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The Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation began in April 2007 with a search of property in Surry County, Virginia, owned by Michael Vick, who was at the time quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons football team, and the subsequent discovery of evidence of a dog fighting ring.
July 19 - U.S. Senator and Senate president pro tempore Robert Byrd, 89, (D-West Virginia), a well-known dog lover, gave a passionate speech in the U.S. Senate about the practice of dog fighting in response to the Vick indictment. Dog fighting is a brutal, sadistic event motivated by barbarism of the worst sort and cruelty of the worst, worst ...
Vick's NFL career came to a halt in 2007 after he pleaded guilty for his involvement in a dog fighting ring and spent 21 months in federal prison. His arrest and subsequent conviction garnered Vick notoriety with the general public, which lasted throughout the rest of his career. He was released by the Falcons shortly before leaving prison.
The Michael Vick case. Dog fighting has been around for millennia. However, most Americans likely knew little about the sport when it catapulted into public view in 2007. That April, state agents ...
Michael Vick speaks to reporters in 2007 after agreeing to a guilty plea on charges from his involvement in a dogfighting ring. (Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images) (Jonathan Ernst via Getty Images)
After a celebrated two-year collegiate career at Virginia Tech, Vick was drafted No. 1 overall by the Atlanta Falcons in 2001 and was a superstar in the NFL until the dog fighting conviction ...
While the NFL seems content to ignore his dogfighting past, thousands have signed a petition to have Michael Vick removed from the Pro Bowl.
In the midst of a 23-month prison sentence on dog-fighting charges, former Atlanta Falcons star quarterback Michael Vick has filed for bankruptcy protection. The bankruptcy filing says that Vick ...