Michael Vick has been in the news again this week, after having been chosen to serve as an honorary team captain at the 2020 ProBowl. Animal rights activists have petitioned the NFL to remove him from this post due to his history of dog fighting. What do you think should happen?
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Although the federal government doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to protecting animals, this week’s Farm Bill, which was signed into law on December 20, 2018, contains three important pro-animal rules, according to Vox:
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With all of the rallies going on in Washington, DC this weekend, it made me think about ways we might support dog-related causes.
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Judge Robert Ruehlman presided today over the early release hearing of Terry Kendrick, who had been convicted of charges related to running a dog fighting ring that was connected to the ring run by Michael Vick.
Kendrick’s original sentence was for 13 years, and he has served 8 years so far at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution. “I’ve learned a lot being away from my family as long as showing what my actions can bring about. You’ll never have a problem with me again,” Kendrick said.
However, prosecutors pointed out how badly the dogs had been hurt. Some were stitched up and made to fight again. Others were dumped and left for dead.
Kendricks’ wife, who stated he was “not a bad person”, and their 12 children were nearly jailed for contempt after they stated (loudly) their disagreement with the judge’s ruling.
Fortunately, the judge was not swayed and ruled that Kendrick should complete the original sentence in its entirety.
Cincinnati’s WKRC provided the video via YouTube.
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NJ.com is reporting that the federal government has busted a dog fighting ring that operated in four states as far flung as New Mexico and New Jersey. Continue reading 4-State Dog Fighting Ring Busted In Operation Grand Champion
I’m not usually much of a grudge holder. Once someone has paid their debt, I usually let it go, but this one struck a nerve so I had to share.
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The Mississippi Link reported recently that a federal judge has ordered the participants in a 2013 multi-state dog fighting operation to pay restitution in the amount of nearly $2 million.
Donnie Anderson, who staged fights near Auburn, Alabama, and was described by the judge as the “kingpin” of the conspiracy, was ordered to pay $580,000. He is serving 8 years in prison, four times longer than Michael Vick served.
Continue reading Nearly $2 million fine imposed in Mississippi dog fighting case
When Michael Vick’s dog-fighting ring was busted in 2007, fifty pit bulls needed to be rehabilitated and rehomed. One of them, a bowl-legged black dog named Gracie, ended up living with Sharon Cornett, president of the Richmond Animal League’s no-kill shelter. The Animal League then began a program known as Gracie’s Guardians, focused on improving the welfare of pit bulls in the greater Richmond area.
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