Football Vick Found Dog fighting to be Funny

Fairplay · 11-22-2008, 04:31 AM

Hes a sick man.

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USDA: Vick found dogfighting 'funny to watch'
Report details QB placing pets in ring vs. pit pulls, failing polygraph test

RICHMOND, Va. - Michael Vick put family pets in rings with pit bulls and thought it was funny watching the trained killers injure or kill the helpless dogs, a witness told federal investigators during the dogfighting investigation that brought Vick down.

In a 17-page report filed Aug. 28, 2008, by case agent James Knorr of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and released Friday under the Freedom of Information Act, a person identified as confidential witness No. 1 said Vick placed pets in the ring against pit bulls owned by “Bad Newz Kennels” at least twice and watched as the pit bulls “caused major injuries.”

The witness said Vick and co-defendants Purnell Peace and Quanis Phillips “thought it was funny to watch the pit bull dogs belonging to Bad Newz Kennels injure or kill the other dogs.”

Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison in Dec. 2007, and is due to be released from the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan., on July 20, 2009. He returned to Virginia on Thursday and is being held in Hopewell pending his appearance in Surry County Circuit Court on Tuesday, where he is expected to plead guilty to two felony charges but receive a suspended sentence.

The report, which has some names and other information redacted to protect some of the parties involved, also details the killing of several dogs at property Vick owned on Moonlight Road in Surry County in mid-April 2007, just days before the first search warrant was executed on the property, turning a drug investigation into the one that sent Vick to prison.

It says Vick was administered a polygraph test by the FBI in October 2007 and denied taking part in the killing of dogs in mid-April. When told he had failed that part of the test, Vick recanted his story and admitted to helping hang six to eight underperforming dogs.

The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, once the highest paid player in the NFL, has been suspended indefinitely by the league and his football future is uncertain. He’s also in the midst of bankruptcy proceedings with $16 million in assets and $20.4 million in liabilities.

Peace, who also was convicted in the case, said there were times he suggested that dogs unwilling to fight be given away, but that Vick said “they got to go,” meaning be killed.

The dogs were killed by shooting, hanging, electrocution and drowning, and in at least one instance, according to one of the witnesses, when Vick and Phillips killed a red pit bull by “slamming it to the ground several times before it died, breaking the dog’s back or neck.”

When he finally admitted to his role in the dogfighting operation, Vick also said he purchased his first pull bull, named “Champagne,” while a student at Virginia Tech in 1999. The dog was never used in fights, but was bred with other dogs, according to the report.

Champagne was among the 53 pit bulls seized from the home in a raid in

**chasedude** · 11-22-2008, 04:39 AM

I hope he's someone's bitch in Leavenworth right now.

I just don't understand the hatred some people have of animals. Such loyal companions treated like shit.

reiko57 · 11-22-2008, 06:21 AM

hes in this special camp outside away from the other prisoners outside the main walls, cause people would want to hurt him just based on who he is

he doesn't even have the kind of contact with hardened thugs that 18 year old drug offenders have (trust me, its bullshi*)

MOhillbilly · 11-22-2008, 07:17 AM

this is old news. i dont care that he fought dogs. i do care that he showed zero respect to his culls. hanging a dog that doesnt preform should have gotten his ass blackballed or handed to him. the oldtimers must be rolling in there graves.

**Skip Towne** · 11-22-2008, 07:18 AM

He should be put in the ring with a Liger. Let's see how funny that is.

Fairplay · 11-22-2008, 07:20 AM

Rumor has it that when he gets out of prison he wants to play for the Browns because they have the dog pound.

PhillyChiefFan · 11-22-2008, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Fairplay

Rumor has it that when he gets out of prison he wants to play for the Browns because they have the dog pound.

da dum...tsheeee

**the Talking Can** · 11-22-2008, 07:29 AM

lj thinks fighting chicks is funny

Deberg_1990 · 11-22-2008, 08:41 AM

I wonder what he thinks of Bum Fights?

BWillie · 11-22-2008, 09:17 AM

Two years for killing his own dogs. TWO fuckING years. You've got to be shitting me.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 11-22-2008, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BWillie007

Two years for killing his own dogs. TWO fuckING years. You've got to be shitting me.

Most dogs I've encountered are better than humans. He got off light if you ask me.

BWillie · 11-22-2008, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Most dogs I've encountered are better than humans. He got off light if you ask me.

It's a DOG. An animal that he owned. He did not steal someone's animal and kill it. We should put farmers in jail for two years when they blow the head off of a kind friendly little calf and then you go and eat it. I honestly don't know what at the difference is. You can't pick and chose what animals you can own and kill just because you have an emotional connection to them. It's simply not logical.

Somewhere OJ is sitting around watching Tv saying man this Vick guy got fucked.

**The Bad Guy** · 11-22-2008, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by BWillie007

It's a DOG. An animal that he owned. He did not steal someone's animal and kill it. We should put farmers in jail for two years when they blow the head off of a kind friendly little calf and then you go and eat it. I honestly don't know what at the difference is. You can't pick and chose what animals you can own and kill just because you have an emotional connection to them. It's simply not logical.

Somewhere OJ is sitting around watching Tv saying man this Vick guy got fucked.

Yeah, there's absolutely nothing malicious about slamming a dog's head into the ground repeatedly until its neck breaks.

I'm sorry that you have no compassion for animals.

If you could do this to a dog, you could easily do the same to a human.

**Bugeater** · 11-22-2008, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by BWillie007

Two years for killing his own dogs. TWO fuckING years. You've got to be shitting me.

I'm not entirely sure they were all his own dogs, the article references "family pets", but it's not clear as to what family they belonged to. Either way, it's pretty ****ing sick.

**Buehler445** · 11-22-2008, 10:07 AM

I watched on....damn it what was it....I think it was real sports they did a story on dogfighting and it was weird. I didn't take too much issue with the dogfighting and the killing of the dogs or whatever, I expected that.

But they interviewed a guy that had his dog stolen from his yard and they put it in the ring with these pit bulls. Got it all ****ed up and returned it. I think the dog ended up dying. It was a decent looking shepard type dog. Young and healthy. If you're going to play the personal property card, that's fine. But if someone steals my dog and feeds it to another, fat man gonna be pissed.

11-22-2008, 04:31 AM
Fairplay A certain set of skills Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: texas Casino cash: $10026683 VARSITY	Vick Found Dog fighting to be Funny Hes a sick man. .... USDA: Vick found dogfighting 'funny to watch' Report details QB placing pets in ring vs. pit pulls, failing polygraph test RICHMOND, Va. - Michael Vick put family pets in rings with pit bulls and thought it was funny watching the trained killers injure or kill the helpless dogs, a witness told federal investigators during the dogfighting investigation that brought Vick down. In a 17-page report filed Aug. 28, 2008, by case agent James Knorr of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and released Friday under the Freedom of Information Act, a person identified as confidential witness No. 1 said Vick placed pets in the ring against pit bulls owned by “Bad Newz Kennels” at least twice and watched as the pit bulls “caused major injuries.” The witness said Vick and co-defendants Purnell Peace and Quanis Phillips “thought it was funny to watch the pit bull dogs belonging to Bad Newz Kennels injure or kill the other dogs.” Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison in Dec. 2007, and is due to be released from the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan., on July 20, 2009. He returned to Virginia on Thursday and is being held in Hopewell pending his appearance in Surry County Circuit Court on Tuesday, where he is expected to plead guilty to two felony charges but receive a suspended sentence. The report, which has some names and other information redacted to protect some of the parties involved, also details the killing of several dogs at property Vick owned on Moonlight Road in Surry County in mid-April 2007, just days before the first search warrant was executed on the property, turning a drug investigation into the one that sent Vick to prison. It says Vick was administered a polygraph test by the FBI in October 2007 and denied taking part in the killing of dogs in mid-April. When told he had failed that part of the test, Vick recanted his story and admitted to helping hang six to eight underperforming dogs. The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, once the highest paid player in the NFL, has been suspended indefinitely by the league and his football future is uncertain. He’s also in the midst of bankruptcy proceedings with $16 million in assets and $20.4 million in liabilities. Peace, who also was convicted in the case, said there were times he suggested that dogs unwilling to fight be given away, but that Vick said “they got to go,” meaning be killed. The dogs were killed by shooting, hanging, electrocution and drowning, and in at least one instance, according to one of the witnesses, when Vick and Phillips killed a red pit bull by “slamming it to the ground several times before it died, breaking the dog’s back or neck.” When he finally admitted to his role in the dogfighting operation, Vick also said he purchased his first pull bull, named “Champagne,” while a student at Virginia Tech in 1999. The dog was never used in fights, but was bred with other dogs, according to the report. Champagne was among the 53 pit bulls seized from the home in a raid in
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MOhillbilly Mama Tried Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Missouri Casino cash: $9949903	this is old news. i dont care that he fought dogs. i do care that he showed zero respect to his culls. hanging a dog that doesnt preform should have gotten his ass blackballed or handed to him. the oldtimers must be rolling in there graves. __________________ True Son of Liberty
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Buehler445 Supporter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scott City KS Casino cash: $2154734	I watched on....damn it what was it....I think it was real sports they did a story on dogfighting and it was weird. I didn't take too much issue with the dogfighting and the killing of the dogs or whatever, I expected that. But they interviewed a guy that had his dog stolen from his yard and they put it in the ring with these pit bulls. Got it all ****ed up and returned it. I think the dog ended up dying. It was a decent looking shepard type dog. Young and healthy. If you're going to play the personal property card, that's fine. But if someone steals my dog and feeds it to another, fat man gonna be pissed.
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