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By Jillian Wong, 09 Oct 2014
Ladies, this ones for you. New York City-based animal rescue group Louies Legacy Animal Group has unveiled its 2015 calendar featuring hunky shirtless men posing with adorable dogs.
Aptly titled Hunks and Hounds, it aims to raise funds for the organization and promote animal rights.
The photographs were shot by celebrity photographer Mike Ruiz, who is a proud owner to his beloved pit bull Oliver, which he adopted in 2012.
I just hope that people enjoy the images, and that they are reminded daily that adopting and loving an animal is the most humane thing a human can do. I hope we sell a million so that Louies Legacy can broaden their services to be able to help more dogs find forever homes.
The calendar costs US$19.99 and ships 24 November 2014.
http://designtaxi.com/news/369945/Hunky-Shirtless-Men-Pose-With-Adorable-Dogs-To-Raise-Funds-For-Animal-Rights/
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personally, I think its silly, but if it raises money for animal rights... do it!
dsc
(52,117 posts)Response to dsc (Reply #1)
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Prophet 451
(9,796 posts)Hopefully, the first line isn't meant to exclude those of boys who sometimes like boys.
yuiyoshida
(41,736 posts)But I agree with you, as someone who lives in San Francisco there maybe many men who want in on getting this calendar because they too are dog owners.
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)(Yes, it's safe) http://216.158.28.196
Generic Brad
(14,268 posts)He is so poor that he cannot afford a shirt.
yuiyoshida
(41,736 posts)do you know what wet food and dry kibble costs a month? And all those animal shots...and time spent doing walkies, while having to find plastic bags for picking up after the dog during walkies... its ...its expensive.... (but worth it for pet owners who love their animals!)
montanacowboy
(6,040 posts)We just ordered one. If it helps the doggies, we are all for it.
yuiyoshida
(41,736 posts)possum!!
flvegan
(64,384 posts)I've read here time and again that this sort of thing is pornification and objectification when PETA does it and it involves women (only).
How can this be?
Woo hoo, PETA thread!
yuiyoshida
(41,736 posts)Not sure this has any thing to do with PETA.
https://www.facebook.com/LouiesLegacy
Louie's Legacy is a non-profit, grassroots all-breed animal rescue which saves, rehabilitates and rehomes animals from high-kill shelters across the United States. Louie's Legacy operates inCincinnati, OH and Staten Island, NY. http://louieslegacy.org/home/
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)Thanks.
yuiyoshida
(41,736 posts)I guess he forgot Buddha wasn't a god....
VScott
(774 posts)Bet not!
yuiyoshida
(41,736 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Although I'm sure someone, somewhere, will have a tantrum about the fact that folks are finding people attractive on the basis of superficial physical characteristics.
OBJECTIFICATION!!!
yuiyoshida
(41,736 posts)I think its silly but if it raises money for animal rights and involves a no kill shelter for dogs, and cats too for that matter, I am all for it. Last year I made some extra money and donated 500 dollars to a no kill animal shelter...asking they buy cat food and kitty litter for the shelter.
Behind the Aegis
(53,792 posts)I see a piercing dark soul, a shiny personality, and luxurious wit!
I am sure if I looked hard enough, I could find similar traits in the person holding him.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Behind the Aegis
(53,792 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Seriously, I only laugh because somewhere on this planet there are supposed to be dooodz who like to look at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit models but will allegedly have a meltdown if confronted by a picture of a sexy, shirtless guy.
Eh. I don't like macaroni and cheese, either, but it doesn't bother me that other people do.
Behind the Aegis
(53,792 posts)Today is the day of irony, in a few places. We have this thread, and of course, the "All Israelis (well, really just the Jews) are racists" thread. I also think you guys aren't the ones who are supposed to "meltdown", thus the irony. My partner and I were watching "The Biggest Loser" tonight, and the new female trainer was on the beach and my partner said "WOW!" and I followed up with, "As gay as I am (I am cleaning up what I actually said!), the only way someone would not find her attractive is if they were blind or dead!" We all have standards of beauty. We "objectify" people in all kinds of ways, not just by their looks, and we often do it to ourselves.
As much as I like you, this whole not liking "mac n' cheese" thing...duuuude!
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)therefore I am swimming in Mac and Cheese.
and not in a good way.
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Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)but I do think it's funny that something like the SI cover precipitates a 3 week long meltdown in GD, with hyperbolic gibberish about "seeing that picture ruined my entire month!!!!!!!!"
....I mean, really?
shenmue
(38,497 posts)AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)as a cat owner. Cat Rescue especially!
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)Men who like cats are The Best!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,053 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,736 posts)to entice us to donate to a no kill animal shelter..but what ever works, is fine by me.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)It's sad that no-kill shelters have to go begging, and that humane treatment of animals fall beneath the strength of lobbies. I give when I can to Posado's Safe Haven up here and they have even come to rescue wild animals that I found injured before. A lot of good people care about animals, and I'm guessing these guys do, too.
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)The execution really isn't my speed, but it's still a cute idea.
yuiyoshida
(41,736 posts)animal shelters can not be a bad thing.
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)Disgusting.
yuiyoshida
(41,736 posts)Irishmen????
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)lol
yuiyoshida
(41,736 posts)no doubt...
cali
(114,904 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,736 posts)Muscles I wouldn't care so long as the calendar sells enough to help no kill shelters all over the country.
baldguy
(36,649 posts)LawDeeDah
(1,596 posts)at all.
yuiyoshida
(41,736 posts)lumpy muscley tail wagging is a puppy!!!
LawDeeDah
(1,596 posts)I know there are some good pun opportunities here but I can't think of any right now because I am laughing so hard.