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Bakdraff Releases New Album that Documents Steel City Struggles

The Vault LP

PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 27, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- "The Vault" is the latest release from Bakdraff Entertainment. Seventeen tracks long, it features music that was created by six music producers and 16 artists over the course of several years.

"As the executive producer of this project, I was involved in countless studio sessions," Daniel "Rambo" Lebo, Bakdraff founder and Pittsburgh rapper says. "This album is a recorded diary of the struggles we've been through growing up in the Steel City. It's a provocative collection of music that digs into the city's history. Every street has a vibe and every building has a story."

A musical tribute of sorts, "The Vault" is dedicated to everyone who the artists grew up with, and to the people they lost in the process.

"This music is for all the people I've worked with over the years. It's dedicated to the blood, sweat and tears we shed and to the hustle we shared together," he says.

"The Vault" will be available for download on April 29, 2016. Among the tracks are Da Rukus and Bakdraff.

In addition to "The Vault," Bakdraff has two other albums available for download on iTunes - "The Steel City Hustle" and "Concrete Camouflage" by Rambo.

About Bakdraff:

Founded in 2010 by Daniel "Rambo" Lebo, Bakdraff is a hip hop music collective. While the label originated in Pittsburgh, the collective has grown to include artists and producers from several states throughout the U.S., Jamaica and Puerto Rico. It has worldwide distribution with an independent music distributor.

For more information, visit: http://www.bakdraff.com/.

Watch a video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/p0s0BQ0nAvI

Twitter: @BAKDRAFF_ #bakdraff

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* Photo Caption: "The Vault" by Bakdraff.

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Seventy-two Cats Dead and Alleged Animal Abuser Unable to be Prosecuted Due to Humane Officer Breach of Duty

cat rescue

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Aug. 29, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Neighbors and concerned citizens are appalled that an Allegheny County Humane Officer who was called to investigate the abuse and abandonment of over 70 cats, removed two cats and sent the rest to die, according to Frankie's Friends Cat Rescue.

Kathy Hecker, a Humane Officer working for the largest "No-Kill" shelter in Pittsburgh, investigated a call for hoarding and abandonment of a large number of cats in a Mt. Lebanon, Pa. house. The cats were found in unsanitary conditions and without food and water; abandoned after the tenant, Jennifer Fix, was evicted.

Hecker took two cats and allegedly "refused to take any of the other cats because most of them were too sick or too wild to be saved," according to Big Daddy Wildlife Removal, the agency contracted to trap and kill the remaining cats. Seventy-two cats were removed and destroyed, while neighbors were allegedly told they were going to the "No-Kill" shelter. An additional five kittens and two adult cats were taken to the shelter due to pressure by neighbors.

Cats that were able to be removed from traps prior to being taken by the wildlife exterminators were found to be in good health by a veterinarian. None of the 72 cats were evaluated by a veterinarian for health or temperament prior to their death. Although animal abandonment is considered a form of animal cruelty according to Pennsylvania law, Hecker has not yet filed charges against Fix, and is unlikely to do so since all of the cats that would be considered "evidence" have already been removed from the property.

"It is an absolute breach of duty when an officer sworn to protect animals not only sends seventy-two cats to their deaths without a proper veterinary evaluation, but in doing so, also destroys any chance of successfully prosecuting a person who will likely subject animals to abuse at her next address," said Dr. Becky L. Morrow, Founder of Frankie's Friends Cat Rescue and expert witness in the Tiger Ranch institutionalized hoarding case.

Margo Cicci, a member of the Pittsburgh Feral Cat Movement, was involved in the rescue attempt for these cats. "When we first heard that a Humane Agent was involved, we were relieved, thinking that everything would be done correctly so that charges could be filed against the former tenant, and every effort would be made to save as many of these cats as possible. To find out that this is how the Humane Agent handled it is beyond devastating."

Please contact Frankie's Friends Cat Rescue at (724) 230-6485 for more information or to interview those involved in this case.

Frankie's Friends Cat Rescue was formed in 2010, after a sanctuary was created for unadoptable cats rescued from the Tiger Ranch Cruelty Case. Frankie's Friends is dedicated to relieving suffering caused by cruelty/neglect, disease, injury, and homelessness of cats, by providing shelter, low or no-cost veterinary care, and spaying and neutering thousands of cats annually. More information: http://www.frankiesfriendscatrescue.org/ .

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