NFL Must Suspend Michael Vick for Felony Dogfighting

[grassfed]

Late yesterday, a federal grand jury indicted NFL star quarterback Michael Vick and three cohorts on felony dogfighting charges. It’s the latest disturbing news in a case that The Humane Society of the United States has assisted with since the alleged cruelties came to light in Virginia last April.

The abuses described in the 19-page indictment are almost beyond belief:

In or about March of 2003, PEACE , after consulting with VICK about the losing female pit bull's condition, executed the losing dog by wetting the dog down with water and electrocuting the animal.

In or about April 2007, PEACE, PHILLIPS, and VICK executed approximately 8 dogs that did not perform well in "testing" sessions...by various methods, including hanging, drowning, and slamming at least one dog's body to the ground."

The NFL expressed “disappointment” and said yesterday that “we believe that all concerned should allow the legal process to determine the facts.”

Well, that’s just not good enough. These acts were not petty or harmless; they were nothing short of gruesome and barbaric. And there is precedent for a suspension: Other NFL players, such as Pacman Jones and Chris Henry, have been suspended while they awaited trial and before they were convicted. Please contact the NFL today and urge the league to suspend Michael Vick.

For details about the case and The HSUS’s role in assisting federal prosecutors with the investigation and the care of 52 pit bulls taken from Vick’s property, click http://www.hsus.org/hsus_field/animal_fighting_the_final_round/recent_activities/vick_indicted.html

What You Can Do

Call the NFL's Commissioner Roger Goodell at [phone] (you may have to leave a message in voicemail), and ask him to suspend Michael Vick immediately. Then send him a follow-up email - follow links:
http://www.hsus.org/hsus_field/animal_fighting_the_final_round/recent_activities/vick_indicted.html

[BOSSHOG]

1. But how will he feed his family?

[eggman67]

2. I'd prefer he be convicted first n/t

[truebrit71]

3. That is just disgusting....I hope they throw the book at him...

...and sentence him to a cell with four or five of the dogs he abused....so how fucking manly he feels then....:grr:

[11 Bravo]

4. Maybe we can wait and see how that pesky legalism they call a "trial" plays out.

[Iris]

5. suspending is not the same as firing.

His presence on the team will attract a lot of negative attention that will affect not only him and the owners but his fellow teammates/co-workers as well.

[shireen]

6. pls sign the HSUS petition in the post

They also have a link to his main corporate sponsor, Nike.

I'd like to get that jerk wet and electrocute him ... not enough to kill, just so he feels the excruciating pain felt by that poor dog in the final moments of his life.