack advocates from all over Tucson turned out for the first ever, "Walk for victims of pit bulls and other dangerous dogs" at Lincoln Park, Saturday.
Melissa Barbalaco, the organizer behind the event, is a victim's advocate. Her title was created following the attack of her service dog by another dog in Lincoln Park.
"It kind of prompted me to start looking into how people were feeling and see if there was any other victims that felt the way I did because after that, I was really scared to go outside," Barbalaco said.
She says today's walk was about two things; support for attack victims and building public awareness.
"These victims deserve the right to tell their story," Barbalaco continued.
Victims and dog attack advocates from all over Tucson turned out for the first ever, "Walk for victims of pit bulls and other dangerous dogs" at Lincoln Park, Saturday.
Melissa Barbalaco, the organizer behind the event, is a victim's advocate. Her title was created following the attack of her service dog by another dog in Lincoln Park.
"It kind of prompted me to start looking into how people were feeling and see if there was any other victims that felt the way I did because after that, I was really scared to go outside," Barbalaco said.
She says today's walk was about two things; support for attack victims and building public awareness.
"These victims deserve the right to tell their story," Barbalaco continued.