Vick

Vick

2 PARAGRAPHS Michael Vick has caused many innocent dogs pain and suffering over their time spent with Vick. The once beloved football star, whom every NFL fan wanted to purchase his jersey, was found guilty of running a dogfightingoperation. According to BrigidSchulte, the dogs would perform in fights and whatever dog that didn’t fight well were shot, hung, electrocuted, beaten, or even drowned (1). The dogs; however, are having the last laughs. All of the dogs, which were kept at Michael’s “Bad NewzKennels,” have been saved except for only two dogs. For example, one of the saved pit bulls, Leo, visits paitentsas a certified therapy dog while wearing a colorful clown collar (Schulte 1). The dogs that went threw all of the beatings and torture arenow living the lives of a “house dog.” Michael Vick, in my opinion, shouldn’t be allowed to own another dog and should be sentenedto jail for at least a five year term. He deliberately beat and abused innocent dogs for his own satisfaction. Vick should be punished for his crime. The abuse and neglect that Vick inflicted on these dogs should be kept into account when he goes for his sentencing. Vick should go through the same scrunity and see how it feels toisolated and neglected from how a person or dog should live their life. Mr. Vick, a wealthy athlete during his playing days, is havingto face financial problems that could lead him to bankruptcy. The star athlete, who could juke anyone in the open field and throw a laser pass into double coverage, hasloss close to everything he owned. The IRS, Internal Revenue Service, has taken his houses, farms, and his two yachts. The Tampa Tribune announced that Vick is maaingtwelve cents an hour while cleaning and drying dishes (1). Michael Vick should be stripped of all his valuable possesionsand should not be allowed to play in the NFL again. He broke league policies and is now considered a felon. Vick, in the year 2006, was making nearly fifteen million dollars, but is only...

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