 |
| Michael Vick and One of His Dogs |
Last year I did a short post on the heinous crime of dog fighting. I was prompted by an article that appeared on the blog Woman Honor Thyself (do visit her beautiful site).
Footballer Michael Vick is only one of many, many people in our word that enjoy this sick, brutal cruelty. Not only did he fight his dogs to the death he tortured and murdered them in ways that one can hardly imagine. Vick and his associates killed dogs that did not "test" well by various methods, including hanging, drowning, and slamming at least one dog's body to the ground until dead. (Source: Federal Indictment PDF) You can read the case at the Animal Legal Defense Fund.
What I find so sad is that this is a young man who is gifted with a most amazing ability (I'm a football fan too). He had the American Dream and all the things in life that most people can't even imagine. The greater shame is that regardless of what he has done, people will still throw money at him, call him a role model and worship at his feet. For myself, I could never watch him play without visualizing the horrible mutilations and deaths he was responsible for~in fact, I refuse to watch him play.
Whether you love or hate animals there are some things in this world that are just plain wrong~dog fighting is one of them. If you know of anyone fighting their dogs, Please, contact your local animal protection shelter and the authorities!
Dedicated to "Stallone" and His Rescuers
No comments:
Post a Comment