7/30/09: Kinship Circle Blog - Welcome Back Michael Vick?
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PHOTOS 1 & 2: Michael Vick, Jason Hirschfeld/Associated Press.  PHOTOS 3 & 4: Purnell Peace, Quanis Phillips, Helber/AP.  PHOTO 5: Former Vick dog Leo is now a therapy dog who comforts cancer patients, MSNBC.com. www.examiner.com

On July 20, 2009, Michael Vick completed a 23-month sentence for crimes associated with a dogfighting ring. In the legal sense, he "served his time" for "conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and conspiracy to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting enterprise." Michael Vick repaid his debt to society.

But Vick did not merely fight dogs. He murdered them — slowly, viciously. When dogs lost their "game" Vick himself, or with his Bad Newz Kennels cohorts, drowned, strangled, hung, shot and electrocuted dogs.

Think about that: How much brute strength is required to plunge a muscular pit bull's head inside a five-gallon bucket of water until he drowns? Imagine the sheer power of this aggressive dog. Vick, Purnell Peace, and Quanis Phillips held the thrashing animal's head underwater until his last breath. How long did it take to kill this way...five, ten or more minutes?

Sometimes a dog was slammed against the ground until dead. Only a torture lover could hoist a heavy animal — biting and kicking — into the air and bludgeon him over and over.

Vick was consulted to kill another dog "by wetting the dog down with water and electrocuting the animal." Now that one takes some thought. No simple gun shot to the head here. Nope, this was a premeditated plan to illicit agony.

I wonder if any "wet down" dogs enjoyed the cool water, just before an electrical jolt induced massive heart attack?

On occasion, Vick, Peace and Phillips noosed dogs in the woods on Vick's property. Those who survived strangulation (how many hours did they hang from a tree, choking?) were pulled down and submerged in water until dead.

A second chance For [some] Vick-tims: www.badrap.org/rescue/vick/

Michael Vick now repents. He's not only paid his dues, but he's also formed a partnership with the Humane Society of the United States. In theory, the reformed dog fighter will help HSUS stamp out fight rings among youths who idolize the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback.

Apparently National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell feels the love too. About a week after his release, Goodell green-lighted Vick’s NFL reinstatement. That means Michael Vick could be back, on a field near you, as early as October 2009.

Goodell wrote to Vick: "I accept that you are sincere when you say that you want to, and will, turn your life around, and that you intend to be a positive role model for others. I am prepared to offer you that opportunity. Whether you succeed is entirely in your hands."

Maybe Michael Vick could "turn his life around" if he'd only sponsored dogs in an animal fighting enterprise. But Vick isn't guilty of poor decisions. His moral ambiguity didn't send him on a string of bad choices.

Sadistic torture is the calculated action of a predator. Hand him a microphone. Sign him to the team. Still, you can't fix sociopath.

ABOVE LEFT: John Garcia, a caregiver at the BEST FRIENDS SANCTURY, tries to teach abused dogs to trust
people. RIGHT: Ellen doesn't look like a top-fighting dog. she wags her tail and gives kisses to anyone who
greets her. But the deep scars on her face are permanent reminders of her violent past.

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KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:
• 6/13/09 APR-JUN UPDATES: Atlanta Falcons Bid Michael Vick A Permanent Farewell
• 5/09 APR-JUN UPDATES: HSUS And Michael Vick Team Up To Fight Dogfighting?
• 2/26/09 JAN-MAR UPDATES: Jailed Dogfighter Michael Vick Goes Home In May?
• 11/25/08, SEPT-OCT UPDATES: Michael Vick: Early Release & Back To NFL?
• 2008 APR-JUNE UPDATES: Vick Dogfight Referee Jailed + Leo Has His Day
• 2008 JAN-MAR UPDATES: The Dogs That Vick Hurt
• 1/30/08: Vick’s Dogs Speak
• 2007 SEPT-DEC UPDATES: Vick’s Dogs...You Helped Save Their Lives
• 10/29/07: KC DIGEST - Ensure Vick’s Dogs Are Spared, As Promised
• 9/30/07: Vick Teammate Faces Unrelated Cruelty Charges
• 8/28/07: Salvation For Vick's Dogs?
• 8/21/07: Sick Vick Updates & Feedback
• 8/19/07: No Deal For Sick Vick’s Dogfighting Crimes
• 8/2/07: Michael Vick Dogfighting Files: Action & Updates
• June 2007 DIGEST: Massive K-9 Grave Found On Michael Vick's Property

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