Vick tells reporters he wants a dog again

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This is all everyones been talking about here :rolleyes:

Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, convicted on dog fighting charges, says he'd 'love' to have a dog
National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell may want to look over Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick's Christmas list.

"I would love to have another dog," Vick said at his locker on Wednesday. "My entire life I grew up with a pet in my house. The last few years were the first that I haven't had one. My daughter is used to it, my son is used to it. It's just different. I feel bad for them and the entire situation, what I did. It could be part of my rehabilitation process showing people I do care about animals sincerely and genuinely."

Vick, enjoying an explosive season with the Eagles, was convicted on federal dog fighting charges in 2007 for illegally breeding, torturing and killing dogs, and served 19 months at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan. A condition of his release is that he never again own a dog under his name.

"I could take care of an animal in my household, if they want to monitor me doing it then they can," said Vick, who noted he had dogs ranging from a beagle to a mix breed growing up in Virginia.

Since being released, Vick has made appearances on behalf of the Humane Society as well as addressing students of the lessons he's learned.

"Whatever animal I'd have would live a happy life," Vick said. "I know that."



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Oh, and the president of the H$U$ says he's ready to have one...

Humane Society president: OK for Vick to have a dog - Game On!: Covering the Latest Sports News

We told you earlier today that Michael Vick has made it public that he wants to be a dog owner again, and get it right this time.

Some people might find that thought disturbing, but the president of the Humane Society of the United States is in Vick's corner.

"I have been around him a lot, and feel confident that he would do a good job as a pet owner," Wayne Pacelle told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution today.

Pacelle has visited schools with Vick and told the AJC he believes Vick is committed to speaking out against dogfighting for the rest of his life.

Vick's probation for dogfighting crimes includes a provision that he can't buy, sell or own dogs for three years.
 
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What I find even worse than contemplating letting Vick have another dog is the fact that everyone seems to be overlooking Wayne Pacelle --

When asked if he envisioned a future without pets, “If I had my personal view, perhaps that might take hold. In fact, I don’t want to see another dog or cat born.” ----Current "Humane" Society of the United States (HSUS) President/CEO Wayne Pacelle, quoted in Bloodties: Nature, Culture and the Hunt by Ted Kerasote, 1993, p. 266.
“ One generation and out. We have no problem with the extinction of domestic animals.” ---Wayne Pacelle, quoted in Animal People, May, 1993
-- advocating that his protege have a pet.

Would you like fries with that super-sized hypocrisy?
 

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Didn't that miserable waste of space throw his kids' pets into the ring as bait? I don't usually don't wish bad things on people but it wouldn't bother me if some linebacker broke his leg...
 

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That's sort of like, adopting children to a convicted child molester just because one crazy advocate claims they are "reformed".

Even if he is, I don't care. As far as I'm concerned he lost that right when he threw those dogs in a pool with jumper cables fastened to their genitalia. I feel bad for his kids, but it's his own dang fault. They'll have to wait until they're grown just like thousands of other kids who can't have a dog for whatever reason.
 

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I honestly think that he might make decent single (pet) dog owner. I highly doubt with everything that's happened, he would dare to sway from responsibility. Especially with the whole country watching him.

Does he deserve to ever have another "Pet"? *&^% NO!
 

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I think the dog would probably live a pretty good life and chances are he WOULD be a good pet owner.
He wouldn't DARE mistreat this dog.. the whole country is watching him and he came really close to losing everything the first time

but do I think he DESERVES another dog? No.

and if he does get a dog, I think he BETTER choose a breed that isn't popular in dog fighting.
If its really for companionship/for the kids..he shouldn't have a problem getting a toy breed or retriever or something.

Plus I think the dogs healthy/well being should be checked up on.
 
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Oh, better he have a dog that would be perfectly happy to eat him alive if he so much as raises his hand ;)

What the hell, let's just send him on a hunting trip with Sarah Palin and Dick Cheney.
 

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What the hell, let's just send him on a hunting trip with Sarah Palin and Dick Cheney.
Seconded.

Also I posted this to my fb and this is what one of my friends said.

Oh hell no. A bullet to the head would help his rehab too, and no dogs would be at risk.
I have to second that as well.

My first reaction to that article was rage and the second was "WOW what a cocky son of a bitch."
 

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I absolutely think legally he has surrendered all right to ever own any kind of animal, and quite frankly I don't think he paid enough for the crimes he committed.

That said, I think he would probably make a decent dog owner. Like everyone said, the whole country would be watching him. Am I the only one who think it would be nice (though probably unrealistic, I don't know how someone who could hurt an animal in the way he did could ever love a dog) if he came full circle and did adopt and love a family pet?
 
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I think a bullet in both Vick's and Pacelle's heads would be appropriate. Sorry, I'm an extremist. They are both clinical psychopaths, only able to fake empathy and emotion.
 

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I figure Wayne Pacelle has put him up to this. There is an ulterior motive at play here, one that is Pacelle's. I just don't know what it is yet.

I see Pacelle giving him a rescued Pit Bull as a publicity stunt. See! HSUS LOVES Pit Bulls, and Michael Vick is cured! Hallelujah!

I like Anderson Cooper's take on it: Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - The RidicuList: Michael Vick wants a dog - CNN.com Blogs

A friend posted on Facebook: What's the difference between Wayne Pacelle and Michael Vick? Pacelle wouldn't be caught dead with a dog and Michael Vick was caught with a dead dog.
 

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I don't give a **** if he is, by some miracle, "reformed." He never should have the privilege of owning any type of living being ever again. What he did wasn't just some one time mistake. It's a revelation of his character he can't hide anymore. Of course he's going to say he's reformed. Many murderers and rapists say the same thing, hoping to get released from jail or to gain back the confidence of the public. I call bullshit.
 

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