On Behalf of Innocents: A True Story of a Mission, Faith, and a Promise Fulfilled Hardcover - 2001

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ON BEHALF OF INNOCENTS is a moving and powerful book. A timely story of goodness and evil, exposing the criminal world of the dogghter. A testimony to faith, hope, laughter, the people we elect, and that in the United States one person can make a difference.Caress Garten's success at the Indiana State House, following a life threatening attack by vicious dogs, reflects the power of one individual to change the law.."..The pit bull's great strength lifted her leg into the air as if it were an old rag. His mouth closed like a vise, encompassing the leg. The animal started to shake his head back and forth as he stood on his two hind legs. She felt like a doll being pulled apart - she slipped. The second dog leaped at her face. His teeth raked her forehead as blood started to pour into her eyes. Yet, she felt so calm, and wasn't frightened in any sense. The dog's owner struggled as he pried the dog's mouth open with a long, dark object: a hammer handle. Then he left her..."Sometimes the beginning of a mission is hard to spot, but that is what happened on a somber November day in a public park. The mission would be on behalf of children who are the greatest victims of dog attacks.