More BS from Michael Vick

The next issue of GQ magazine will have a PR fluff piece about Michael Vick in which he continues to avoid responsibility for killing dozens of dogs and running his dog fighting operation.

Bill Plashke, a sports columnist for the LA Times, is one of the few national sportswriters that refuses to buy the BS of the Michael Vick Redemption PR Machine, and he wrote a great column this week calling out Vick on his fake contrition.

I’m so tired of writing about this monster, and yes, that’s what he is, a monster, but some of his quotes are so disgusting I just can’t ignore them.

Quote #1 – “For a while it was all, ‘Scold Mike Vick, scold Mike Vick, just talk bad about him like he’s not a person,’ ” Vick told the magazine. “It was almost as if everyone wanted to hate me. But what have I done to anybody? It was something that happened, and it was people trying to make some money.”

Michael. this is why people hate you

No, Mike. No one wanted to hate you. But when someone electrocutes dogs, drowns dogs in buckets, hangs dogs until they die, slam dogs against the ground until they die, and throws their daughter’s dogs in a dog fighting ring to be torn to shreds, people tend to get mad.

What have you done to anybody? You showed the us the depths to which humans can sink. You reminded us of the evil that infests our society. You horrified us bykilling and torturing dogs. You provided a cruel road map for kids who admire you to follow.

And you think people criticized you to make money? No, it’s because you committed a horrific crime and STILL haven’t taken responsibility for it.

Quote #2 - ”Some of us had to grow up in poverty-stricken urban neighborhoods and we just had to adapt to our environment. I know it’s wrong. But people act like it’s some crazy thing they never heard of. They don’t know.”

I’ll just copy and paste what Mr. Plashke wrote in his column as a response to this crap:

“Nice to see that Vick is still trying to rationalize his behavior at the expense of the millions of people in this country who don’t use their depressed economic status as an excuse to fight dogs.”

Mr. Plashke also correctly calls out the Humane Society of the United States’ President and CEO Wayne Pacelle for continuing to shill for Vick, saying “what is really criminal is how the Humane Society of the United States has jumped on the football bandwagon and has actually allowed him to participate in various campaigns.”

OK, I’m done with Vick for now. I’d like to write more but I have to get to the bank before it closes so I can cash all the checks I get for calling him out. ARTICLE BELOW

Bill Plaschke: Don’t be fooled by the ‘new’ Michael Vick

August 18, 2011 | 10:26 am

The NFL is back, and so is America’s favorite football villain, running the field, juking the world, boggling the mind.

It’s still a Vick-eat-Vick world out there.

This time, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick is destroying his image with his mouth, saying some things in an upcoming GQ magazine story that are far more stunning than last season’s 100.2 quarterback rating.

Barely two years after completing a 21-month prison sentence for dogfighting, Vick has apparently regained his swagger, not only on the field but also on the streets, where the perpetrator is recasting himself as the victim. He knows America’s sports fans have forgiven, now he wants them to completely forget because, really, what’s the big deal anyway?

“For a while it was all, ‘Scold Mike Vick, scold Mike Vick, just talk bad about him like he’s not a person,’ ” Vick told the magazine. “It was almost as if everyone wanted to hate me. But what have I done to anybody? It was something that happened, and it was people trying to make some money.”

What has he done to anybody? It was something that happened? It was people trying to make some money?

In looking at that quote, what is really criminal is how the Humane Society of the United States has jumped on the football bandwagon and has actually allowed him to participate in various campaigns.”Yeah, you got the family dog and the white picket fence and you just think that’s all there is,” Vick told the magazine. “Some of us had to grow up in poverty-stricken urban neighborhoods and we just had to adapt to our environment. I know it’s wrong. But people act like it’s some crazy thing they never heard of. They don’t know.”Nice to see that Vick is still trying to rationalize his behavior at the expense of the millions of people in this country who don’t use their depressed economic status as an excuse to fight dogs.”A lot of people got out of it after my situation, not because I went to prison but because it was sad for them to see me go through something so pointless, that could have been avoided,” Vick told the magazine.The only thing pointless, it seems, is continuing to think that Michael Vick’s renewal on the football field has led to a reinvention of his character. It hasn’t. It won’t. America needs to stop believing.

The only real news in the GQ story was Vick’s claim that he could have signed and started for the Cincinnati Bengals or Buffalo Bills, yet the NFL steered him toward a backup role in Philadelphia so his comeback would be slower and quieter.

Some say fans in those first two cities should be outraged. I say they should be thankful.

Fight No More

Last month I assisted in a dog fighting case with HSUS in the seizure of close to 50 dogs in New Burn, NC. For those that don't know about dog fighting (if you don't know you must live in a cave) -this is a sick, cruel, blood sport where dogs are forced against their will, to fight to their death or until their is a "winner". As we know, no dogs "wins" in these-they all lose. If they win, the go on to fight more fights. If they lose, they die or suffer a slow and painful death. The dogs on the property we went too, were left out on the end of chains in horrid conditions. All of them had fight scars on them. All of them were afraid. NONE of them were vicious or mean. In fact, all them were so happy to be able to have some human kindness and interaction. All the dogs that were seized are now in a safe place where they are being evaluated. They will be there until the trial takes place, and then they will hopefully go to rescues. Some may not make it to rescue for various reasons-illness, un-adoptability, and more...Dog fighting is a sad life for a dog, and a cruel way for a dog to have to die. As heartbreaking as this may sound,the reality is that even though some may not get placed now, it is still preferable to the alternative...Living a life devoid of comfort, devoid of shelter, food and water, and devoid of love...That is no life at all. Below is a video of the raid I assisted in, along with one that happened shortly before that, that took place in Indiana.

http://video.humanesociety.org/video/629262638001/Channels/602022756001/Latest-Videos/1043938267001/Fight-No-More/

http://video.humanesociety.org/video/629262638001/Channels/602022756001/Latest-Videos/1099484460001/Two-Rescues-One-Day/

" To a man whose mind is free there is something even more intolerable in the sufferings of animals than in the sufferings of man. For with the latter it is at least admitted that suffering is evil and that the man who causes it is a criminal. But thousands of animals are uselessly butchered every day without a shadow of remorse. If any man were to refer to it, he would be thought ridiculous. And that is the unpardonable crime." ~Romain Rolland, Nobel Prize 1915

Another Reason Why It's Important to spay or neuter

Dear Mom and Dad-

I died today. You got tired of me and took me to the shelter. They were overcrowded and I drew an unlucky number. I am in a black plastic bag in a landfill now. Some other puppy will get the barely used leash you left. My collar was dirty and too small, but the lady took it off before she sent me to the Rainbow Bridge .
Would I still be at home if I hadn't chewed your shoe? I didn't know what it was, but it was leather, and it was on the floor. I was just playing. You forgot to get puppy toys.
Would I still be at home if I had been housebroken? Rubbing my nose in what I did only made me ashamed that I had to go at all. There are books and obedience teachers that would have taught you how to teach me to go to the door.

Would I still be at home if I hadn't brought fleas into the house? Without anti-flea medicine, I couldn't get them off of me after you left me in the yard for days.
Would I still be at home if I hadn't barked? I was only saying, "I'm scared, I'm lonely, I'm here, I'm here! I want to be your best friend."
Would I still be at home if I had made you happy? Hitting me didn't make me learn how.
Would I still be at home if you had taken the time to care for me and to teach manners to me? You didn't pay attention to me after the first week or so, but I spent all my time waiting for you to love me.
I died today.
Love, Your Puppy
(SADLY THIS IS LOST ON SO MANY PEOPLE...THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED)

PLEASE SPAY AND NEUTER

The reason so many animals end up in shelters-not spaying and neutering. There are too many unwanted animals out there. Simply stated, over crowded shelter are due to lack of education in poor and impoverished areas, and lack of spay/neuter laws. I think laws should be put in place to make this mandatory. If we S/N, our shelters would be less crowded, and animals wouldn't be put to death simply for being born. If everyone could do their part-we could end over population. Please, read the "top ten reasons to s/n" below. The animals depend on it.

1. Spaying and neutering saves lives!
   Spay or neuter one dog saves 67,000 lives in six years if two survive each litter. Spaying or neutering one cat saves 420,000 lives in seven years if two survive from each litter.
2. Spaying your female cat or dog will help prevent pyometra (puss filled uterus) and breast cancer.
   It is also less expensive and easier to treat medically (pets go under general anesthesia and are released within hours) than treatment for pyometra (requires hospitalization, surgery and IV).
3. Neutering your male cat or dog prevents testicular cancer.
4. A spayed female will not go into heat.
   There will be no yowling or frequent urination of your un spayed cat looking for a mate and no bloody discharge from your unsprayed dog in heat.
5. A neutered dog is less likely to roam.
   An un neutered male will go to extremes in searching for a mate, including jumping the fence or digging his way out of the yard. Once out, he is at risk of getting lost, getting hit by a car, causing an accident or getting into a fight. A dog who roams is also more likely to get external and internal parasites.
6. Neutered males are better behaved.
   They are less likely to be aggressive (statistically most dog bites are inflicted by intact males), less likely to mark their territory with strong smelling urine and less likely to mount when stimulated. Spayed and neutered pets are more affectionate and more focused on their owner.
7. Spaying or neutering your pet will not make them fat!
   Pets become obese from lack of exercise and overfeeding. The myth that spaying and neutering your pet makes them fat is medically and factually indefensible.
8. Spaying and neutering your pets help create a safer neighborhood.
   Stray animals can cause problems in the community. They can prey on wildlife, cause traffic accidents, scare children etc.
9. There are no benefits of letting your female have "just one litter."
   Research shows the whole pet population virtually stems from "just one litter." Many pet owners think their dog is special and unique and that is why they should breed their dog. The shelters are full of special and unique dogs. Letting your children witness your dog giving birth to a litter that you do not intend to keep does not teach them about birth, it teaches them to be irresponsible. Finding homes for the litter is not enough. An equal number of animals will then die in shelters. Furthermore what happens when the new owner doesn't spay or neuter the puppy? What if they can no longer keep the puppy? Every time an animal dies in a shelter, someone somewhere is responsible. Don't be that person.
10. Just because your dog is a purebred doesn�t mean it should be bred.
    25% of dogs in shelters are purebred not including those in rescue groups.

In Mutts We Trust

Every year, between 7-11 Million animals will end up in shelters throughout the United States. Less than 50% of those animals will get to a rescue or get adopted. THINK before you drop your animal off at a shelter. Shelters are overcrowded, understaffed, and under funded. An animal is a lifetime commitment. Animals want for so little, and only want for love. They ask for so very little in return. So the next time you're thinking of getting rid of your pet, think first. It may not make it out of the shelter. It would be tragic for your pet to die alone and afraid in shelter due to no fault of it's own.

YES-THEY SUFFER TOO!!!

Here are some facts that you may or may not know!
DID YOU KNOW...

-863 animals die every second
-Pigs are smarter than dogs and three year old children
-Piglets are torn away from their mother at just three weeks old
-Once the piglet is ready for slaughter, usually at about 5 months old, their food will be withdrawn leaving them feeling weak, lethargic and cold.
-Vegans live an average 6-10 years longer than a meat eater
-A meat eaters risk of developing heart disease is 50% higher than a veg{etari}ans
-Animals are fed drugs so they can grow bigger
-In every package of chickens there’s a little bit of poop
-They flavor McDonalds french fries with meat juice
-Animals like cows are kept in dark, filthy rooms then they are taken in a metal truck, which usually makes the cows sick, and then they are killed in the slaughterhouse consciously.
-Birds and chickens are kept in small cages. The great majority of all "layers" are kept in battery cages. Usually 5 hens have to share a cage measuring 18 by 20 inches.
-They are also de-beaked with a hot blade so they don’t peck the other animals to death
-Cows have their horns sliced off; they are branded, which causes excruciating third-degree burns; and males are castrated. This is all done without any painkillers.
-When cows are done making milk they are killed
-Pigs-farmers cut off a pigs tail so the other pigs tail don’t bite it off due to the fact of the small space
-When chickens are done laying eggs they are also suffocated in plastic bags
-Male chickens are gassed, suffocated in a bag, or ground up alive because they don’t lay eggs when they grow up.
-Eating one hamburger uses enough energy to drive a small car 20 miles and take 17 showers
-More than half of the water consumed in the U.S. is used to raise livestock
-Cows are excellent mothers
-Sheep can recognize other sheep’s faces and human faces as well
-Goats are very curious and playful, have individual personalities and capable of great affection and loyalty
-Goat’s intelligence is comparable to that of pigs and dogs
-If you give an apple or a small ball to a group of turkeys they'll play with it
-Fish grow underwater algae gardens
-Hens and their babies communicate even while the chick is still in the egg
-A cow must be pregnant in order to give milk... they are artificially inseminated and confined in one stall where they have to stand in their own urine and feces
-Cows are separated from their moms within 24 hours of birth
-To get milk out of cows farmers use electrical machines and usually the cows bleed and pus comes out so that’s usually that’s what your drinking
-The U.S has the highest upper limit of milk pus concentration in the world
-Mad cow disease is in the United States
-Fishing hurts. Imagine a hook is stuck through your lips and you are being pulled up rapidly.... Pain right?
-Raising animals for food need more than a third of fossil fuels and raw materials in the U.S.
-Cattle ranching is the number cause of Amazonian deforestation
-Going Veggie does more to stop Global Warming than switching to a hybrid car
-Vegans save an average of 100 animals a year

Now tell me again why you want to eat meat?

Pitful little pitty puppy that only wanted to play and be loved..

Oshkosh, WI - The 5 month old puppy discovered starved to death on an Oshkosh sidewalk last Thursday had a name. His name was Snoop. The beautiful puppy never stood a chance with the owner that he was cursed with - that owner was identified to police through an informant. That informant led police to the home of Bryan I. Hutcherson, 19. Shockingly, Hutcherson is reported to have told police that the puppy was too stressful and "too expensive" to feed. Instead of surrendering the puppy to an animal control facility, the man and his girlfriend reportedly watched him starve to death before their eyes. Apparently little Snoop was kept in a wire cage measuring 2 ft x 3 ft - the cage was kept in the couple's living room. The informant told police that the puppy was covered in feces and shaking the last time that he was seen in February. Puppies, with their quickly growing and developing bodies, require special puppy food during their first year of life - food with extra calories and nutrients to keep them healthy and ensure proper growth. Instead, Snoop received nothing - from what his owner told police, he apparently received nothing for over a month. Hutcherson told the police that he decided to lay the sick puppy on the sidewalk, just 2 blocks from his home, last Thursday - the puppy was so weak that he could not raise his head from the cement.... A necropsy showed that the emaciated puppy's organs had systematically shut down as a result of the starvation. How could a person watch another life slowly fade away before their eyes? Surely Snoop suffered greatly - surely there was crying as the pain wracked his little body.... Hutcherson was held on a $1000 bond and will have a preliminary hearing on April 14. He could face fines of $10,000 and up to 3.5 years behind bars. In the court of public opinion, his name will forever be associated with that of a person with no heart. His unidentified girlfriend is also facing charges - her case has been sent to the Winnebago County District Attorney. Rest in Peace Snoop.