Michael Vick won’t be able to attend the opening day of Atlanta Falcons training camp. He’ll be in federal court, having been indicted on charges that he participated in dog fighting and even helped kill dogs that were not deemed vicious enough. You don’t have to be a fan of Animal Planet’s various shows about SPCA law enforcement officers to know that dog fighting is a horrifying practice. I do happen to be a fan of those shows and have seen many dogs that have survived either fights, or worse, being the “bait” animal used to get the fighting dogs in a vicious mood.
Even if Michael Vick skates around the evidence that his home in Virginia was a dog fighting operation, he has lost a hell of a lot of fans. American might love football but they love their pets even more. It is particularly horrific that Vick is accused of hanging and or electrocuting dogs that weren’t vicious enough to fight.
If Michael Vick ends up playing in the NFL this season, he had better be ready for vicious comments from the stands, none of which will be nearly as bad as what he is alleged to have done to “man’s best friend.”