PETA Upset Over Eagles' Signing Of Michael Vick
Posted on Aug 14, 2009 @ 08:22AM
Michael Vick will live and breathe that Philadelphia Freedom — and PETA is not happy.
The animal rights advocacy group was irked, as the beleaguered quarterback late Thursday inked a two-year pact with the Philadelphia Eagles to serve as the backup signal caller to starter Donovan McNabb.
"People around the world are disappointed that the Eagles have chosen to sign a guy who hung dogs from trees, electrocuted them with jumper cables, held them under water until they drowned, even threw his own family dogs into the fighting ring with the pit bulls," the advocacy group said in a statement to Radaronline.com. "You've got to wonder what kind of message this sends to young people who care about animals and don't want to see them be harmed."
The All-Pro ex-con will make $1.6 million this season, and team has an option on the second year for $5.2 million.
"I pretty much lobbied to get him here, because I believe everyone deserves a second chance and what better place to come (than) here,"McNabb said of his new understudy.
PETA had no planned protests at this time, though we will see what kind of reception the scrambling quarterback gets during the team's Sept. 13 opener is a road game against the Carolina Panthers at Charlotte's Ban of America stadium.
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Aug 14, 2009 @ 11:56
What doesn't peta get upset about
Posted Fri, 08/14/2009 - 3:34pm
Get a life PETA. What's their position on the serial killer of HUMAN BEINGS whose still on the loose in North Carolina?
Posted Fri, 08/14/2009 - 12:51pm
This POS deserves to be homeless and not making a dollar.
They are a dime a dozen.
Take Vick and hang & electrocute him like he did those poor dogs.
What a POS this **** is.
Posted Fri, 08/14/2009 - 8:49am
This piece of **** deserves to be homeless and not making a dollar.
They are a dime a dozen.
Take Vick and hang & electrocute him like he did those poor dogs.
What a piece of **** this **** is.
Posted Fri, 08/14/2009 - 8:48am
Don't think he's turned a new leaf, he'd still be fighting and torturing dogs if he hadn't been caught. Loser POS, rot in hell buddy.
Posted Fri, 08/14/2009 - 8:42am
I hope he gets his azz knocked off in every game.
Posted Fri, 08/14/2009 - 8:23am
Peta is too vindictive and a lot of people don't like them anymore.
This man has paid a heavy enough price and should noe be encouraged to move on with his life.
Posted Fri, 08/14/2009 - 8:14am
He needs to pay with his life like he made so many dogs do.
You out of you mind.
F him, What a POS this **** is.
Posted Fri, 08/14/2009 - 9:30am
Yeah, his life is certainly worth less than that of a dog. After all he is a black man.
Posted Fri, 08/14/2009 - 12:52pm
I write for the local alt daily in Norfolk, where the HQ of PETA is. Here was our take:
With Its Reaction to Vick, PETA Misses Out On Grand Opportunity
****://tinyurl.com/oed8ua
Posted Fri, 08/14/2009 - 8:11am