Why is Michael Vick on trial?

Question

why is it that a man could pay to be licensed to hunt and kill innocent animals and a man who does it jiust the same as a sport and not gamble on it be procesecuted for animal cruelty under the U.S. LAW

Answer 1

Hes not......he made a deal............

Answer 2

From the clear bias shown in your question, you will not like this answer.

There is no guarantee that the hunted animal will be found much less killed. I do not agree with sport or trophy hunting where the carcass is discarded. If the meat is consumed, then there is a benefit to the hunter.

Then there is the natural balance. In many areas, predators have been either eliminated or have retreated before encroaching civilization, but their prey have not. Deer are probably the best example. A good healthy herd depends on the presence of predators to maintain optimum herd size. Animals don't understand population control, it has to happen by other means. And, no, you cannot just ship the animals to another area. That is both impractical and, when tried, injures too many.

Regarding Vick, the dogs had no option nor chance to survive unless they severely maimed or killed their opponent. You don't think that dog fighting has rules do you?

Even if the loser survives, there is a good possibility that they will be destroyed because the wounds are near fatal and the dog won't be able to fight again.

You are aware that Vick was involved in the destruction (KILLING) of a number of dogs because they didn't do well in test fights? You consider that not cruel?

Dog fighting bears no relation at all to hunting. In the latter there is opportunity for escape, a challenge to pursue, a benefit to the victor. In dog fighting there is only the cruelty of forcing two animals to fight, often to the death, solely for "entertainment".

Answer 3

Hunters are not sadists. They do not take animals that just want to be accepted into a family (whether that be a doggy family or a human family makes no difference; they are bred to be social and loyal) and turn them into killing machines. Hunters do not torture their prey if the hunt is unsatisfying.

If a hunter were found to be tormenting a prey animal, killing it slowly and creatively, he would be lucky to be arrested by a game warden instead of dealt with by the hunting community.

The whole bloodsport culture in the US is a symptom of a seriously sick society. Ideally, Vick and his co-conspirators would be removed from society on a rather permanent basis. Maybe we could transfer them to a nation where humans are dropped into the pit, with only one being allowed out when the fight is over. Then again, maybe that's the rebirth that Vick's karma has earned for himself on the next turn of the wheel.

In any case, remember, Vick is not on trial. He has pleaded guilty, thoug he likely will be out on parole in less than one year. Football fans can and should hope, however, that he never sets foot on an NFL field again as long as he lives.

Answer 4

You're fighting tradition here. People are allowed to hunt for sport because it wasn't very long ago that men hunted to provide food for their families, and to this day most of the hunters who bag wild game still use their quarry for food (even if they don't really need it to feed their families). Hunting isn't considered cruel primarily because studies have shown that allowing the population of animals to increase to certain levels will make it impossible for all of the animals to find food, so the rationale is it's better to shoot them and have them die quickly and painlessly (or so these people say) than to have them die slowly and miserably through starvation. In Vick's case, you're talking about animals that many people have as pets and beloved members of their family being trained to kill each other in a very bloody, messy way. So you don't just have animal rights activists calling for Vick's head; you also have pet lovers clamoring to send him to jail for something that is perceived to be much more cruel than shooting an animal with a gun or a bow. Don't expect the law to change anytime soon either. There's no way the animal rights activists would stand for the legalization of dog-fighting, and the Vick case has just made their position stronger.

Answer 5

Because today's society has a perverted view of life and especially animal life. Animals are property, nothing more. They are not equal to humans, and should be treated as such. If a family wants to treat a pet like a family member or tie it up in the back and beat it daily is none of the government's business. You let the government start to police everything in our lives and soon you will turn around to find a police state mandating your daily behavior.

It is probably because they do not tax gambling on animal fights.

Answer 6

Killing for food as in hunting a wild animal has been accepted by America. Many people do hunt and eat what they kill. It is also necessary in some places due to over population of deer and other game animals.
There is a big difference between torture and killing for food.
Dog fighting is torture. These dogs are kept in deplorable conditions and hurt repeatedly.
Dogs are mans best friend. A true man would not harm his best friend.

Answer 7

Your kidding right? You must have no brain at all. Hunting helps control the wild animal population, and can be eaten for food, and their skin used for clothing. This guy and his thug gangster friends decided they would torture and murder dogs because they lost a fight to another dog. So after being forced to attack and fight a dog, if they did not win they would be electrocuted, and strangled. Are you f'ing kidding me? If you cant understand this concept maybe we will have to throw you in a tub with electricity, maybe that will shock some sense into you you moron.

Answer 8

Animal cruelty means inhumane torture. I would rather be shot and killed than put in a ring to fight to the death, but that's just me.

Answer 9

You must be a republican, Sure lets have dog fights as long as some one makes money who cares! What won't you people do for a dollar?

Answer 10

you answered your own question one is illegal and one is not. and i do not condone hunting but it is much more humane than dog fighting. do you understand dog fighting? maybe you should read up on what exactly happens in a dog fight then you would not ask and answer your own questions...good luck

Answer 11

And what blood sport is your favourite recreation ?- You un-couth barbaric ruffian !