Cover via Amazon I'm currently reading the book, The Lost Dogs, about the Michael Vick fighting dogs and the efforts that went into saving them from destruction. I had previously watched all the news about the fighting dog bust and I saw the DogTown special about the arrival and treatment of these dogs on television.This book is difficult to read, especially the part where they describe the destruction of those dogs that either lost fights or wouldn't fight by the Bad News crew. Michael Vick did personally participate in the torture and killing of many of those dogs, despite what his PR reps say.
I like pit bulls. I have had opportunities to be around them on and off all of my life. I knew these dogs before they were given such a viscious reputation. I used to watch the Little Rascals, whose dog was a pit bull. I believe that some of what is said about these dogs is true, but I also believe that breeding and training are what have given us the really "bad" examples we often hear about. The bottom line is that this breed of dog is just that, a dog. They share the same tendencies and needs of every other breed of dog. It's a shame that we humans have decided to "demonize" the breed by treating them badly and by encouraging them to bastardize their normal instincts.
Below is a follow up video about the Vick dogs. I hope they have not been forgotten by the fickle public, especially with Michael Vick back in football. He is not a nice person and does not ever need to have any contact with dogs for the rest of his life, unless we can treat him just as he treated these dogs.
Watch the full episode. See more Need To Know.
Watch the full episode. See more Need To Know.
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