Hope for Michael Vick’s Dogs
We are sure many of you are following the Michael Vick dog fighting case closely – just as we are. In effort to avoid repeating everything that you’ve heard already, we won’t. Much of the media attention has been on Michael Vick himself, his plea, and the potential repercussions he faces.
Little has been said about the dogs that were taken from his Virginia property. What has been said has been discouraging to say the least focusing on the “training” they endured and the conditions they were found in. Representatives from some of the largest animal welfare organizations in the country commented on their unsuitability to be placed as pets due to their viciousness – without ever meeting the dogs.
B.A.D. Dogs was delighted to hear that Michael Vick’s dogs may have a chance after all. The ASPCA has partnered with one of the nation’s premier pit bull organizations, BADRAP (Bay Area Doglovers Responsible About Pit bulls) and will be performing temperament evaluations on each of the dogs removed from the Surray County property.
Once the evaluations are completed, the ASPCA and BADRAP will submit their findings to the USDA along with recommendations for the dogs (rehoming, foster, euthanasia, etc.). The USDA will then review these findings and make its own recommendations to a federal court judge who will ultimately decide the dogs’ fate.
We know that not all the dogs will pass the evaluations – maybe none of them will. It’s the fact that they are being given a fair chance however, regardless of breed and abuse suffered, that is important.
Little has been said about the dogs that were taken from his Virginia property. What has been said has been discouraging to say the least focusing on the “training” they endured and the conditions they were found in. Representatives from some of the largest animal welfare organizations in the country commented on their unsuitability to be placed as pets due to their viciousness – without ever meeting the dogs.
B.A.D. Dogs was delighted to hear that Michael Vick’s dogs may have a chance after all. The ASPCA has partnered with one of the nation’s premier pit bull organizations, BADRAP (Bay Area Doglovers Responsible About Pit bulls) and will be performing temperament evaluations on each of the dogs removed from the Surray County property.
Once the evaluations are completed, the ASPCA and BADRAP will submit their findings to the USDA along with recommendations for the dogs (rehoming, foster, euthanasia, etc.). The USDA will then review these findings and make its own recommendations to a federal court judge who will ultimately decide the dogs’ fate.
We know that not all the dogs will pass the evaluations – maybe none of them will. It’s the fact that they are being given a fair chance however, regardless of breed and abuse suffered, that is important.
Keep your paws crossed.
www.badrap.org
This entry was posted on Thursday, September 6th, 2007 at 8:19 am and is filed under Pit Bull Articles.
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October 16th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
FYI the national animal org Best Friends www.bestfriends.org also a no-kill sanctuary who works against BSL is trying to convince the authorities and ASPCA to let them help with placing and training the dogs. They are the largest org of their kind in the country and consistently work with undersocialized, abused, and special needs critters incl pits. So please support their efforts - they will often take on pets that would normally be euthanized incl from situations such as this. They work wonders with their training and affection. And they are used to coordinating with fellow animal groups.