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Remember Michael Vick? The guy who set a shining example of exactly how not to treat another living creature?
His dogs are famous. Their portraits are featured on labels of the Vicktory Dogs Wine Collection:
From sportsnet.ca:
"The Vicktory Dogs Wine Collection features colourful portraits of 22 dogs confiscated from [Michael] Vick's Bad Newz Kennels that now live at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in southern Utah...
Each bottle includes a portrait of one of the dogs on the label. On the back, instead of a description of the wine, there's a brief story about each four-legged friend.
The pit bulls have been living at Best Friends since January while handlers try to reverse the mental damage done at Vick's 15-acre estate in southeastern Virginia. Vick, a former NFL quarterback, is serving a two-year prison sentence in connection with the dogfighting operation.
Artist Cyrus Mejia, one of the founders of Best Friends, began painting the dogs after they arrived at the sanctuary. Gone in the portraits are any signs of snarling beasts fit for a fight ring. Instead, there are cocked heads, soulful eyes and floppy ears...
Ten per cent of each sale goes to Best Friends. The money will be used to oppose dog fighting around the country and to fight laws that target specific dog breeds..."
Michael Vick is in prison, raking in 12 cents an hour. He hopes to resurrect his football career when he gets out in July of 2009, just in time for training camp.
Meanwhile, want to meet an enthusiastic athlete who thinks of nothing more than the joy of playing the game? Meet Wallace, and learn what a pit bull can do.
I'm not a fan of pit bulls. Their power scares me. I like small, fluffy dogs with floppy ears and tails, the kind whose main activity is cocking an eyebrow at me while they wait for me to jump to attention, rub their ears and serve them treats. Nevertheless, I believe in giving animals, and people, a fair shake (no pun intended).
