Animal Rescue of Tidewater is honored to be among an elite group of animal rescue organizations selected to help the dogs from the Vick dog fighting case.

Due to the ongoing criminal proceedings, ART has agreed not to disclose any information about the dogs. After the final sentencing in the federal proceedings, ART will be allowed to discuss this dog as we would any other dogs under our care, unless the dog's safety would be compromised.

The ART 'Michael Vick' dog will be fostered in a secure environment where additional temperament testing and training will be conducted. The dog's origin will not be disclosed to the general public but only to an approved candidate prior to adoption. As with all our dogs, our commitment to the adoptive home and to the dog is for life.

Animal Rescue of Tidewater is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to create a compassionate community where there are no more stray, abandoned, or neglected animals and where destroying adoptable animals is no longer used as a means of population control.

ART achieves its mission through a network of foster homes and there is always a critical need for additional foster homes.