There seems to be somewhat of a paradigm here that Mr. Vic (No I don't feel he has the right to have is name spelled right either) has the right to work anywhere he wishes. NO! He does not! While he does get to make millions at his old job some employers do have standards and there are places that he by law can not work! Every year I have to sign a "Code of Conduct" form that I will not do anything to embarrass my company. If I do I will be fired. My company has standards.
I'm not impressed that he threw money at the HSUS who BTW less the 1% of their money goes to actual shelters! He would do anything to get his old job and money back. No surprise there! It's still blood money!
Do I judge him? You bet I do!!! He pulled the teeth out of the dogs that wouldn't fight! He thew them up against walls and dropped them from rafters to see them suffer! He slowly electrocuted them to listen to their screams and drowned them! He buried them alive!
Michael Vick didn't make a mistake. He didn't "make a bad choice." Over a period of five years he forced dogs into deadly fights, and he personally killed, or conspired to kill, thirteen dogs. He didn't pick a quick, painless method of killing, but instead chose a variety of means that qualify as torture. Pit Bulls are powerful dogs. Imagine how hard you would have to work to kill a Pit Bull by forcibly drowning him.
Someone on this thread in defense of Vic said something about not wanting to live in "their" world.... The world of the person they felt was judging him. Well... You don't have to worry about that... It seems that you don't! What kind of a world is this that dogs can be tortured, ex wives and children killed and people who do these acts, go back to their "normal" lives?
Don't tell me you "love" animals and defend his actions! I don't believe you!
He has no RIGHT to his old life back..... Well he get it back... yes! Will the law allow it. Yes! Is it right NO!
Animal abuse should NEVER be tolerated! But it is.... over and over and over again. As long as people can do it and get by with a slap on the hand this will continue.
As to my background, I rescue dogs. If you want to give me your e-mail addresses I will send you some of the pictures of the animals and cruelty that I see every day!
Look into the lives of the people who try to protect them and save them. Look into the eyes of the dogs that have been tortured. LOOK!!!! Look hard, and then.... go look in the mirror and look at yourself. Vic is a despicable man! YES I judge him!!!! He should get the same chance as the dogs got!