My View: They Deserve Our Compassion

If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.
~St. Francis of Assisi

I am deviating from this blog's purpose to ask you to consider the reprehensible and disgusting acts that are alleged to have been done and endorsed by Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick. This has resulted in his indctment by the Federal government.

The indictment contains disgusting and vile acts that were done and endorsed by Vick. For those of you unfamiliar with this case, he is charged with owning and operating a dog fighting business in which dogs are trained to be vicious and fight against each other for "sport."

Two points in the indictment illustrate the depravity:

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

"In April 2007, PEACE, PHILLIPS and VICK executed approximately eight 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."

My wife and I have a dog who is a part of our family. I know that many of you that read this blog also are pet owners.I would urge those of you that are as outraged as I to take action to see that Vick never plays another down in the NFL.

PETA and the Humane Society have pages that illustrates what you can do by emailing NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Click Here For Peta

Click Here for Humane Society

Please take a few minutes and send emails.Thanks.