What a guy! I guess all is forgotten, ha?

[cboy4]

Jailed quarterback to pay for care of seized pit bulls

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3133102

Suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has agreed to set aside close to $1 million to pay for the care of the 54 pit bulls seized from his dogfighting operation.

In court documents obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Billy Martin, one of Vick's attorneys, said Vick will deposit $928,073 on Friday into an escrow account controlled by Martin's Washington law firm.

The money is being set aside "to pay whatever restitution amount is ultimately ordered in this case," a court filing said, according to the Journal-Constitution.

In court papers filed last week, the government asked U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson to issue a restraining order that essentially would freeze the money to fulfill Vick's legal obligation to cover the costs of caring for the dogs and finding homes for them.

[SoCalDem]

1. Yeh..right!! People are lined up around the block waiting to adopt

a fighting pit bull who has been brutalized :eyes:

[madokie]

4. there prolly is and the fate of the dogs will be the same, more abuse

neglect all those things. mr vick needs some cooling off time in the greybar hotel so as to have time to think about what he has done to get him there imo

[Taverner]

2. Yes, what he did was fucked up - but the outrage level is a bit overkill dontchya think?

[gatorboy]

3. No.

[Taverner]

5. mmmmkay

So do you advocate the death penalty for Vick?

[gatorboy]

7. He's getting the death penalty????

Holy cow! :eyes:

[Taverner]

12. I'm just asking if you think he should

Since you seem to be of the "hangin's too good for him" camp

[gatorboy]

13. Really?

You got all that out of "no"? Are you the no whisperer or something? :rofl:

[spanone]

6. nope.

[SoCalDem]

8. Nope n/t

[driver8]

10. Nope. Fuck Michael Vick.

Oh, such a gracious gesture from this piece of shit.

[flashl]

11. Yes,

there were several LARGE dog fighting busts across the country BEFORE the Vick story broke and there's been several since. There's even been puppy mill horror stories, but none of the same "stop every thing save the pets" hysteria.

[cboy4]

14. Where do you draw the line on outrage. I've not heard

anyone suggest that Michael Vick be put to death.

So just curious. What are you hearing that makes you feel the outrage is that of overkill?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

9. He's court ordered to do so

It was a part of his agreement when he plead guilty.

Here's another article on this specific $1 million in care payments. It would appear they were afraid his other creditors may get the money before it went to the care of the pit bulls, so the U.S. attorney's office filed a restraining to make sure Vick didn't pay other creditors over paying for the care of the animals.
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RICHMOND — - Caring for Michael Vick's former fighting dogs will cost nearly $1 million, and the U.S. attorney's office wants to make sure he has the money to pay for it.

The U.S. attorney's office on Tuesday filed a restraining order asking the court to prevent Vick from paying other creditors if he doesn't have the money to pay for the pit bulls' care.

The court documents, filed in U.S. District Court in Richmond, outline the dire financial condition facing Vick, a Newport News native and Atlanta Falcons quarterback. An arbitrator ruled the Falcons could recoup about $19.97 million in bonuses from Vick's 10-year, $130 million contract signed in 2004. And three banks filed suit for amounts ranging from about $1 million to $2.5 million.

With the almost $1 million for the dogs' care, Vick is on the hook for about $26 million.

And the fallen football great is selling property — including his Atlanta home, which is listed for $4.5 million, and the Surry County property that served as the base of operations for the Bad Newz Kennels dogfighting ring for $450,000.

When Vick pleaded guilty Aug. 27 to a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge, he agreed to pay the full amount of costs associated with the disposition and the long-term care of the pit bulls. One had to be euthanized, but the other 48 have been deemed candidates for placement in foster care, law enforcement or special animal sanctuaries.
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/southofjames/dp-news_vick_1121nov21,0,3724360.story