Several of those dogs were shot; at least two were were hosed down, then electrocuted. Three dogs were hanged, according to a report by the USDA inspector general, by placing a nylon cord over a 2 x 4 that was nailed to two trees; three more dogs were drowned by putting the dogs heads in a 5 gallon bucket of water. Vick, with his partner, Quanis Phillips, killed yet another dog by slamming it to the ground several times before it died, breaking the dogs back or neck. When another of his dogs was disqualified after jumping out of the ring during a fight, Vick had his associate, Purnell Peace, shoot that dog in the head with a .22 caliber pistol. When federal officers raided Vicks property in 2007, they rescued 53 pit bulls. They also found nine pit bull carcasses, took samples of two skeletal remains, collected spent shell casings, syringes, and pieces of plywood flooring and dry wall covered with dark stains believed to be canine blood. (Tests later confirmed, yes, the stains were dog blood.) Other evidence seized from the property included a rape stand -- a device to which a female dog was strapped, her head fully restrained, so she could be raped by other dogs without ripping their throats out. (You can read the federal indictment and the follow-up from the USDA on the next page.)
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:59:46 +0000
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