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ANIMAL CRUELTY
 National Football League Conditionally Reinstates Michael Vick...

National Football League Conditionally Reinstates Michael Vick

Vick just completed house arrest on July 20, 2009, the end of a 23 month sentence for a guilty plea and conviction on federal charges of conspiracy to engage in gambling and dog fighting in violation of the Animal Welfare Act, 7 USC §2156.

Vick has said almost nothing about the cruelty, the torture he inflicted on dogs that trusted him, dogs which by his own admission, he beat, strangled, drowned, hanged and slammed to the ground to kill them when they didn't prove to be good enough fighters. He has not so much as mentioned, let alone demonstrated, remorse for the torture and abuse these dogs endured as Vick trained and forced them to fight.

In the April 25, 2007 raid carried out by the Virginia Animal Fighting Task Force (VAFTF) along with the Virginia State Police and Drug Task Force on Vick's Surry County, Virginia property, authorities found:  54 dogs, some of which were chained to car axles buried in the ground;  rape stands used to force fighting dogs to breed by restraining an aggressive female,  "break" or "parting" stick used to pry open fighting dogs' mouths during fights; treadmills and "slat mills" used to train dogs for fighting;  steroids and controlled substances as well as vitamins, dietary and red blood cell supplements administered to fighting dogs, bloody strips of carpeting often found in dog fighting pits, a scale with a hook on it to weigh dogs; and a diuretic to stimulate urination after a fight. Sources report there was a great deal of blood in the attic of the house.  

Vick initially denied knowing anything about any of this.

 

 

Many of the millions of Americans who love and respect animals, law enforcement, animal control, prosecutors, pet owners, teachers, students, children and animal welfare advocates believed Michael Vick should not return to the glamour and privilege of professional sports. They believed that like Pete Rose, he should pay this price for these monstrous crimes and fade from public view. They believed that then people would know that animals' lives matter, that animal fighting and cruelty won't be tolerated.

But Goodell and the NFL have decided Vick likely will regain the fame, fortune and life of privilege he once knew.

Here is a list of ideas for Vick to demonstrate genuine remorse:

1.Fund education programs to teach youth about the cruelty of dog and all animal fighting and urge them to stop or avoid it and responsible pet ownership;

2.Talk to youth about the cruelty of dog and animal fighting and urge them to avoid it;

3.Demand all sports leagues have a zero tolerance policy against animal fighting and abuse;

4.Offer assistance including funding to law enforcement in investigating and busting animal fighting operations;

5.Testify in support of stronger animal fighting and animal cruelty laws;

6.Make PSAs or commercials or take out ads or billboards that discuss the cruelty of dog and all animal fighting;

7.Set up a foundation to pay for the care and placement of dogs he formerly owned that are now in sanctuaries or homes and also for dogs seized in future animal fighting busts.

Humanitarians are encouraged to send these along with your own positive ideas to Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner, Roger.Goodell2@nfl.net or National Football League
280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017, or call him at (212) 450-2000 or (212) 450-2027.

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