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ASPCA Says Michael Vick Still Doesn’t Care About Dogs, Shouldn’t Buy His Kids A Puppy

Michael Vick attacked by ASPCA for wanting to buy a dog

Michael Vick has apologized for running a dog fighting ring and he has been working with the American Humane Society to turn around his image, however one group is not buying his new stance on animal cruelty. The ASPCA, a leading animal rights group on Wednesday said Michael Vick should not be allowed to own another dog.

Michael Vick was speaking to Piers Morgan on CNN this week when he revealed plans to buy his kids a puppy. After he made that statement the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) spoke out against the NFL star who served 19 months in prison for his part in a vicious dog fighting ring.

The organization tells TMZ:

“Vick’s journey toward rehabilitation and redemption has not reflected any direct concern for the wellbeing of animals, and we’ve never heard him express a shred of empathy toward the dogs he brutalized and killed.”

The organization also notes:

“Rather than talk about the horrors and brutalities of dog fighting, Vick has instead chosen to focus on the consequences of getting caught.”

The agencies biggest contention is that Michael Vick has not shown any type of remorse for his action and their belief that Vick is not responsible enough to be a pet owner.

Observers took to Twitter to voice their disgust with Michael Vick’s decision to buy a puppy:

While @Sister_Blackberry proclaims:

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45 Responses to “ASPCA Says Michael Vick Still Doesn’t Care About Dogs, Shouldn’t Buy His Kids A Puppy”

  1. Dee Anderson

    He shouldn't even be allowed to walk the street let alone have any type of an animal. The only thing he regrets is getting caught. I quit donating to the Humane Society of U.S., mainly because Wayne Pacelle seems to thinks he has changed. Anybody that supports him and intends to buy his clothing is down right ignorant. Been waiting for Karma to do her thing on him and I hope I'm alive to see it happen.

  2. Teri Larsen

    Michael Vick should never be allowed to own or be around animals ever!

  4. Shirley Vinosky

    NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER should he even be allowed near an animal let alone have a pet. NO NO NO NO NO! I can't say it enough. NOOOOOOOOOOOO! NO Pets for him ever.

  5. PinkSuga Lacy

    Vick has done his time! He has apologized and paid his debt to society. I'm a dog lover to my soul. And even I've forgiven him. Don't make this a lifetime sentence for him! Sooo many other crimes are forgiven.

  7. Amy Manoharan

    What he did is unforgivable. If you are the dog lover you claim to be then you should know that he had dogs fight to the death, killed dogs and the survivors are at risk of being killed for what he trained them to do. For them what he did WAS a life sentence. He shouldn't be EVER allowed to have any animal ever again. And if that means that his kids cant have a puppy.. then so be it. It will show them that if you break the law there are consequences.

  9. Amy Manoharan

    he also shouldn't have been allowed to make millions off of what he did… including profiting from selling his story. That's just SICK.

  10. Billie Zahurak

    Unacceptable that people even TALK to him about animals. He needs to go away. I HATE him.

  11. Tashana Mitchell

    Girl please miss him w that bullshit , there is way more people out there doin bad shit then Vick he just got caught u sayin nobody deserves a second chance ur ass perfect and y should his children suffer u don't break any laws bitch please go on w ur games

  12. Aundria Cooper Premo

    Yes, he has done his time, and he's earned the right to make a living and live as a free citizen again. HOWEVER, the man should NEVER be allowed to own another pet. Any kind of pet! NO DOGS, NO CATS, NOT EVEN A FREAKING GOLDFISH! Not in this life!

  13. Aundria Cooper Premo

    Yes, he has done his time, and he's earned the right to make a living and live as a free citizen again. HOWEVER, the man should NEVER be allowed to own another pet. Any kind of pet! NO DOGS, NO CATS, NOT EVEN A FREAKING GOLDFISH! Not in this life!

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  19. Antoinette Paris Fisher

    OMG! The man has apologized , he has done time for his mistake. Damn! Give the man a break. I love dogs. I have a dog. I have forgiven him. I bet Jeffrey Dahmer got more freakin sympathy. These people who say that he should never be forgiven. Go straight to hell! Because if he asked for forgiveness it shall be granted to him. Not you or I can or should be the judge of his character. WE ARE NOT THE JUDGE. And if any of you are without sin or have never made a mistake….Please step forward. There are no perfect people on this earth. So stop acting like you are.

  20. Dina N. Coleman-Reed

    They can always point fingers as if their past is so squeaky clean….Luis my Vick ….barking……woooooof

  21. Desi Smith

    Something is really wrong with people that are still mad at vick. He did his time, move on!! There are far worse things that go on everyday that's 10x more important than a dog!! Donte stallworth killed a man while driving drunk 1 night and all he got was a slap on the wrist. Bet half of y'all never even heard about that. Its sad and ashame that people value animals over humans. Vick gets almost 2 yrs for fighting dogs while people are out here selling drugs, and shooting people with no consequences smh. Y'all are ridiculous!!

  25. Reggi Taylor-Ochoa

    Unfortunatley, I agee with most comments I've read. Mr. Vick did his time because he committed a crime. You, of course are correct, there are plenty of people who commit horrible crimes that are still walking the streets. That is the fault of our criminal justice and judicial systems. Those things need resolution, no doubt. But you don't take a bank robber and give him the keys to the vault. Mr. Vick has not expressed or conveyed to most people, including youth, that the core issue is a sadistic desregard for life, animal, human or otherwise. It's not a question of wheter I or anyone else forgives him. I fully supported the man's right to come back to the NFL and earn a living. I don't agree that it is appropriate to treat him perpetually like some sort of social paria. However, the real question is, does he care enough about animals to become a loving, responsible, caring pet owner. I don't think he does. For that reason and that reason alone, I would not support putting an animal in his care.

  28. Anonymous

    Just like stated in a previous comment, he has done his time so he has the right to earn a living and such, but 18 months in prison does not change how he feels about dogs. Anyone that can watch a dog getting brutally murdered over and over and not feel horrible inside from what they witnessed, should never own a dog again. One could argue that being able to do that to "a man's best friend"(anybody who owns a dog knows they're more than just an animal, they are part of the family) is an evil monster who psychologically has no feelings towards others suffering. Most people would be scarred for life if they had to witness such events, never mind contributing to these horrors over and over. If you applied the same logic(people who don't have pets won't understand) to a child molester or a rapist, you would in a sense see no problem leaving your child with a "rehabilitated" child molester who now wants to run a day care, or letting your friend date somebody that was convicted of rape. Some may think you can't compare the two, which is fine, as I'm not comparing a dog to a person, but more so looking at someone that can witness such horrific acts and not want to stop being part of dog fighting. Could you be friends with somebody that stood by and watched not only dogs ripping each other apart, but being body slammed to death, drowned, and electrocuted. I understand down south(as well as everywhere to some degree), especially in poorer communities, dogs aren't prioritized like they are in some families, because they're viewed as just animals(dog is sick your mom tells you to take it out back and shoot it) and trying to care for your family is most important. Most americans eat animals for that matter, so what's the difference between killing dogs and another type of animal? The difference is nobody wants to see those animals they eat slowly abused and tortured, until finally dying the most horrific death. Mike Vick conducts himself very well now that he has been released and I listen to him speak and I want to be a fan, but when you're capable of such EVIL, DISGUSTING acts, it's impossible to believe he has completely changed because people like that just don't change. Will he ever fight dogs again, no most likely not, but seeing those horrific events in person and being able to sleep at night and take part in more torture the next day or whatever….I think if there was any chance of really changing, it would be through watching how much his children/wife love and adore their dog, and then maybe he would look at them differently, but I still don't see how he can be allowed a dog. If I was a lineman on his team, I would have to have a sit down with him(I guarantee this has happened with quite a few teammates who adore their dogs and can't build a relationship with him until they understand how he could do that and has he really changed) and let him convince me that he genuinely feels sick about it every night and that it was just part of the culture he grew up in.

  29. Anonymous

    I don't think anybody is putting dogs first and I don't know of many cases where people have been murdered and get away with it(yes I know it happens, but there are many reasons why they go unpunished(not caught, no witnesses, etc), and none of those reasons include people just thinking it's ok as long as dogs aren't treated bad….obviously you have to have PROOF they were the killer and that's where guilty people can sometimes get off. Just an ignorant statement to make as you're just naming other bad things that take place in this world and claiming we don't care about that stuff just because we happen to be voicing our opinion on THE TOPIC OF THE ARTICLE. In Donte's case it was proven that alcohol was not the reason he was killed, as in any sober person driving would have hit him as he was crossing at night without using a cross walk in a high traffic area. People can relate to someone driving 10mph over the speed limit and to a lesser extent, driving above the legal limit, but it's much harder to relate to someone who enjoys torturing dogs. One persons an idiot who thinks he can drive home fine and doesn't think of the consequences, while the other person(Vick) is arguably an evil human being who has no pity for suffering and in fact encourages the events that lead to suffering. Just because people state their opinion on this issue, doesn't mean they condone murder or selling drugs……???? Stick with the topic at hand and I don't get what you mean by "everybody needs to move on". Telling people to move on? First that's just a baseless statement that really doesn't mean anything….Its a new story and people are voicing their opinion just as you did. Your entire argument can be summed up with the phrase two wrongs don't make a right. Most people will agree that murder, rape and other violent acts are bad, but that doesn't mean what Vick did isn't. Like I said, just because he did his time, doesn't mean people will ever understand how he could do such horrific acts and it's not because people value dogs over people haha. You can allow a pedophile to watch your kids or let Vick dog sit your dogs(which I bet you don't have) based on the fact that there are worse crimes out there and we need to move on…..good job.

  30. Tali Gordin-Kaviani

    Reggi Taylor-Ochoa, that is excellently and eloquently put.

  31. Tali Gordin-Kaviani

    severino133, you and Reggi Taylor-Ochoa both presented the arguments that many Vick supporters fail to grasp when they argue that he should be allowed to own another dog.

  32. Tali Gordin-Kaviani

    To fund and participated in the torturing and killing of dogs as Vick has done is a known and accepted sign of a psychopathic personality. His lack of remorse and empathy, and his sole focus only on the consequences of getting caught, are further proof of that. Serial killers begin by torturing animals. In fact, the next step after torturing dogs is usually moving on to people. Yet Vick had been allowed back in the general public after only 18 months of jail time, and has been lovingly embraced by the NFL. At the VERY LEAST her should not be allowed to own another dog. He's clearly not a father who is fit to teach his children how to care properly for a dog, or any other animal.

  33. Kathy Morgan

    Neither should the poor unfortunate animal selected to live in this family. Do you honestly think this man has changed? He was brutal then, he will be brutal now.

  43. Amy Nobans

    I read somewhere a while back that he already had one – and HSUS supports this saying "he'll be a good owner." Yeaaa.