Fresh Loaf

Speaking Wednesday at a workshop for past offenders seeking jobs, the former Indianapolis Colts coach told the AP that disgraced former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick wants a second chance:

From WUSA9.com in Virginia:

Dungy met with Vick last week at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., where Vick is serving a 23-month sentence for bankrolling a dogfighting conspiracy.

[...]

Dungy didn’t discuss details of his visit with Vick, but told The Associated Press that the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback made a mistake.

As anyone that’s seen the “report dog fighting” billboard on I-85 South would attest to, Vick’s arrest and incarceration helped push animal cruelty front and center. Some would question whether the punishment fit the crime. But I think a more important question is, after Vick pays his debt to society, whose responsibility is it to give him a second chance? The NFL? The Falcons? The Fans? Anyone?

(via former CL-er @LadyMissHeather)

Bookmark It

The look on the dog’s face makes me cry.

Bookmark It

The following offenses appear on a list of crimes for which Georgians can be imprisoned. The list is available on the state Department of Corrections’ website. Go figure.

Advocating the overthrow of government

Bestiality

Cheating & swindling

Child born out of wedlock

Disrupting the General Assembly

Fornication & adultery

Leave scene had injuries

Machine gun activities

Marry a bigamist

Necrophilia

Offenses against public transit

Sale/possession/etc. model glue

Seduction

Violation of bingo rules

Wife beating

Bookmark It

“Lucky 7,” a female pit bull rescued from fallen Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was killed last Friday in Florida when she was struck by a car.

The dog was one of three that were fostered by Smyrna tattoo artist Brandon Bond and his organization, Atlanta Pitbull Rescue. The dog was eventually adopted by a man in Florida.

According to Bond, Lucky 7 was used as a “breeding dog” on the Vick property where rape stands were discovered, which are benches used in forced breeding and torture. Her face and legs were covered with scars from puncture wounds and tears from teeth where she had obviously been attacked by the males during breeding and fighting. She was pregnant when she was confiscated, and lost the puppies when she was spayed by veterinarians with the U.S. Justice department.

“She was so happy, full of life, curious, and not afraid of anything,” Bond said. “She never showed one single sign of aggression, or unhappiness, it was like she had forgotten the horrors of her past entirely. Today is a sad day for animal lovers everywhere.”

Lucky 7 escaped from her yard on Friday, and was struck by a car. The motorist stopped and drove the dog to an animal hospital, but it died en route.

“She finally got to be a dog, for the first time in her life,” Bond said. “She was happy, her new dad gave her the best six months of her life, and I know she was grateful for it, I could see it in her smile. She even slept in his bed with him. It’s a terrible loss.”

(Photo courtesy Atlanta Pitbull Rescue)

Bookmark It