Friday, July 20, 2007

Michael Vick & Dog Fighting

Let me start by saying I love animals; I think hunting should be banned. However, I'm ready to puke at all of the righteous indignation directed at Michael Vick. Is dog fighting despicable? yes. Should it end? yes.

But where is all of the anger at the way pigs are treated legally everyday in order to produce food? By all accounts pigs are every bit as smart as dogs. Pigs live their lives in cages without enough room to move. They are forced to defecate on themselves. But hey bacon tastes good, doesn't it?

The hypocrisy is deafening!

To be clear, he should go to prison if he is found guilty and I will not shed a tear, but the level of hysteria is much greater than when Ray Lewis was charged with a double murder.

*in the interest of full disclosure, I drafted Vick in one of my $100 fantasy football leagues