Posted on 08/26/2007 4:46:18 PM PDT by Shermy
One of the aspects of the Michael Vick dog fighting investigation that hasn't gotten much attention is how it all started. So let's explain: It all started with a dog named Troy.
Troy is a Dutch shepherd (that's a Dutch shepherd in the photo, but it's not Troy) who joined the police department in Hampton, Va., last year. During a patrol outside a Hampton nightclub in April, Troy alerted his handler that he smelled drugs in the trunk of a car. Police found marijuana in the car, which turned out to belong to Vick's cousin, Davon Boddie.
After arresting Boddie, police got a search warrant for the home address he listed, 1915 Moonlight Road. That was the address of the property Vick owned, and when police searched the property, they discovered 66 live dogs and evidence of dog fighting. Further searches yielded 17 dead dogs and evidence that Vick's claim of "I'm never there" was false.
So it was Troy, out doing his job sniffing for drugs, who put a stop to a dog fighting ring, no doubt saving the lives of many of his fellow dogs in the process.
Ironic if you don’t believe in fate, meaningful coincidences, etc. I only wish the god would’ve got to bite him in a**.
Poor Michael Vick....NOT!
Sounds like a good Movie Plot.
Just goes to show..true life is stranger than fiction..oh the Irony.
G-d will. The dog may have to stand in line.
I believe that the dogs they rescued are scheduled to be put to sleep.
This is a GREAT story about man’s best friend will serve us well. We ought to care for animals as the Creator God has given us charge over them.
But Vick’s downfall started with his willful choices. The good dog in this story didn’t start Michael Vick’s downfall - merely helped reveal it earlier than otherwise.
Michael Vick - a pitiful human.
The ultimate irony. :)
Good point. Something we can’t lose sight of - this started by his poor choices and decisions.
I just went through a bunch of stuff on the animals orgs’ websites about dogfighting. It’s quite disturbing. I can’t fathom how people would defend this, and I think you are 100% correct that “[w]e ought to care for animals as the Creator God has given us charge over them.” Right now in Iraq dogs are helping protect soldiers. They help find missing children. They provide comfort to people across our nation. We have a duty to root out vile creatures like Vick.
Done in by reefer madness.
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Uh, didn’t the local cops drop the Vick investigation? As I recall, the Feds then stepped in and did what the locals wouldn’t do, right?
Hey! At least Michael Vick is not an Abortionist! Keep that in mind - look at the bucks THEY make, with TOTAL impunity!
You Go Troy!!! Way to go buddy!!!!
Great pic. If you put white paws and a white chest on the brown dog on the left, it could be a picture of one of my dogs. Give it black fur with white paws and chest, it could be a picture of my other dog - her littermate brother.
Very true. And the abortion rate in the USA is higher by far than any other Western democracy....
To quote Jefferson, "I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever."
Still, Vick needs to have the book thrown at him--as do all who fight dogs like that.
Thanks; I stole it from Cuteoverload.com
Was the cop walking the dog around in the parking lot?
If so, I have a problem with that.
Sniffing for weapons(guns) next.
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