ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2 wrote:Do you really believe the conduct policy will extend to a nephew's behavior? Is that what you're shoveling?
For someone who accuses people of so readily expressing rage, you really need to calm down and think before you go all Merroidman on this issue. I am member of the MSPCA. I am a dog lover. I like dogs better than your average human. This story sickens me. I want someone's head on a platter too.
However... I can't see Mexico being suspended over this. It's too easy to deny any involvement in. It's his nephew's place of residence. He will take the fall. The code of conduct doesn't extend to the behavior of someone who's not even a part of your immediate family, does it? If so, cite it for me...
Looks like there is a lot more to this story then has been initially reported---
Police search Vick's Virginia property
Reports: Evidence of dog-fighting discovered
By STEVE WYCHE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 04/26/07
A drug investigation involving the cousin of Michael Vick led authorities to a residence in Virginia owned by the Falcons quarterback.
Two Virginia television stations reported that animal neglect and possible illegal activity was discovered at the property. The Virginian-Pilot newspaper reported that police are now investigating a possible dog fighting ring. Police and animal control officers were at the residence Wednesday and Thursday
According to a police report obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a drug investigation involving Vick's cousin Davon Boddie led authorities to the house in Smithfield, Va. The Virginian-Pilot reported that, according to court records, police found about 30 dogs, some heavily scarred, and various paraphernalia associated with dog fighting while conducting a search of the home, which Vick owns but does not live in.
Vick refused comment Thursday through a Falcons spokesman. Boddie lived with Vick in Atlanta in the summer of 2005. In an interview with the Journal-Constitution at the time, Vick said Boddie "is a good cook, like my little chef. Sometimes, we'll send him to the store; he knows what everybody likes. He does a pretty good job because I'm real big on seasoning food so it's got that flavor."
A search warrant was granted in Surry County Circuit Court after Vick's cousin was arrested April 20 with marijuana in a car he was driving but did not own and on his person. Boddie also had a 9mm hand gun in the car. Boddie was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, prompting the investigation of his residence, the property on Moonlight Road in Smithfield, Va. According to reports, while investigators were on the scene, they discovered three buildings that housed several barking dogs.
"When they had a chance to go to the site, they discovered animal neglect," Surry County Administrator Tyrone Franklin told WAVY-TV. The dogs appeared to be hungry and forgotten according to Franklin.
Franklin told television station FOX 43 that the property "does give the appearance of some activity, illegal activity."
When contacted by the Journal-Constitution on Thursday, a spokesperson for the Surry County Sheriff's Department said the deputy in charge of the case was currently at the site and could not be reached for comment.
Photographs taken Thursday of the property show several dog kennels, some with dogs still in them.
The Humane Society of the United States issued the following statement from Wyane Pacelle, president and CEO: "The Humane Society of the United States has heard troubling reports for some time that Michael Vick has been involved in organized dog fighting, and we fear that this investigation may validate that very disturbing allegation."
"We have well-placed sources in the dog fighting underworld," John Goodwin, deputy manager of animal fighting issues, told the Journal-Constitution. "His involvement has been brought to our attention numerous times. We pay people for information that leads to arrests."
Goodwin said The Humane Society did not know the location of a dog fighting of Vick's until Wednesday's investigation.
According to a records search by the Journal-Constitution, Vick owns the property at 1915 Moonlight Road in Smithfield, Va.
Vick is scheduled to appear in New York on Saturday at the NFL draft. Vick, Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall, former Buffalo Bills defensive end Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will take part in a pre-NFL draft ceremony to honor the victims of the recent shooting tragedy at Virginia Tech.
The former Virginia Tech players – all NFL Pro Bowlers — Beamer and Goodell will stage a tribute before the first pick of the annual draft is made.
Goodell said Thursday that he did not seem to think there was a concern with Vick.
Vick was a no-show for a Capitol Hill breakfast Tuesday at which he was to be honored and then speak to some members of Congress about increasing funding for after-school programs. He missed a connecting flight. His mother, Brenda Boddie, accepted the award on his behalf.
"I think that reflects poorly on him," Goodell said. "I wish he would honor his commitments."
