Jan 17 2011
Mainstream Condemnation for HSUS
Over at the Pet Connection blog, the always readable, compelling, and diplomatic Gina Spadafori has crafted an emotional body-slam for those who are buying into Michael Vick’s post-dogfighting spin cycle.
Spadafori is at the North American Veterinary Conference, and she’s just seen a session on how to determine what happened to animals by looking at their partially decomposed remains. Exhibit “A” was a photo of one of Vick’s “vicktims” (as she puts it).
We won’t reprint the whole piece here, but one paragraph bears repeating:
Forget? Forgive? Not in my lifetime. And shame on those who banked the checks to spin this for a man who should never be trusted to care for his own children, much less be allowed to keep another dog to pose prettily for pictures to complete the narrative of redemption.
Always diplomatic. But the reference to “check-banking” isn’t lost on us.
Spadafori is right in observing that Vick’s cruel crime spree “has been largely forgiven and is well on the way to being forgotten.” Vick, a karma train-wreck waiting to happen if there ever was one, will appear in next weekend’s NFL Pro Bowl but has otherwise receded from public view since his team lost in the first round of the playoffs.
But we won’t forget here. And unless the Humane Society of the United States publicly returns the Philadelphia Eagles’ $50,000 check, the $10,200 it collected by auctioning off Vick’s press conference notes, and any other money it’s raised off of the Michael Vick saga, we won’t let the group off the hook.
Posted on 01/17/2011 at 04:00 PM by the HumaneWatch Team
Animal Fighting • Courtroom Drama • Fundraising & Money • Pets • (7) CommentsComments
Hi, I remember in the past you posted the ‘Donate to your locals shelters’ on Saturdays. I go back & find that post, but I haven’t seen it out lately. I had wanted to ‘Share’ it on Facebook, but it didn’t have that option on the post I saw. I would like to get the word out for people to donate to their local shelters & was hoping maybe you could re-post that.
Thank you & keep up the good work!
Thank Goddess that there are actually others who are enraged over this BS with Michael Vick! No one should ever forget what he did to those beautiful animals! I am so sick of people telling me how Michael Vick did his time and I should just get over it(accentuated by the dramatic eye roll)
As a Pit Bull owner and animal lover I will NEVER forgive OR forget. And nether should anyone else!
I will be boycotting The Pro Bowl.
Rather than return that money to the Eagles, ALL the monies gathered from Vick should go directly, without a dime being withheld for office expenses, to the shelters and rescue groups that brought Vick’s dogs back to life.
I think we should all start asking HSUS publicly to do this, thru the media
iI AGREE WITH KATHY DAILY KEEP THE MONEY AND SEND IT TO NO KILL SHELTERS THEY DESERVE IT AND MIKE VICK SHOULD KEEP PAYING TO THESE SHELTERS
G Spadi is unfortunately AR. She stood outside of Petland and helped close down the store. She supports HSUS but says they need to change. Can’t have it both ways. I think she is a shill for HSUS since she stated when HSUS changes we would ‘need their help.’ Yea like I need a fox in a henhouse. Right. Sheesh.
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It is encouraging to know that the pressure on the HSUS to recind their support of Michael Vick is not going to ease. There should be no problem for them to return the money from the Eagles or the ill-begotten gains from auctioned Vick items as they certainly don’t pass any of those dollars through to small, local no-kill shelters who do the actual work of caring for animals in need until permanent, loving homes can be found for them. Those of us who love and care for these animals will never forgive Michael Vick or forget the unspeakable crimes that he committed against helpless animals.