The Fate of Vick's Dogs

Fox · **Joined:** Tue May 27, 2008 1:07 am **Posts:** 1526

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... d=topnews#

Headlines described the nameless dogs as "menacing." Some animal rights groups called for the "ticking time bombs" to be euthanized as soon as Vick's case was closed and they were no longer valuable as evidence. That's what typically happens after a dogfighting bust.

Instead, the court gave Vick's dogs a second chance. U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson ordered each dog to be evaluated individually, not judged by the stereotype of the breed. And he ordered Vick to pony up close to $1 million to pay for the lifelong care of those that could be saved.

Of the 49 pit bulls animal behavior experts evaluated in the fall, only one was deemed too vicious to warrant saving and was euthanized. (Another was euthanized because it was sick and in pain.)

More than a year after being confiscated from Vick's property, Leo, a tan, muscular pit bull, dons a colorful clown collar and visits cancer patients as a certified therapy dog in California. Hector, who bears deep scars on his chest and legs, recently was adopted and is about to start training for national flying disc competitions in Minnesota. Teddles takes orders from a 2-year-old. Gracie is a couch potato in Richmond who lives with cats and sleeps with four other dogs.

Beeslo · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:20 am

Its always good to hear good news like this. Not sure why this is in Serious Talk...I mean, its serious and all...but no one is really going to argue this topic.

But still, saving doggies while poor Mikey has to stay in jail...there is justice in the world.

Fox · **Joined:** Tue May 27, 2008 1:07 am **Posts:** 1526

Beeslo wrote:

Not sure why this is in Serious Talk...I mean, its serious and all...but no one is really going to argue this topic.

Well it's not "hey let's all argue about something," but it still falls within Religion, Philosophy, Politics, and Social Issues. Thought some people might want to hear some good news for a change and hey it made me smile.

:-D

Kaiserhawk · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:11 am

Shady-Lurker · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:07 am

Kaiserhawk wrote:

Who?

Proffesional football player Michael Vick. He got in trouble a little while ago for having dog fights at his home.

Arremer · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:23 pm

Warm's my strange colored heart to see something good come from this.

Yoko · **Joined:** Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:53 pm **Posts:** 56

I'm so glad to see that this is how this tragedy has ended. Really, I hate when dogs are blamed for their owners actions, and this can be generalized to certain breeds of dogs getting a bad rap because they happen to be more commonly used in dog fighting-ex-pitbulls. I can only hope that this may set a standard for dogs formerly used in dog fighting to be evaluated before they are euthanized. So many of them have been tortured, and deserve to have a good life

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