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Lori Weise created Downtown Dog Rescue 16 years ago in the back of a furniture factory on the edge of Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles to help the homeless with their dogs. Since the early days of the rescue she has paid for thousands of surgeries and placed or fostered thousands of dogs and provided meals for man and mutt.
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In this Sunday, March 3, 2012 photo, Lori Weise, left, and Akasha, a rescued pit bull, oversees a training and obedience class with volunteers and students in downtown Los Angeles. Weise created Downtown Dog Rescue 16 years ago in the back of a furniture factory on the edge of Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles to help the homeless with their dogs. Since the early days of the rescue she has paid for thousands of surgeries and placed or fostered thousands of dogs and provided meals for man and mutt. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
In this Sunday, March 3, 2012 photo, students prepare for a training and obedience class for pit bulls led by Cornelius \"Dog Man\" Austin, not pictured, at the Coliseum in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
In this Sunday, March 3, 2012 photo, trainer Cornelius \"Dog Man\" Austin leads a training and obedience class with students and volunteers for pit bulls at the Los Angeles Coliseum in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
In this Sunday March 3, 2012 photo, Crenshaw High School track coach Steve Lane shows off the agility skills of his dog Big Boy during a training and obedience class at the Los Angeles Coliseum in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)