Love”
by Barbara Jayne
Getting to talk to Linda Blair is easy. She’s friendly, down to earth and kind. Her obvious passion and dedication for animals is only outdone by her incredible energy and drive as she dashes off to Chicago for a fund raiser one weekend and then to Canada the next to confront issues regarding the BSL (Breed Specific Legislation) that Pit Bulls face. Linda is a world famous actress as well as the Founder and Director of the “WorldHeart Foundation,” a Pit Bull rescue (though her arms are open to saving all breeds), located in Acton, California the same area in the high desert that fellow actress, recent Lick cover star and advocate Tippi Hedren (Melanie Griffith’s mom and Alfred Hitchcock protégé) has her “Roar Foundation” and “Shambala Preserve” for Lions, Tigers and other “Big Cats!” as they call them. I wanted to ask Linda the same question I asked Tippi. “How did you get from Acting to Acton?” but I never got to ask... Trying to keep Linda in one place long enough for a chat is a feat! Linda is one of the busiest people. Her rescues understandably come first (WHF has a 100 dog kennel lease which is filled to capacity at any given time). She deals personally with every new dog WorldHeart is in the process of taking out of the Shelter system and into the safety of the sanctuary and into her care. She is the concerned “mom” for every dog at her renowned “WorldHeart Foundation.” Just in the course of our first few conversations she rescued a number of dogs that needed immediate surgery. Of course, I figured acting had been her first love since she started when she was just a child, but I was surprised to find out that it was the other way around. “THANK YOU FOR AIDING US IN THE FIGHT TO HELP HOMELESS, NEGLECTED AND ABUSED ANIMALS, AND TO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.”
photography by: Christopher Ameruoso
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