The BAD RAP blog turned me onto an article tonight that appeared as a special contribution in the SF Chronicle Online. Those of us who have been following the Michael Vick story from the beginning have been hearing a lot of “let it go” and “he did his time, let’s move on” sort of thing [...]
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Just wanted to share with you a site I stumbled upon just now while connecting with other animal advocates. The stories and pictures and the videos really gave me a big ol’ smile and watery eyes knowing that the dogs that Vick would have eventually killed with torture and beatings are now finding [...]
I signed up on this site tonight and hope you all will do the same. Not sure if there’s anything that can be done now except let karma have it’s way but I certainly don’t want to be left out of whatever can be done.
The main thrust of the campaign appears to be aimed [...]
As a follow-up to my post yesterday, the author of this article said it far more eloquently then I did or could. Excellent summation of how many of us activists feel about Michael Vick’s reinstatement into the NFL family.
Those caring for some of the animals rescued from his dog fighting ring still wonder about the [...]
Source: By KATHY MATHESON Associated Press Writer Updated: 08/27/2009
It is as I feared with football fans. Once the opening kick off is made, all thoughts of injustice, cruelty, crime and punishment are out the window. According to this article, there was barely any presence of protesters at Vick’s debut today with more supporters then anti-Vick’s [...]
Dog-fighting, cruelty – 29 dogs seized, Box Springs, GA
Staked to the ground with 3-foot logging chains around their necks, pit bull dogs possibly used for fighting were seized Wednesday from a wooded area in Box Springs, Ga.
“One or two appear to be recently in a fight, with the scars we’ve seen on their faces,” [...]
Are you one of those who believes Michael Vick is truly sorry for what he did to hundreds of dogs he tortured and/or killed? Do you think he’s doing enough to show how much he’s sorry for what he did? Read on.
Michael Vick’s message of redemption and remorse isn’t going to reach a lot of [...]
Well it was bound to happen sooner or later. My husband is a big NFL fan and so I’m forced to know something about football. Michael Vick, the NFL Pro responsible for hanging dogs from trees, electrocuting them and drowning them in tubs of water all in the name of the crime of dog [...]
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The news is everywhere. Yesterday Roger Goodell, the commissioner for the NFL conditionally reinstated Michael Vick to the NFL. Everyone by now knows that Vick served 18 months in prison but it wasn’t for cruelty to animals. He pled not guilty to that and those charges were ultimately dropped in exchange for a guilty [...]
