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The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption by Jim Gorant
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
3.0
Michael Vick was a professional football player with the Atlanta Falcons at the time of being uncovered as a member of a dog fighting ring. He was sentenced to twenty one months in prison, which is not enough, in my opinion. (Despite his disgusting behavior, he was resigned with the Philadelphia Eagles upon his release. Apparently, having people with character on these sports teams is not something that is required or sought.) Police conducted a raid on his Virginia property, uncovering the dog fighting activities. Over seventy dogs were found in various conditions, and were seized. This book is the story of those dogs.
Unfortunately, dogs who have been used in dog fighting are often extremely aggressive to both people and animals. They are conditioned to be this way by horrible people, and this helps perpetuate the stereotype that these breeds are extremely aggressive all the time. A lot of the dogs that were seized were evaluated and deemed fit for adoption, and this book outlines the lives that have led since their rescue. I am so glad to see that some of these dogs were taken away from this horrible existence and given the chance to live a life that was happy and functional.
If you are interested in this book, it is currently available to listen to on Audible Plus with your membership. The listen time for this book was not very long. It contained a lot of details about the dog fighting ring and the court case, but the best part of the book were all of the survivor stories about the dogs. Despite the dark content, it was a really good book.
Unfortunately, dogs who have been used in dog fighting are often extremely aggressive to both people and animals. They are conditioned to be this way by horrible people, and this helps perpetuate the stereotype that these breeds are extremely aggressive all the time. A lot of the dogs that were seized were evaluated and deemed fit for adoption, and this book outlines the lives that have led since their rescue. I am so glad to see that some of these dogs were taken away from this horrible existence and given the chance to live a life that was happy and functional.
If you are interested in this book, it is currently available to listen to on Audible Plus with your membership. The listen time for this book was not very long. It contained a lot of details about the dog fighting ring and the court case, but the best part of the book were all of the survivor stories about the dogs. Despite the dark content, it was a really good book.