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After serving 18 months of a 23 month sentence for organizing a dog fighting operation, Michael Vick is now playing football again, this time for the Philadelphia Eagles.


Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was convicted of financing a dog fighting ring at his home in? Atlanta in 2007. In 2001 Vick and three friends started the "Bad Newz Kennels", shortly after Vick George Kittle Inverted Jersey , the number one draft pick,?signed with the Falcons.?There were 51 pit bulls taken from the property.


In most states, pit bulls seized from dog fighting rings are euthanized because they are too dangerous to be adopted as pets. All the dogs taken from Bad Newz Kennels were traumatized, mistreated Jimmy Garoppolo Inverted Jersey , neglected and abused. There were also dead dogs on the property. A judge decided to spare these dogs immediate death and allowed for them to be placed in different facilities for evaluation. Of the 51 dogs taken from Vick's kennel, 2 died while at?a shelter, 1 was put down because it was to violent and one was too sick and injured and was euthanized. Many experts feel that fighting dogs can never be safely made into family pets, but the people working with Michael Vick's pit bulls have no doubt some of these dogs can be saved.


For many of these dogs Jerry Rice Inverted Jersey , the problem has not be the dog's aggression, but the fearfulness, and nervousness of the dogs. There was no positive socialization, the only way the dogs related to other dogs?was as opponents meant to fight to the death. The foster care givers and adoptive families?have found that these former fighting dogs have no idea how to relate as a family member.


Pit bulls or American Pit Bull Terriers Joe Montana Inverted Jersey , were actually a favorite family pet for many years. They were known as the "nanny dog" because of the way they were with the children in the family. They were extremely trustworthy and safe around children.


Pit bulls have recently?gained popularity with street gangs. The dogs are a kind of status symbol. Gangs use the dogs as a way to threaten and intimidate people. It may be illegal to?walk around?with a gun or knife, but it is not illegal to walk around with a dog. Gangs also use the dogs to protect their turf and their property. It became more important to have the biggest, meanest, most vicious dog on the street. ?Breeding was done to produce this result Mitch Wishnowsky Jersey , making pit bulls a dangerous, no longer a?family friendly breed. Dog fighting became a way for street gangs to make more money, so it turned into a gambling operation which is?big business. This was no doubt the reason Michael Vick and his friends got involved.


After hearing the graphic details of what was done to Michael Vick's dogs, the way they were beaten and killed. Many people felt strongly that he should do serious jail time and never be allowed to play professional football again. Michael Vick did 18 months of a 23 month sentence in prison and was required to pay over $900 Jalen Hurd Jersey ,000.00 for the care and rehabilitation of the dogs seized from his property.


This past week, it was announced that Michael Vick signed a two year contract to play for the Philadelphia Eagles. The buzz word around the decision has been "second chance". Many fans feel like Vick did his time and paid for his crime so he should be allowed to play football again. Just as many fans say Vick should never be allowed to play again, and have even stated that they will no longer be Eagles fans. There is a huge uproar in the city about the decision. It is obviously an emotional subject. What do you think? Should Michael Vick be allowed to have his NFL?career back?


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Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is the enlargement of the large blood vessel that supplies blood to the abdomen, pelvis and legs. Anybody can acquire this disease Deebo Samuel Jersey , even babies, but there are determining factors for adult individuals.


People who smoke, those suffering from high blood pressure, obesity Nick Bosa Jersey , and emphysema have greater chances of acquiring the sickness. An individual will never know if he has acquired the disease because it hardly shows any symptoms and it develops gradually. You won’t feel the blood vessel tear but without your knowledge blood is already leaking along the vessel’s wall which is a dangerous thing.


It is only through a life line screening that one can determine if he is at risk of this type of aneurysm that is why preventive screenings are highly advisable especially to male smokers between the ages of 65 and 75.


Through ultrasonography an individual will be able to determine the seriousness of his AAA and contact his physician right away to inquire about the recommended treatment for it. Surgery is often the last resort of those individuals with very serious AAA but if yours only measures three to four centimeters doctors would usually recommend continuous assessment through rescanning.


Once you start feeling constant abdominal pain which extends to the groin, legs and buttocks then you could be experiencing severe AAA which requires immediate attention. According to medical studies, less than 40% of patients with severe AAA make it through a surgery successfully.


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To avoid acquiring AAA, doctors advise everybody to maintain a healthy diet Solomon Thomas Jersey , not to smoke or to quit smoking (if you’re into the habit), and to take your medications for high blood pressure or diabetes religiously. Stress is a also a major culprit of AAA so try to get as much sleep as you can and do not take everything in your life too seriously.


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