Paws ‘n’ Claws

Michael Vick’s promised guilty plea

August

So Michael Vick has announced he’ll plead guilty to dogfighting charges.

What a prince.

The Vick case, which involves his dogfighting co-horts, has drawn much attention to the world of dogfighting, but it’s certainly not going to stop it. There’s too much money being made, with some purses going as high as $100,000.

What I’m hoping it will do is prompt law enforcement to pay more attention. It’s not enough to know that dogfighting exists. There needs to be more fines and more prison time handed out.

Think it’s not a big deal? Imagine your family pet being bashed into the ground until it dies. That’s just one of the ways Vick was accused of killing dogs that didn’t meet his standards, according to several media reports. How about hanging them? Electrocuting them?

Hopefully the Vick case will make prosecuting dogfighting participants a new fad. And I hope the NFL and the Atlanta Falcons make an example out of him and boot him from the team and the league. Sad though, because even if Vick does see the inside of a prison for this, some media reports have issued opinions that he’ll likely be back with the NFL at some point.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 at 5:26 pm by Sarah Netter.
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One Response to “Michael Vick’s promised guilty plea”

Steve C. August 22nd, 2007 at 7:40 am
There was a report the other day about dog fighting in NC.
They usually keep to themselves however to find sparring partners for their dogs they steal your pet. and usually Hobble the pet so they cant fight back. your dog is there strictly for the other dog to learn how to kill. All I could think of is, I ever caught the SOB that did that to my dog. I would do to him what he did to my dog.

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