Thursday, April 26, 2007

Do Not Let Mike Vick Near Your Dog

Or your daughter, or your weed. Hell, just try and stay away from Mike Vick at all costs. It's probably best for all involved.

The Atlanta Falcons quarterback has gotten himself into some trouble again.

From the esteemed Pet-Abuse.com comes this:

The search warrant was granted by the Surry County Circuit Court. A state task force went to the property searching for a person that they believed may be on the property, but the person was not Vick. Investigators would not reveal the name of the person they were searching for.

While investigators were at the property, they discovered three buildings behind the home that housed several barking dogs.

"When they had a chance to go to the site, they discovered animal neglect," Surry County Administrator Tyrone Franklin.

Franklin said that the dogs appeared to be hungry and forgotten.
And of course, there's only one place that this could go.
Early reports indicate that Vick was allegedly running a dog-fighting and cockfighting operation from the back of the home. The Virginia Animal Fighting Taskforce was on the scene. Authorities report that Vick had been under investigation for several years for illegal animal fighting.
It should be noted that while Vick owns the property, he doesn't actually live there. His nephew does.

Police found 70 dogs on the property, including 60 pit bulls that show wounds generally affiliated with fighting. The reason they were there was because Vick's nephew is apparently under investigation for something to do with drugs. I'm pretty sure the house is also where Mike's brother Marcus brings his prom dates afterwards.

All in all, it's pretty clear that the Vick family is a stalwart of the Virginia populace.

Ballhype: hype it up!

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