2
May
2009
PETA Denies Plans To Do Ads With Vick
By ArtieFufkin
Dogs everywhere are training to exact their revenge on Vick upon his release from prison
HOORAY for common sense! USA Today reports that PETA has denied that it has any plans to do public-service advertisements with Michael Vick after the disgraced quarterback is released from prison.
Yesterday’s reports that PETA was in discussions with Vick to be a spokesman for the group were refuted in a statement issued late Friday:
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said it withdrew any offer about doing the ads after a U.S. Department of Agriculture report on Vick’s dogfighting operation found “he enjoyed placing family pets in the ring with fighting pit bulls and that he laughed as dogs ripped each other apart,” according to Dan Shannon, the group’s assistant director of youth outreach and campaigns.
Whew. My head was starting to hurt from the stupidity of that idea. Then again, PETA doesn’t exactly have a sparkling reputation in the animal rights community, so it wouldn’t be an altogether surprising move on their part.
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[...] Humane Society to work with Vick after his release [Sports Illustrated] … let’s just hope they have the same common sense as PETA did. [...]