Boy, it’s been one hell of an offseason for Michael Vick. Apparently a house owned by Vick – but occupied by his cousin – is under investigation for possibly severing as a breeding ground for pit bulls and dog fighting competitions.
This is an excerpt from a recent article published in the Atlanta Journal Constitution:
According to a police report obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a drug investigation involving Vick’s cousin Davon Boddie led authorities to the house in Smithfield, Va. The Virginian-Pilot reported that, according to court records, police found about 30 dogs, some heavily scarred, and various paraphernalia associated with dog fighting while conducting a search of the home, which Vick owns but does not live in.
It specifically gets worse for Vick:
The Humane Society of the United States issued the following statement from Wyane Pacelle, president and CEO: “The Humane Society of the United States has heard troubling reports for some time that Michael Vick has been involved in organized dog fighting, and we fear that this investigation may validate that very disturbing allegation.”
“We have well-placed sources in the dog fighting underworld,” John Goodwin, deputy manager of animal fighting issues, told the Journal-Constitution. “His involvement has been brought to our attention numerous times. We pay people for information that leads to arrests.”
If these allegations are true and Vick was involved or at least knew about this (which all indications looked like he did), he should be suspended, jailed or both. If he did have a hand in these allegations, he’s sick. This isn’t being caught with weed in a trick water bottle or supposedly giving a woman herpes (two finer past moments for Vick), this is animal cruelty and he should be punished. This guy has been coddled too many damn times and someone needs to step up like in the case of Pacman Jones and Chris Henry and do something about it. He can’t walk around doing whatever he feels because he’s one of the faces of the NFL. Once again, IF he’s guilty.
Right now, Vick’s lucky the draft is ready to kick off because he buys himself enough time to stay out of the public eye. But this is a crap storm waiting to happen and I’ve got a feeling this is only the tip of the iceberg.
