Voices Carry for Animals # 51

Hosted by Debbie Dahmer

Guest :  Gordon Shell - Animal Rights Advocate, Actor,  Co-host Cage Connection Radio Show at Studio57radio, Owner/Promoter at Shotgun Entertainment Group and Co Owner at Co-owner of Four Aces MMA

The Dog Fighter, A Documentary

The Dog Fighter is the inspiring true story of mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Gordon Shell. When a medical condition threatened to end his career as a fighter, Shell didn't back down, but continued to fight. This time, however, the fight was for a different cause: the homeless and abused dogs of Detroit.

Spurred By Mike Vick Scandal, MMA Fighter Gordon Shell Risks His Life To Fight So That Dogs Don’t Have To.

ROCHESTER HILLS – When news of the Michael Vick dogfighting ring broke, Gordon Shell, a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter from Detroit, was appalled by the stories of dogs butchered and electrocuted for sport. A family man with two rescue dogs, Shell had recently taken up MMA and had a long history in combat sports. So he did what came naturally – he challenged the quarterback to a fight.

“I never heard back from him,” Shell said. But from that challenge came an idea – that Shell would fight not for fame or for glory, but to help those animals who, unlike him, didn’t have a choice whether or not to step into the ring. In addition to raising awareness of animal cruelty, the funds will be used to support MHS’ free pit bull sterilization program, launched earlier this year, which provides local animal welfare groups and pit bull owners with certificates providing free spay or neuter surgery of pit bull-type dog, which normally costs upwards of $200.