WHAT HAPPENED TO THE INFAMOUS MICHAEL VICK FIGHTING DOGS?
Posted: May 16th, 2010 | Author: Sarah Siewert | Filed under: My Passions | No Comments »The football star’s drama may be out of the headlines, but stories of the four-legged victims resurface in upcoming specials. Yesterday, Animal Planet gave a sneak-preview of the show Animal Witness in which its season premiere featured the horrifying details of the Michael Vick case. What started as a narcotics related case quickly spiraled into a federal investigation of dog fighting suspicions once more than 60 dogs were discovered on his property in Virginia. Though initially denying involvement, Vick eventually pleads guilty to an array of stomach-churning charges. Not only did this include the gruesome acts of actually fighting dogs, but also the shooting, hanging, and electrocuting of dogs that did not perform in the ring. Vick was indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2007, but questions of the fate of his dogs remained. Read the rest of this entry »