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May
2009
PETA Denies Plans To Do Ads With Vick
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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May
2009
Michael Vick Could Become PETA Spokesman?
Better hope they don't use any of the other pictures of Vick's dogs in this ad campaign
Wow. Just Wow.
Advertising Age reports that Michael Vick is in talks to become the new spokesman for PETA.
That’s right. PETA. As in, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals. As a reminder, Mr. Vick … funded the Bad Newz Kennels in Virginia, which participated in the fighting of pit bulls and also admitted to participating in the sometimes torturous deaths of dogs that underperformed, including death by drowning, hanging and electrocution.”
Clearly Vick is going to do everything in his power to restore his image, and this would be a smart move on his part. But what does PETA get by having an infamous animal abuser their spokesman?
“I’m familiar with [the plan],” said Dan Shannon, director of youth outreach and campaigns for PETA. “We have been in discussions with Michael Vick, with his management team, about the possibility of him putting out a public-service announcement with PETA when he’s out of jail. We want him to discourage people from taking part in dog-fighting. I can do it until I’m blue in the face and it might not convince anybody. Michael Vick sure can. He can say, ‘Look, I did it, I was wrong, and it ruined my career.’”
Photo: GrannyGeek
Ummmm … yeah.
The piece goes on to point out the Vick will be released from prison on May 20th, and will go to work at a 40-hour-a-week construction job.
He also has yet to be reinstated into the league by Roger Goodell … so you’d better believe this is part of Vick’s grand plan to get on der Commissionar’s good side.
I somehow doubt the dogs would be so forgiving.
