Aug

23

Where is the Outrage?

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“Michael Vick should be locked in a cage with a pack of angry Pit Bulls.” That was one conclusion offered to me the other day. There is a scream for justice. Some people are angry at the deal worked out by Vick’s lawyers even before we know the details of that deal.

Atlanta Falcons QB Michael VickWhat kind of person would put dogs against other dogs and make them fight to the death? And to do this for entertainment and, even more so, for profit is unthinkable. Even worse, who would slam a dog against the ground with such force as to kill it? Shooting the dog is bad enough, but beating or hanging a dog to death is unthinkable and deserves a public outrage.

My family raised Cocker Spaniels when I was a child. They were beautiful animals: gentle, docile, and pretty. These dogs were excellent house pets, but they were also hunters. Like the rest of the Spaniel breed, they were bird dogs that hunters used to track down partridges and pheasants; they also served as reasonable retrievers in duck hunting.

A Pit Bull is a different sort of dog. It is a breed that is bred for aggressiveness and trained for brutality. The more brutal animals are saved for further breeding. Its intended purpose is to kill its adversary, yet it is still a dog bred and born under the care of man.
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