“I’m expecting a big turn out,” owner and artist of Skin Décor Tattoo Studio Jim McQuaid said. The Fresno Bully Rescue will be holding a fundraiser at Skin Décor Tattoo Studio this Saturday. Residents of the community are encouraged to come out and get a dog-inspired tattoo to support the local bullies.
Skin Décor is offering custom designed artwork that will be $60 a piece. All the proceeds will benefit and go directly to the Fresno Bully Rescue (FBR), a volunteer-based non-profit, no-kill shelter and sanctuary dedicated to rescuing bully breed dogs.
The shelter accepts American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, American Bull Dogs and Bull Terriers.
“We are here to provide a healthy and loving temporary home while we look for forever homes for our bullies,” Bridgett Boothe, co-founder of Bully Rescue, said.
“Besides felicitating, FBR is also committed to providing educational services in the community. FBR also promotes spaying and neutering and responsible ownerships of the bully breeds,” Boothe said.
FBR advocates for the bully breeds by doing educational outreach to the high-risk communities about the illegal practice of dog fighting. It also provides mental and physical rehabilitation, and training to bully residents under their care.
McQuaid and his team of three artists will be drawing up several flash sheets for the public to choose from. “In honor of the fundraiser, the flash sheets will be based around the bully dogs,” McQuaid said.
“We have a good reputation and we want to uphold that, so the tattoos will be nicely drawn out, and nicely inked,” he said.
Skin Décor customer Sara Patterson plans on attending the fundraiser event. “Even though I just got one, I have the perfect place for my little pit bull tattoo,” Patterson said. “I have a soft spot for animals and will do anything to help.”
McQuaid will not be taking appointments. It’s a first-come, first-serve basis, so early attendance is encouraged. The doors will open at noon, and the last customer will be taken at 9 p.m. All participants must be 18 or older.
“We all have dogs and enjoy them, so this was a perfect opportunity to give back,” McQuaid said.