Tell everyone to VOTE on How much time should Vick serve?

December 10, 2007

PLEASE VOTE THAT VICK SHOULD GET 2 YEARS ( I know we want more!) But VOTE !!!! Right now the poll is tied - almost completely even between "less than 12 mos" and "Two years!) This is a very important message - it could have influence on the Falcons, Vick's Judge, who knows??? http://www.ajc.com/search/content/sports/falcons/stories/2007/12/06/vickdogs_1207.html Suwanee shelter welcomes Vick dogsThree of seized animals could land in Ga.By SANDRA ECKSTEINThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 12/06/07

Three of Michael Vick's former pit bull terriers could soon be headed to a Suwanee shelter. A local rescue group has agreed to take the dogs, two that should be adoptable quickly and one that might need lifetime care. Your Turn How long should the federal judge sentence Michael Vick to prison for his involvement in dogfighting? Less than 12 months Twelve to 18 months At least two years Voter Limit: Once per Hour View Poll Results

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"I'm excited they're going to get a second chance," said Joan Sammond, executive director the Georgia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The dogs were among a group 53 pit bulls seized from the Virginia home of the suspended Falcons quarterback. Rebecca J. Huss, an animal law expert at the Valparaiso University School of Law, was appointed guardian of the dogs by U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson in October. This week Huss filed a motion recommending the surviving dogs seized from the property on June 22 be placed with eight different rescue groups. Six other dogs have either died or had to be euthanized. Valparaiso spokesman Tom Shaer said it is likely the judge will approve the motion and order the dogs placed with the various groups, including Best Friends Animal Society in Utah and BAD RAP, a

group in California that specializes in pit bull rescue. "Professor Huss expects the dogs to be moved by the end of the month to these eight facilities," Shaer said. As part of the recommendation, the groups getting the dogs will also receive funding to help pay for their care. Dogs that were deemed adoptable will come with $5,000, while those that might need to spend a long period of time, or their entire lives, in a shelter or sanctuary will come with $20,000. Sammond said the organization hopes that even the dog that requires lifetime care will eventually be adoptable. The earliest any would be available for adoption is mid-February, she said. Vick has deposited $928,073.04 into an escrow account to pay for the evaluation and care of the dogs. He's also scheduled to be sentenced Monday after pleading guilty Aug. 27 to a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge. Two co-defendants were sentenced last week to 18 and 21 months in

prison. The U.S. Attorney's office filed a motion this week urging the judge to accept Huss' recommendations, saying the "amount of effort and attention to detail by Professor Huss is nothing short of extraordinary." Shaer said the school is proud of Huss' work. "We consider this to be the beginning of a very happy ending for these dogs, which were once commonly expected to be put down," he said. MORE INFORMATION For more information on the Georgia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, go to www.georgiaspca.org or call 678-765-2726. "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men [and women] to do nothing" --Edmund Burke (1729-1797) http://www.chooseveg.com/meet-your-meat.asp"There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to other animals as well as humans, it is all a sham." -- Anna Sewell

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