Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Half-naked heroes and baby animals… what more could you want! Shirtless firefighters pose with puppies for 2015 charity calendar

Half-naked heroes and baby animals… what more could you want! Shirtless firefighters pose with puppies for 2015 charity calendar 

A new calendar has combined two of the most swoon-inducing subjects known to womankind - shirtless heroes and baby animals. 
Charleston Animal Society released the calendar in association with The Fire Department of Charleston, South Carolina, to benefit its Toby's Fund, which treats injured, abused and abandoned animals.
The visual feast, according to the charity, stars 15 of the area’s 'bravest animal-loving firefighters' cradling an array of rescue dogs, puppies and kittens. 
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Almost unmanageable: A new calendar has taken two of the most swoon-inducing subjects known to womankind - shirtless heroes and baby animals - and mashed them together into a visual feast
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Almost unmanageable: A new calendar has taken two of the most swoon-inducing subjects known to womankind - shirtless heroes and baby animals - and mashed them together into a visual feast
'Toby’s Fund provides $500,000 in medicine, treatment and recovery therapy to animals who are brought to us homeless, abused and neglected', the charity states.
It's the second consecutive year CAS has released its Firefighter Calendar, following an enormously successful run in 2014.
Last year's effort raised more than $100,000 for Toby's Fund, which is named after one of the charity's first rescue cases.

Good cause: Charleston Animal Society released the calendar in association with The Fire Department of Charleston, South Carolina, to benefit its Toby's Fund, which treats injured, abused and abandoned animals
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Good cause: Charleston Animal Society released the calendar in association with The Fire Department of Charleston, South Carolina, to benefit its Toby's Fund, which treats injured, abused and abandoned animals
Meow! According to the charity, the calendar stars 15 of the area’s 'bravest animal-loving firefighters'
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Meow! According to the charity, the calendar stars 15 of the area’s 'bravest animal-loving firefighters'
Puppy love: Whose eyes are more enchanting here? It's hard to say
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Puppy love: Whose eyes are more enchanting here? It's hard to say
'Toby came to CAS with severe chemical burns, but was rehabilitated and later adopted by a loving family,' says Caroline Eller, the organization's director of development. 
'That's our goal for every animal who comes through our doors.'
Of the driving concept behind the calendar, Ms Eller states: 'We rescue animals, firefighters rescue humans, it was a natural fit.'
The 2015 Firefighter Calendar can be purchased online at www.charlestonfirefightercalendar.com.
Double trouble: Toby’s Fund provides $500,000 in medicine, treatment and recovery therapy to animals who are brought to them homeless, abused and neglected 
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Double trouble: Toby’s Fund provides $500,000 in medicine, treatment and recovery therapy to animals who are brought to them homeless, abused and neglected 
Arm candy: One firefighter brandishes a slightly bemused-looking puppy
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Arm candy: One firefighter brandishes a slightly bemused-looking puppy
Casual: This strapping young hero cradles his canine co-star amid a smoke-filled building
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Casual: This strapping young hero cradles his canine co-star amid a smoke-filled building
Savior: 'We rescue animals, firefighters rescue humans, it was a natural fit,' says Caroline Eller, CAS's director of development
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Savior: 'We rescue animals, firefighters rescue humans, it was a natural fit,' says Caroline Eller, CAS's director of development
You're welcome: This will be CAS's second consecutive Firefighter Calendar, after last year's effort raised more than $100,000 for Toby's Fund
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You're welcome: This will be CAS's second consecutive Firefighter Calendar, after last year's effort raised more than $100,000 for Toby's Fund
Tanksome: Some firefighters are topless, others aren't, but bulging biceps appear in every shot 
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Tanksome: Some firefighters are topless, others aren't, but bulging biceps appear in every shot 
Model looks: It seems inconceivable that one firefighters unit could include quite so many genetic lottery winners, but the proof is plain to see
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Model looks: It seems inconceivable that one firefighters unit could include quite so many genetic lottery winners, but the proof is plain to see
A good year beckons: One hunk and one pup for every month of 2015
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A good year beckons: One hunk and one pup for every month of 2015
Winning smiles: Here's hoping this year's calendar will draw in a wealth of donations for Toby's Fund
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Winning smiles: Here's hoping this year's calendar will draw in a wealth of donations for Toby's Fund
Where is the baby animal? This shot seems to missing a very key component 
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Where is the baby animal? This shot seems to missing a very key component 
That's all folks: All the stars of the delightful calendar amass to bid us farewell 
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That's all folks: All the stars of the delightful calendar amass to bid us farewell 


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