Critter News

AUGUST 14, 2009

Tags: pit bull Michael Vick sick.

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Critter News

MAY 28, 2009

The media and society is vilifying Michael Vick (rightly I believe.) Tags: animal cruelty Michael Vick animal rights. The author, an assistant professor of sociology at Tulane University, poses some important questions. While I don't agree with everything he says, I do think he makes some legitimate points.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

Best Friends has a good article about how they took in Michael Vick's dogs , going against the conventional wisdom that these animals can't be saved. Tags: Michael Vick Best Friends.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Michael Vick is now eligible to return in Game THREE instead of just Game Six of the regular season. Tags: pit bull blood animal cruelty Michael Vick dogfighting sick. Just realized that we reported this on Critter World News, but never posted about it. Someone up there must like him.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 24, 2009

A new book has come out about the Vick case. Tags: Vick. You can read about it here.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Looks like BET will have a new reality show based around Michael Vick. Tags: Michael Vick. Wonder if he'll talk about the dogs he helped hang and electrocute to death. He'll get paid to tell everyone what a wonderful person he is. Sorry, but I think someone who kills dogs like he did can't just change. Shame on BET.

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Critter News

JULY 31, 2009

I do not like Michael Vick and would pay to see him in a ring tied to a stake with some hungry bears inside. Tags: pit bull animal cruelty Michael Vick sick. But, to be fair, I do want to highlight this very thoughtful piece by Raina Kelley at Newsweek.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

Remember Michael Vick? I came across a September/October 2007 issue of Best Friends in which the editorial was about the Vick dogs. As for Sick Vick himself, he filed for bankruptcy in July and the contents of a storage unit were sold to pay his bills. Tags: Michael Vick. I slapped my forehead, "Oh yeah!"

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

We saw it with Michael Vick and we'll see it with this kid. Tags: animal abuse animal cruelty kenny glenn Michael Vick. Why should we care so much about a cat and not about the abuse of a child? Are cats more important than people? What kind of world is this?

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Critter News

MAY 19, 2009

Michael Vick is set to be released from Federal prison on Wednesday and will serve the remainder of his time in home confinement. Tags: Michael Vick PETA. There is already talk about him returning to the NFL. What kind of sick mind stands there watching a dog hanging there gasping and kicking for his or her life?

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2015

He may not be Michael Vick, but he’s certainly no Helen Macdonald, either. Here is the problem with this otherwise beautiful book: T.H. White is a man to be scorned, not praised.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Imprisoned NFL star Michael Vick will be allowed to finish his sentence under home confinement because there is no room at a halfway house for him, a government official told The Associated Press Thursday. Vick is serving a 23-month sentence at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., He is eligible for release in July.

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Critter News

JANUARY 24, 2009

Another happy little story from Best Friends about a rescued pit bull once owned by Michael "Sick" Vick. Tags: pit bull animal rescue Michael Vick Best Friends. This story is about Cherry.

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Critter News

JULY 30, 2009

"Sick Vick" is on his way to a new team. Tags: pit bull animal cruelty blood sport Michael Vick sick. Who will it be? Early rumors swirled around the Patriots or the Steelers. If it's the Seattle Seahawks, I may have to move.

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Critter News

JULY 31, 2009

An informal poll shows that 51 percent of Seattle Seahawks fans would actually welcome Vick to the team. Tags: pit bull seattle animal cruelty Michael Vick sick. Talk about desperation to win something at any cost. What a pathetic bunch.

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Critter News

JANUARY 13, 2009

Just got this update from Best Friends on two of the former Michael "Sick" Vick dogs (now named Little Red and Handsome Dan.) All the Vick dogs at Best Friends have their own web page if you want to check up on them. Tags: pit bull animal rescue Michael Vick Best Friends.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 23, 2008

1 says Vick actually placed family pets in the ring against pit bulls owned by "Bad Newz Kennels" and watched as the animals ruthlessly attacked the domesticated dogs causing "major injuries." Tags: Michael Vick dog fighting. In just released report, a person identified as confidential witness No.

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Critter News

AUGUST 9, 2009

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Critter News

JULY 29, 2009

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Critter News

MAY 21, 2009

Vick’s construction job is part of his probation, and he was to find out more about the restrictions he faces in home confinement from the probation officers, though it was not clear if those guideline were laid out Thursday. Expect the Great Vick Image Rehabilitation Campaign in the coming weeks and months.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 17, 2008

I do, however, think it was a little strange not to notice this considering Vick is already in jail for this. Tags: Michael Vick. Update- OK,I'm being unfair about the supporting animal abuse part.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Have you ever wondered where the dogs in the Michael Vick case are now? And while we all wactched and know the outcome of what happened to Vick, little is known about what happened to the pit bulls he abused…until now. Almost everyone in the animal world, and even those who aren’t animal lovers, will remember this case.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 13, 2009

I apologize for the audio quality of this episode.my sound engineer was on the Xbox! Here are the week's stories.

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Critter News

MARCH 26, 2009

Michael "Sick" Vick should not be allowed back into the NFL, but he doesn't have to be diagnosed as a psychopath first. Tags: animal cruelty Michael Vick. What he did revealed the kind of person he is. It says enough. But I suspect some team will pick him up.controversy fills seats.

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Animal Person

MAY 17, 2009

Rhoden in " The Case for a Second Chance for Michael Vick? " And I'm not just referring to Vick here. Do you agree with the New York Times ' William C. Is fighting and killing dogs the same thing?

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Critter News

MARCH 14, 2010

Come on, that's a Michael Vick defense that didn't work with him either. This guy sounds like a real jerk. He didn't know how his horses were being treated on his own farm? Plus, this is the guy's BUSINESS. And he didn't know? Yeah, right. From the Associated Press.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Called the “Vicktory Dogs” by many, the 47 pit bulls who survived Michael Vick’s cruelty have struck a chord with the nation.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Because poor Michael Vick has been through so much. Another reason to root against the Eagles. Sorry but after seeing the victims that he left behind on Dog Town, I still think he's slime. It takes a special kind of callousness and brutality to treat dogs that way. This isn't a bar fight. It's not the mistakes made from being young.

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Critter News

APRIL 1, 2010

Even when her organization got involved in the high-profile animal abuse case of NFL quarterback Michael Vick, she had never seen such a vitriolic reaction. The response of elected officials has left the experienced activist dumbfounded.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

A prime example is the story of Georgia, a dog rescued from the Michael Vick dog fighting ring. It’s not just a great book about dogs, it’s also educational. So many of the dogs at DogTown come from situations where other people thought there was no saving them.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 22, 2011

Michael Vick, whose unearthed gambling operation was found to not only force dogs to fight, but also kill under-performing dogs in twisted ways, is only one story in a mass of untold stories. As a breed, pit bulls have a bad rap. Like every dog they are vulnerable to homelessness and mistreatment.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 19, 2007

Michael Vick should be punished to the full extent of the law if he is convicted of the charges filed against him. Dogs evolved with humans. They are our trusted friends and companions. To train them to fight one another, and then to kill the losers of these fights, is barbaric beyond words.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 31, 2007

The site recently posted a section called “How Dog Fighting Works” in response to the Michael Vick court case. Hello, My name is Chad and I am working with the easy-to-understand explanations web site HowStuffWorks.com.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 23, 2008

The bill contains sweeping new penalties against animal fighting, included after the Michael Vick case revealed the pervasiveness of this crime. Because the Agriculture Department enforces the Animal Welfare Act, this authorizing bill deals with a broad range of subjects regarding the humane treatment of animals.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 30, 2008

The Michael Vick case shed light on the disgrace of those who cause dogs to fight each other, an event often accompanied by drug sales and prostitution. Yonkers prides itself on its gentrification and revitalization efforts. It is a blight on Westchester to have a city consistently in the news for such an odious activity.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 6, 2008

Should Isenhour be banned from the PGA Tour for a period of years the way Michael Vick was banned from the NFL? Weigh in: Should Isenhour receive the maximum penalty allowable by law? Is the maximum penalty too light? What say you? If so, why?

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