Real Men Dig Teh Qte
They're covered in tattoos and have scary biker names, but these bad boys were born to be mild. They're the men of Rescue Ink, and as profiled in the New York Times, they speak out against animal abuse and find loving homes for abused animals all over the Big Apple. They're not vigilantes, as they're quick to point out, but they'll get in an abuser's face as much as the law allows -- and they can be very persuasive.
See all photos and the full story over at the New York Times. Badass submishe, Paul K.
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Bleen?
And I think that would make a most excellent tattoo for the bad-ass/heart-of-gold biker dude!
I wish these guys had a television show.
yay, big tough guys rescuing and snorgling cute kittehs and puppehs!
new models for the "men of cute overload* calendar!
That second picture is SO Marc Antony and Pussyfoot. AWESOME. Good for them!
What wonderful men! Here's proof that you can be a tough guy and still a sweetie :)
Love love love them!
Now those are real men!
these guys were on Ellen.
Now, those are my kinda men. ("gentlemen" I mean, that's right) Luv It!
P.S. Mike Tattoo - tattooed, biker, animal rescuer, AND vegetarian? Be still my heart!
The 2nd pic with the big guy and the little kitty head popping out of his chest just kills me.
@exene - I'm with you. Somewhere, there's a great FOX, A&E or Animal Planet show hidden in this concept.
I'm with Exene - I would absolutely watch a tv show about these guys. What a good hearted bunch of guys!
I read this article this morning in the paper and annoyed my boyfriend every two seconds reading quotes from it. Several of my favorites had to do with Des' kitten and other animals, but I also liked when the 74-year-old guy declared (paraphrase) "I can lift 100 pounds. With my neck."
What awesome guys.
These guys have myspace:
www.myspace.com/rescueink
or visit their own site
www.recueink.org
gitcher motor runni--OMG! PUPPIES!
KITTYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!! I'll take it!
LOL @ gitcher! That sums it up right there! Well done. Gosh, can you just see one of these guys saying that in the way we all think it? Ah, I'll never get that image out of my head now.
Check out the other photos that go along with the story. Awesome! (There's something about a big ol' man getting all gooshy over an animal that just makes me wanna awwwwwww! :-)
This is my fave shot from the Times Slideshow:
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/08/22/nyregion/082408-Petnap_9.html
Kitteh is all "mee...allgh?"
Awesome, I love it! I totally agree they should have a show, I would watch it in a heartbeat!
Ahn.
wonderful! I love it! They are great and doing great things!!!!!!!!
These guys are awesome! I love the fact that they give people help to do whats best for the dog - like building dog houses and helping with shots and spaying, as well as doing the big scary thing.
These guys are so awesome that they brought a tear to my eye.
in the second picture, the blurry guy on the right sooo looks like bruce willis. i bet they had to use a ton of makeup on bruce in die hard to cover up all of those tattoos.
and the one in the back.. he's thinking- "noone's looking, are they? snorgle time!!!"
Marry me?
I dig teh qte!
/Has no tattoos though
"Rescue Ink...advised the owner of the lot that the dog house, seen against the brick wall, needed more shade."
If any of those guys told me to shade my dog more, I'd personally walk around him with an umbrella.
the hover text on the first picture? BEST EVAH!
i have plenty of tattoos and these dudes still intimidate me just a little.
that's when this phrase applies! "never judge a book by its cover"
/cheese
Bikers kick a**!!!!
I love these men. Seriously.
Those guys are awesome. Most bikers are the grizzled-with-a-heart-of-gold type (I meet a surprising amonut of them), but these guys are especially awesome. X3
LOVE!
Yay! I sent this in too. I'm so glad you posted it, because I knew it was the purrfect submishe for CO.
Did you see the chubulence on those puppehs?
DED!
Oh - I also thought this should be a new rule.
Rule of Cuteness #41: When scary-looking tattoo dudes hold kittehs and puppehs, it's cute.
Angela-Eloise, I am yet another who sent this one in. While reading I was thinking, "Every other Cuteologist is thinking the exact same thing right now: Chub! AND Paws UP! AND Looking Helpless! Must... send... now!"
YEAH, a reality show that would actually benefit to someone. I would definitely watch that!!!
I hate to admit it, but what I like best is that these guys can probably pull off what the rest of us WISH we could do to animal abusers/neglecters....scare the crap out of them!!
Even the Animal Planet Humane Society folks have to be so legal and PC with offenders they catch. You know these guys probably "take care of business" when necessary. :)
Good for them.
Yipe. I'm in love.
Think they've got a UK branch?
As we all know, noone but noone can resist the POWER of TEH CUTE.
Evil aliens land? handem a kitten.
The Russian threaten? hear's a Puppy.
Mad Dr Megadeath wants to zap the world with his Zoink Ray? can I introduce you to Winston?
See, no problemo.
Great work Guys - Just shows that we all have a soft place in our hearts for the weak and helpless
Wow - GREAT story! So inspirational.
Animal Planet should follow these guys around!
CuteOverload: We can lift 100 pounds. With our neck.
REAL strength = COMPASSION and LOVE.
Bravo to these guys. May their influence reach far, wide, and deep. It's (way past) time for ZERO TOLERANCE for these wackos who hurt the blameless. I say vaporize 'em.
Des, if you're out there, you and me gotta talk.
*BIG PROPS!*
This story was just what I needed. Yay for the men of Rescue Ink!
I agree with Meg on pic #9!!!
The kitteh!! The delikit MITTEN POAWS!!! And it's really, REALLY tough to be a tattooed badass when you're holding a fuzzy kitten but he pulled it off! (The mushpot!!)
I...I think I have something in my eye!
Oh, and the pit pups! Those were cute, too!
Oh, man, I'm tearing up here... This is so awesome!
and I totally agree with the hover text for the first image. ^_^
HOW MUCH DO WE LOVE RESCUE INK.
I wanna make a quick trip across the Hudson to NYC (I live 20 minutes away in NJ) and give 'em all a big fat hug!!!!
This is the cutest thing I've ever seen! I've never commented before, but this totally deserves a kudos!