An open letter to Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States regarding Michael Vick.
Wayne Pacelle, you state the position of the HSUS is that you are not vouching for Michael Vick's character and you are only giving him a chance to make good on his promise to be part of the solution to end dog fighting.
With all due respect, Vick only admitted to his involvement and brutality after failing a lie detector test and then said his actions were poor judgment and a mistake.
The truth is Vick went far beyond the usual cruelty associated with dog fighting when he participated in hanging and slamming dogs to the ground until they died, among other horrific activities.
HSUS's own dog fighting expert, John Goodwin said "If you want to kill a dog, why exert the energy to slam him into the ground or drown him? Why not just shoot him, which is the most common method?" He goes on to say "That is insane. These guys, if they did that, have serious problems."
For the HSUS to have a wait and see attitude, believing Vick wants nothing more than to help change the culture of dog fighting is at best, naive.
At worst it is allowing the good name of the HSUS to be associated with someone whose goal is to change the public's perception of him so he can again make millions of dollars in his chosen profession.
Surely there are better ways and better role models that could break the chain of dog fighting than bringing this sick, narcissistic man right where he wants to be- which is in the public spotlight.
Whether or not you want to see it this way, the public does view Vick as a HSUS representative. This is detrimental to the organization and what it stands for no matter how much money Vick brings in for the cause.
With all due respect, Vick only admitted to his involvement and brutality after failing a lie detector test and then said his actions were poor judgment and a mistake.
The truth is Vick went far beyond the usual cruelty associated with dog fighting when he participated in hanging and slamming dogs to the ground until they died, among other horrific activities.
HSUS's own dog fighting expert, John Goodwin said "If you want to kill a dog, why exert the energy to slam him into the ground or drown him? Why not just shoot him, which is the most common method?" He goes on to say "That is insane. These guys, if they did that, have serious problems."
For the HSUS to have a wait and see attitude, believing Vick wants nothing more than to help change the culture of dog fighting is at best, naive.
At worst it is allowing the good name of the HSUS to be associated with someone whose goal is to change the public's perception of him so he can again make millions of dollars in his chosen profession.
Surely there are better ways and better role models that could break the chain of dog fighting than bringing this sick, narcissistic man right where he wants to be- which is in the public spotlight.
Whether or not you want to see it this way, the public does view Vick as a HSUS representative. This is detrimental to the organization and what it stands for no matter how much money Vick brings in for the cause.
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