Jake Gardner is an American TV personality and founder of The Fort-Fortitudine Vincimus Rescue Center who rose to fame after he appeared in the reality TV show “Pitbulls and Parolees” in 2009. Before he starred in the show, he has been actively volunteering and working for the Villalobos Rescue Center.
Currently, he is living in North Carolina with his family and running a rescue center to help abandoned and stray animals, especially American Pitbull Terriers.
Who is Jake Gardner from “Pitbulls and Parolees”?
Jake Gardner was born on December 25, 1979, in California, USA. He has been compassionate about animals from a young age as his mother used to foster abandoned dogs and cats.
His mother has a good friendship with Tia Maria Torres, the founder of Villalobos Rescue Center. He is passionate about cooking and rescuing animals.
Before he started working at the Villalobos Rescue Center, he was doing multiple jobs to earn money. In 2008, when he was chased by police officers for carrying an illegal firearm, he got into an accident and was arrested.
After that, he was charged with a felony of evading a police officer and possession of an illegal firearm. He served ten months of prison time and was later released on parole.
Following the incident, the forty-two years old parolees started working at the rescue center. He also starred in the show “Pitbulls and Parolees” in 2009 and became known for his help with the recused animals.
He was a prominent figure in the rescue center and successfully relocated Villalobos Rescue Center to New Orleans, Louisiana, from Califonia.
Jake Gardner learned the ways of a rescue center and left the show and Villalobos Rescue Center in 2012 to establish his own rescue center. Currently, he resides in North Carolina, with his family.
What happened to Jake Gardner from “Pitbulls and Parolees”? Did he leave the show?
Jake Gardner worked with Tia Maria Torres and Villalobos Rescue Center for four years. He was inspired by her and the rescue center and decided to dedicate his life to helping and rescuing animals and providing them with a permanent home.
He had acquired knowledge of a smooth-running animal rescue center from Tia Maria Torres so he made up his mind of leaving the show and starting his own rescue center. He left the show “Pitbulls and Parolees” in 2012.
Following his departure from the show, he founded “The Fort-Fortitudine Vincimus Rescue Center” in Asheboro, North Carolina. His rescue center focuses on providing a warm place and family for the rescued dogs and other animals.
His rescue center started by rescuing American Pitbull Terriers. This breed of dog is often misjudged and considered to be aggressive and dangerous.
The forty-two years old animal rescue activist has previously worked with Pitbulls and wolfdogs in the Villalobos Rescue Center and knew that with proper training and nurture, Pitbulls have an affectionate and friendly personality.
His rescue center also boasts about its no-kill non-discriminatory rescue process and hopes to minimize the pain and suffering of abandoned animals, especially Pitbulls Terrier.
What is Jake Gardner from “Pitbulls and Parolees” doing now?
Jake Gardner’s rescue center The Fort-Fortitudine Vincimus Rescue Center was established in 2012 to provide shelter for abandoned and stray animals. “Fortitudine Vincimus” are Latin words that translate to “Through Endurance, We Conquer”.
His main motto is to rescue as many dogs as possible. The founder of The Fort-Fortitudine Vincimus Rescue Center got married to Karin Roth Gardner on December 19, 2015, in North Carolina.
Tia Maria Torres, his previous employer, and her family attended the wedding ceremony. Karin Roth Gardner is a Rodan + Fields independent consultant and helps her husband manage the rescue center in her free time.
He currently lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his wife Karin Roth Gardner and his rescued American Pitbull Terriers.