“ My mission is to rescue. My hope is that one day I won't have to” I have chosen Tia Torres as my modern hero because of her determination and willingness to save those who need saving and help the misguided get back on track. Tia Torres famous not only because of her show Pitbulls and Parolees, or her rescue Villalobos but because of her love for misguided animals and people. Tia Torres came from a broken beginning, she lived with her stepmother who she always called mom and didn't have a father figure. Even in those times she still had the heart and strength to take in stray animals,whether it was a horse or a goat. After moving out of her mom's house at age 17 Tia struggled with keeping her animals together and a roof over …show more content…
Tia doesn't just rescue these dogs she also trains them to be able to go to homes. She gives obedience training classes to the dogs that need it and if they don’t go to good homes then they stay with them the rest of their lives. 30-40 dogs are adopted per month and Tia tries to pair up a dog the best she can to the family. Normally has a few choses plus a website that helps get a better look at the dogs. The amount of dogs that come in to villabobs is about 75 dogs per month that's more dogs coming in than going out, Villalobo is the largest pitbull rescue in the world with 300- 400 dogs in the kennels. That’s 7000 pounds of kibble give-or-take, plus all dogs that come in are spayed or neutered and normally have heartworm so they need to have heartworm medicine. These medical expenses cost about.700.00 dollars per dog. Pitbulls have been found in many different conditions by the villalobos team whether it’s an abandoned house or cut loose to run in the streets. From starving old dogs chained to a fence to new puppies left to die, even dogs with the scars of dog fights. If you look at a pitbull and see it has pointed ears that is because someone has cut their ears to look scary. Tia has saved as many as she can even if they have to chase them around for hours. Some are left out in the