Archive for January, 2008

A Second Chance at Life: Part 2

This is a short update to the previous post.  I encourage you to watch this video on MSNBC entitled Life after Dog Fighting. I applaud MSNBC for being one of the first nationally syndicated media organizations to look at this issue from an objective perspective – both in their previous article and in this video – and really shed some light on the good nature of Pit Bull breed.  These dogs are the victims, not the problem.  The people at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary know that, and are going to incredible measures to make sure these animals are saved.   Watch the video, look at their faces, look at their scars, and look into their eyes.  Do you see a monster? If you blog, no matter what your topic might be, please post this video to your readership.  If you email, please send this link to your friends and family.  Please help spread this message in any way you can.  Please help make this message visible to as many people as possible. Together (with the help of viral technology) we can, and will make a great change.

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A Second Chance at Life

This morning, my wife kindly passed on an article posted on MSNBC regarding the dogs confiscated in the raid against former NFL quarterback, Michael Vic, and his underground dog fighting operation.  This is a must read, complete with a happy ending. The story made my day.  It’s good to know that the actions taken by all the good souls involved in this rescue effort have made an extraordinary difference.  Not only will the Pit Bulls from Vic’s operation have a second chance at life with loving and responsible owners, but this example (because of  its high profile in the media) will serve as a catalyst to help change the public opinion surrounding this wonderful breed.  My hope is that stories like this will also provoke legislatures to change the way they address the horrible trend of underground dog fighting – the solution thus far (and a poor one in my opinion) has been to pass breed specific legislation. Vic will sit in jail for the next twenty-three months for his crimes. Had I been the judge and been permitted to deliver his sentence, it would’ve much longer.  I’m of the opinion that we should ban stupid people, not dogs.

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