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Sack Vick, Feed a Dog: Animal Shelter

To raise awareness of pit bull plight, group will match tackles with food

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 10, 2009 11:49 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Pennsylvania animal shelter has put a price on Michael Vick’s head—sort of. Main Line Animal Rescue ran an ad in the Washington Post promising to donate five bags of dog food to local shelters every time a Redskin sacks Vick during their Oct. 26 game. “We just need to raise public awareness and this is a good way to do that,” the group’s founder tells the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick. (AP Photo)

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A pit bull rescued from a dogfighting ring. (AP Photo)

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I think we're all getting tired of the "Does he deserve a second chance?" kind of thing. Maybe it's about time that the million pit bulls euthanized every year got their second chance. - Bill Smith, Main Line Animal Rescue

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yummines

Sep 11, 2009 1:58 AM CDT

i hope that this whole thing does not get out of hand, getting to the point of like an actual manhunt. however Michael Vick got what he deserved. Even though he has a second chance, that "mistake" he made will stain his agenda forever

Spudsy

Sep 10, 2009 11:02 AM CDT

And when I said gene pool I was not referring to her race in any way. I was referring to her trashy reality tv lifestyle. Just a clarification. But seriously, why so little outrage over someone playing that attacked humans?

Crispy

Sep 10, 2009 8:04 AM CDT

Tim I don't often agree with your comments but I give you the thumbs up here. He shouldn't be playing at all.

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Sack Vick, Feed a Dog: Animal Shelter