Michael Vick was training pit bulls for fighting. On July 18th, 2007, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with competitive dogfighting. The Atlanta Falcons have gotten a lot of bad...
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Michael Vick was training pit bulls for fighting. On July 18th, 2007, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with competitive dogfighting. The Atlanta Falcons have gotten a lot of bad press since the story broke.
Earlier this week, Hector, one of 51 dogs rescued from Mike Vick's Bad Newz Kennels, visited a 3rd grade class in St. Paul. Hector is a registered therapy dog, and one of his owners, Clare Yori, was with Hector and teaching the kids about careing for animals and not abusing them. The students' teacher said she hopes the lessons they learned from Hector help the students to treat animals -- and people -- more compassionately.
The video is well worth watching. Teaching kids how to care for... Read Full Story
Do you know what is going to happen tonight? I just made sure I had my dates right, but yes indeed, TONIGHT is the big NIGHT. The one I have been waiting so patiently for all year long. Santa will be coming to our home. At least I think he will. I have been good, you know. I only did a couple of bad things this year and Mom says that in the big picture they were minor. I haven't done anything really bad (at least not that I can remember). And today, I got some really good... Read Full Story
Michael Vick, an ex-National Football League superstar before going to jail for his role in a dogfight ring, was greeted with boos Sunday in his return to Atlanta with the Philadelphia Eagles. Once a gridiron hero for the Atlanta Falcons, Vick has played a limited reserve role as a backup quarterback for the Eagles this season after being released from federal prison for financing the canine gambling operation. Details of animal cruelty by Vick - including slaying of dogs through such... Read Full Story
It is another Vicktory story among the Michael Vick Pitbulls, who were rescued by the Best Friend’s Society (BFS). Congrats to Ray for passing his Good Canine Citizen exam and to BFS for their dedication and hard-work for rehabilitating the Vick Pitbulls. Yet another success story and proof that Pitbulls trained to dog fight can be changed and should not be killed.
Paul, Melissa, Madison, Cherry (lying down)
Cherry is another Vick Pitbull with a success story, who was rehabilitated... Read Full Story
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick advised students at his old middle school Monday to avoid the kind of bad decisions ... 14 Vote(s) Read Full Story
A Bay Area pit bull advocacy group says Michael Vick has declined an invitation to visit eight of his former dogs this weekend when the Philadelphia Eagles are in town to play the Oakland Raiders. The group BAD RAP (Bay Area Doglovers Responsible About Pitbulls) told The Associated Press on Wednesday that it extended the invitation through the Eagles to Vick last week to view his former dogs that were part of the dog fighting operation at Bad Newz Kennels in southeastern Virginia. BAD RAP co... Read Full Story
Michael Vick of the Philadelphia Eagles speaks at a press conference at the NovaCare Complex on August 14, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Vick signed a one-year contract, with a second year option, with the Eagles. (Getty Images) more pics » Television producers understand the kind of men whose personal lives we'd like to peek into - think Hulk Hogan and Snoop Dogg -- and they've nailed it with their latest pick, Michael Vick . The new Philadelphia Eagles player and ... Read Full Story
Coming off his first National Football League appearance since being sent to jail for his role in a dogfight ring, Michael Vick spoke out Tuesday against dogfighting at a Washington church. Two days after making a brief return for the Philadelphia Eagles as a reserve, the one-time superstar quarterback appeared at Covenant Baptist Church in an appearance sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States. Vick called dogfighting "pointless" and said he did not know why he began funding and... Read Full Story
The team may be named after a symbol for freedom, but the Philadelphia Eagles apparently don’t want fans practicing it.
Eagles security staff squashed a suburban fan’s freedom of speech at the gate before Sunday’s game, telling her she couldn’t enter the arena unless she covered up the anti-Michael Vick sentiments expressed on her T-shirt.
Kori Martin, [...]
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