[RED HOOK] Yip yip hooray! Red Hook pit bull honored after thwarting rape

Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperWho’s a good boy?The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals honored a pit bull puppy who thwarted a rape in a Red Hook park last month with a ceremony on Thursday afternoon, and the organizer says she hopes the celebrations will send a message to the world that the much-maligned breed is just misunderstood.
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