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PETA Card Lets You 'Give Vick a Good Shake'

Ex-quarterback gets roughed up in holiday e-card snow globe

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 19, 2007 2:08 PM CST

(Newser) – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has released a series of online holiday cards that strike back at celebrities on their naughty list, including dogfighter Michael Vick. The card features the former Falcons quarterback dragging a ball and chain around a prison yard, surrounded by guards and, of course, their dogs, AP reports. When viewers shake the globe, things get rough for Vick.

As the cartoon Vick ricochets off the inside of the globe, an announcer's voice predicts: "That's gonna sting in the morning!" A PETA assistant director qualified the flippant tone of the card. “We’re having a bit of fun, but prison is no lark and we’re hoping that Michael will use his time behind bars this holiday season to think about goodwill and peace for all," he said.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick sits on the sidelines during the Falcons game against the Dallas Cowboys during a NFL football game in this Dec. 16, 2006 file photo in Atlanta. Vick was attentive and inquisitive during an eight-hour class in empathy and animal protection at People for the Ethical...
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick sits on the sidelines during the Falcons game against the Dallas Cowboys during a NFL football game in this Dec. 16, 2006 file photo in Atlanta. Vick was attentive...   (Associated Press)
This artists rendering shows Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, dressed in a black-and-white striped prison suit,  flanked  by his attorney's Billy Martin, left,  and Lawrence Woodward, right, as he is sentenced in Federal Court  in Richmond, Va., Monday, Dec. 10, 2007.  Vick was sentenced to 23 months for his role...
This artists rendering shows Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, dressed in a black-and-white striped prison suit, flanked by his attorney's Billy Martin, left, and Lawrence Woodward, right,...   (Associated Press)
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick grimaces on the sideline after being helped off the field during the second half of a football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia,  in this Dec. 31, 2006 file photo. Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison Monday Dec. 10, 2007 for his...
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick grimaces on the sideline after being helped off the field during the second half of a football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia, in this Dec....   (Associated Press)
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