Jerry says people have turned against him. They accuse him of watching elementary children from his back porch. He says he’s just tossing a bone around with his dog and being unfairly victimized.
Michael can be around as many kids as he wants, but is not allowed to have a dog.
They just don't understand
So now Michael Vick says we don’t understand his background and that he is a victim of circumstance.
Really?
Gee, I guess everyone born in poverty grows up the same way.
Yes, I know he was convicted.
Yes, I know he served his time, paid his debt to society.
Yes, I know I am throwing a label at him, but only him, not every poor black kid growing up in the US or the world for that matter.
JERK!
Here is the article Vick on Dog Fighting.
While I was reflecting back on 2010 and working on my 2011 goals, one topic I came across made me think. Where are they now?
We all know the story of Michael Vick, College Standout, Top Draft Pick, Top tier QB, Dog Fighting Ring Leader, Convict, Reformed Convict, NFL QB, and the latest chapter MVP. No matter what anybody says, for or against, that is a pretty remarkable life.
Well, he is also MVCT.
Most Valuable Chew Toy!
Last year as part of my Mutt Madness Contest the winner got a MVCT (I just realized that it also stands for Michael Vick Chew Toy!) Well, we of course ordered an extra one for our dogs as well.
So, what sort of life has the chew toy had?
I must say, that the hounds have loved him to death!
Greyhounds tend to like soft squishy and squeaky toys better, but both or foster greyhound Lola (above) and Hero teamed up to finally finish him off for good by the end of 2010.
Maybe for 2011 we can find one that squeaks when you bite him . . .
Happy ending for most of Vick’s dogs
Michael Vick spent 21 months in federal prison, lost a $100 million contract and became a national pariah for his role in a vicious interstate dogfighting ring.
Vick paid his debt to society, he’d no doubt gets a second chance by starting yet again this week.
But what of Michael Vick’s dogs?
It turns out there’s a redemption story there as well. A writer for Sports Illustrated details this story in the just-released book “The Lost Dogs”.
Of the 51 dogs authorities recovered on Vick’s property in rural Virginia, 22 of which went to Best Friends animal sanctuary in Utah.
It’s a book that’s equal parts horrifying and hopeful. And while every person and dog involved would’ve been better served if Bad Newz Kennels never existed, there are plenty of positives coming out of a story that at first seemed to contain only misery.
Forty-seven of the 51 dogs survived. While not all have fully rehabbed, a good number of them live with families; four even work in therapy roles.
If it wasn’t for the high-profile nature of the Vick case and the quarterback’s ability to pay for their postrescue care (Vick reportedly spent a court-mandated $1 million on it), each of the dogs would’ve been destroyed. Dogs which came from fighting busts had previously been considered so far gone that trying to retrain them would take a disproportionate amount of already limited resources.
Ninety percent of the time, they would’ve been put down. Even PETA and the Humane Society recommended it.
The public outcry over the Vick dogs helped change that. An attempt was made to retrain them, and the success rate was so high that the Humane Society changed its official policy.
I wish I had thought of this idea when it happened….
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