A dog fighting ring in the Seattle area was just busted the other day. Sad what people do for money and entertainment…
Survey re: Michael Vick
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We Did It! Nike Drops Vick
Dear Mary,
I know you heard from me earlier today or yesterday, but I wanted you to be one of the first to know: Nike announced today that it has suspended Michael Vick's contract without pay and will stop selling all Vick-related products at its stores.
This is a big victory, one that simply would not have happened without your action and those of more than 165,000 others.
As you know, the allegations against Michael Vick are so serious and disturbing that The Humane Society of the United called on his corporate backers to end their commercial relationships with the star player. I’m so pleased that Nike has signaled it has a zero tolerance policy for athletes who may be involved with staged animal fights and other forms of malicious animal cruelty.Nike's statement reads as follows:
“Nike has suspended Michael Vick’s contract without pay, and will not sell any more Michael Vick product at Nike owned retail at this time. As we’ve said before, Nike is concerned by the serious and highly disturbing allegations made against Michael Vick and we consider any cruelty to animals inhumane and abhorrent. However, we do believe that Michael Vick should be afforded the same due process as any citizen in the United States, therefore, we have not terminated our relationship.”
Also today, Reebok agreed to stop selling Michael Vick-branded products. The company does not have a contract with Vick but has an official relationship with the NFL to sell its merchandise.
Thank you again for all you do for animals.Sincerely,
Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States -
GOOD!! I don't get why some people are so unimaginably cruel. They don't deserve to be called people. They are lost satans in wait for hell's fire. Good for nothing!! That's all I can say, the rest is unspeakable! :mad:
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Yes, he seems to have no heart, or compassion, so I guess hitting him in his pocket book will probably get his attention.
I saw he say to a reported when he was walking away…"don't matter what I done, someone will want me to play!".
I so hope he is wrong. -
Upper Deck pulls Vick items from online store, will spike card from packs
July 28, 2007
CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) – Upper Deck has removed all Michael Vick autographed memorabilia from its online store and will remove the indicted quarterback's trading card from NFL sets that are scheduled to be released in October.
The announcement by the San Diego County company came a day after Nike suspended its lucrative contract with Vick and Reebok took the unprecedented step of stopping sales of his No. 7 jersey. Another trading card company, Donruss, announced it was pulling Vick's likeness from any new packs.
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"Of course we appreciate the fact that Mr. Vick is innocent until proven guilty, but the allegations alone have resulted in an outpouring of very strong emotion within our organization and among the collecting community," Kerri Stockholm, Upper Deck's director of marketing, said in a statement. "We believe collectors will agree and support this decision as being the best course of action for our football business."
Items pulled from the online store include autographed footballs, helmets, jerseys and the company's line of "Breaking Through" pieces. His card will be pulled beginning with the Ultimate Collection Football set.
The latest hit to Vick came two days after the Atlanta Falcons quarterback pleaded not guilty to federal dogfighting charges in Richmond, Va. In the indictment, he was accused of sponsoring a gruesome operation that often shot, hanged, drowned or electrocuted losing dogs.
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Wonderful…hope the lawyers he have take all his funds.
Can't be cheap, having that many folks to put "spin" on this.
Wonder if they will blame the dogs...like often they blame the human victims. -
RICHMOND, Virginia (CNN) – One of the co-defendants in the Michael Vick federal dogfighting case pleaded guilty on Monday and pledged to fully cooperate with prosecutors.
Tony Taylor walks into the federal courthouse in Richmond, Virginia, to enter his guilty plea.
1 of 2 Tony Taylor, 34, of Hampton, Virginia, entered the guilty plea in U.S. District Court in Richmond. He will be sentenced December 14.
Taylor, along with Vick and two other co-defendants, had pleaded not guilty Thursday before U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson.
In changing his plea to guilty, Taylor waived his right to appeal. He told the judge that he understands he is now a convicted felon.
It is widely believed that Taylor's plea, which had been expected, and his future cooperation could hurt Vick and help the government prove its case against the Atlanta Falcons' star quarterback.
The president the Atlanta chapter of the NAACP criticized the prosecution of Vick at a news conference Monday morning. Dr. R.L. White, Jr., accused the government of "piling on."
"There's a penalty in football for piling on," White told reporters. "After a player has been tackled and somebody piles on, they're penalized for unnecessary roughness. Today, the NAACP blows the whistle and warns the powers that be that you are piling on." Watch White caution the public to keep an open mind »
Along with Vick, Purnell Peace, 35, of Virginia Beach, and Quanis Phillips, 28, of Atlanta, Georgia, are scheduled to stand trial on November 26.
They were charged by a federal grand jury last week with organizing bloody and vicious dogfights on a piece of property that Vick bought in 2001. They also are accused of transporting and delivering dogs across state lines.
The indictment says Taylor discovered the site that became the Bad Newz Kennels -- the staging area for housing and training the pit bulls and hosting dog fights.
Prosecutors also accuse Taylor of helping to buy pit bulldogs and puppies, and of executing at least two dogs "who did not perform well in 'testing' sessions ... by shooting one dog and electrocuting the other."
If the men are convicted on both portions of the conspiracy charge, they each could be sentenced to up to six years in prison and fined $350,000, prosecutors said.
The indictment says dogs that didn't show enough fighting spirit or lost matches also were put to death by drowning and hanging.
Prosecutors allege that on one occasion earlier this year, Vick participated in killing eight dogs.
Vick is one of pro football's highest-profile and highest-paid players, signing a 10-year, $130 million contract with the Falcons in 2004. He was a standout at Virginia Tech and the first player chosen in the 2001 NFL draft.
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RICHMOND, Virginia (CNN) – One of the co-defendants in the Michael Vick federal dogfighting case pleaded guilty on Monday and pledged to fully cooperate with prosecutors.
that's not good for the defense!:eek:
Vegas
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As disgusting as dog fighting is, and it IS disgusting...I find the above to be the MOST heinous aspect of the whole sport/industry. It is UNSPEAKABLY cruel, and unbelievably disrespectful to all life. IMO it clearly speaks to humans with deep, deep psychological problem taking their anger out on what they perceive as the weak and meek.
Personally, I think professional athlete found guilty of being involved in dog fighting should be stripped of their options to play, period. Somewhere, sometime, someone has to put their foot down with these billionaire primadonnas, and say 'no that is illegal, immoral, unethical and wrong, and we won't tolerate it'.....draw your line wherever you want, I mean, you have a lot of choices gambling, gang violence, drugs....but at what point do we decide enough is enough? -
Andrea, I so agree.
So many folks think that having $$$ of power gives them a right to do whatever they wish.
I so hope this is a wake up call for some of these hoods.
This might not give him a heart or compassion, but it won't reward him with a fat wallet. -
Andrea, I so agree.
So many folks think that having $$$ of power gives them a right to do whatever they wish.
I so hope this is a wake up call for some of these hoods.
This might not give him a heart or compassion, but it won't reward him with a fat wallet.Watching the news this weekend, I seen an individual actually defending the sport and she claimed to be a breeder….....yikes! She said she enjoyed watching them do what they where bred for.........I don't know much about Pit bulls, but weren't they a bull herding dog?
It is a horrible thing to see, I can't even watch the sanitized clips they show on the news.
Money does make some people really stupid, my guess is this guy wasn't that bright from the start! -
I went to as HSUS 3 day weekend dealing with pit fighting.
Most of the filming, I couldn't watch, and when I did, I just sobbed.
These poor dogs are just treated so very badly.
I won't even share what they do to them as puppies to "toughin" them up.
Sick folks this group!
No excuse for abuse.
In my eyes, this is abuse of the worst kind.
