So Michael Vick isnt the only sad low life footbal player into dog fighting?

Im irish and here we play gaelic football and its the biggest sport here although it is completly amatuer(although the players do get heavily rewarded in their jobs if they are high profile county players). The BBC did an undercover special on dog fighting in Northern Ireland last night and it turned out that one of the top players(Ger Cavlan) from one of the countries top four football teams(tyrone) was the ringleader of a huge cross Europe dog fighting ring.

They showed one of the fights and anyone here who thinks what vick, or cavlan for that matter did, is no big deal really should watch it to see the sick brutality of those fights and the types of lo lifes that are involved in organising it. It was sick with blood everywhere and tearing skin and crunching bones and a fight between two dogs that went on 45minutes.

Seriously what the f*ck is wrong with those guys? Are they that inadequate that they have to watch two dumb animals tear each other apart to get their kicks?

Philly soul - idont mean to offend you but dogs are undoubtedly dumb animals. They are unable to use reason or logic and therefore are dumb in relative terms. If they werent dumb they would sit down, have a cup of tea and decide fighting is a stupid thing to do and become friends instead.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/pa...

I don't know, it is definitely scary. I can't imagine doing something like watching a dogfight and executing the loser for entertainment. I read the article you mentioned and I was gladdened that the monster Michael Vick has brought others out into the open. The authorities are steadily busting other dogfighting rings here in the US at this time as well. If ANYthing good has come out of this, this would be it.

Craig S
Here is a link to the story about the Irish dogfighting ring--
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/200...

It happens way more than we hear about, sadly

They are sick in the head. Thanks for bringing this news. I had no idea this was going on over seas. =(

Yes they are. When you make more money then most of the world and you still involve yourself in such barbaric events then yes it just their sick twisted minds that like to watch things die.

I don't understand it any more than you do. Why people want to watch a bloodfest between two animals is, to me, senseless. It's interesting, though, to hear that it's not isolated to North American athletes. I'd be interested in seeing that piece if it ever aired over here.

There are others even in the NFL and NBA that have been tied to dogfighting in the past - Qyntel Woods had some problems a few years ago, and there are others in the NFL.

Dogs aren't dumb

That's crazy man, I agree with you, dog fighting in immoral and sick and anyone involved should be lined up and shot. I mean, to hurt a creature that is defenseless against human influence and motive is inhuman.

I hate to come off as if I am defending Mike Vick or anyone in dogfighting, but I have to say that I am confused as to why people want to use superlative forms of insults when referring to him. Yes, what he did was wrong and yes he deserves jailtime, but there are a whole slew of crimes that are committed that I reserve terms like "the scum of the earth" and so on....

what about people murderers and child molestors?

Hey, it ain't no worse than cat juggling, which many of the women's tennis players are into.

I think this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to problems with pro sports players. They make way to much money, get way to much special treatment and I think this gives them the idea that they can do and get away with anything.