Overview

• Over Labor Day weekend, Shakir partnered with Nickel City Canine Rescue to bring 19 dogs from overcrowded southern shelters to Buffalo.
• He worked on-site with his mother and friends to unload and care for the arrivals, with the rescue’s video drawing widespread online attention.
• The Shakir Family Pet Adoption Event at Northtown Toyota in Amherst drew multiple local groups, including Awesome Paws Rescue and Buddy’s Second Chance.
• Nickel City says the dogs are now with fosters under a hold of up to 10 days while bios and adoption listings are updated.
• ESPN reports 18 Nickel City dogs were adopted at the event, and notes Shakir’s ongoing rescue work, including a previous transport in May.