JULY 19th, 2007 - As National Football League officials met yesterday to discuss his situation, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick learned that the federal indictment charging him with sponsoring a dogfighting operation will keep him away from football for at least one day... Full Story

JULY 17th, 2007- NFL star Michael Vick was indicted today on a federal conspiracy charge for his alleged role in a dog fighting venture that operated from a Virginia property owned by the Atlanta Falcons quarterback. Full Story

May 24th Show: Coop speaks out on the atrocity of dog fighting and gets the facts on the Michael Vick case from animal cruelty expert John Goodwin from the Humane Society of the United States {HSUS]. John joins Coop for a candid look at why we should be more concerned about dog fighting and other animal cruelty issues as two professional athletes step up in support of Michael Vick and the right to do whatever you want with your animals. - Listen to the segment HERE.

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6.21.2007: Nike says Vick innocent until proven guilty as far as they [and their multi million dollar investment] are concerned.

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Michael Vick UPDATE

What's Wrong with People
That's one of Coop's rescues on the right and a "fighting dog" on the left... anyone who thinks this is a "sport" should ask themselves which one they'd rather be... DOG FIGHTING FACTS

Poll Results:

What's your opinion of the dog fighting ring tied to Michael Vick?


He's guilty but his money will get him out of it 51%

If he's not charged then we must assume his innocence 11%

He's guilty but people don't take this crime seriously enough 30%

I'm shocked - I thought dog fighting was a thing of the past in civilized countries 9%

June 11th, 2007 UPDATE from the Associated Press

Local Dog-Fight Investigation Moves On
06/11/2007 The prosecutor who questioned why federal authorities would take an interest in a suspected dog-fighting case possibly involving Michael Vick sounded a conciliatory tone Friday and said there would be "parallel investigations."
Surry County Commonwealth's Attorney Gerald G. Poindexter said he, Sheriff Harold Brown and the rest of the team that has been investigating the case since 66 dogs were found on the property on April 25 still intend to meet soon to review their evidence.

"They launched a separate, independent federal investigation," Poindexter said of the government, which has had a representative involved in the local probe all along.

"We are just pursuing parallel investigations."

One day earlier, within hours of being told that a sealed federal search warrant was being executed at the house, Poindexter reacted much differently, suggesting that Vick's celebrity as an NFL quarterback was driving the government's interest.

"What is foreign to me is the federal government getting into a dog-fighting case," he said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Thursday.

"I know it's been done, but what's driving this? Is it this boy's celebrity? Would they have done this if it wasn't Michael Vick?"

Poindexter also said that while he was insulted that he wasn't told the government was interested in pursuing the case, "There's a larger thing here, and it has nothing to do with any breach of protocol. There's something awful going on here. I don't know if it's racial. I don't know what it is."

He said the notion that he felt he was having the case taken away a day earlier was a misunderstanding, and that he'll watch how the government pursues with interest.

"Obviously they can drown us out; they can't take it over," he said.

Meanwhile, Vick this week canceled his youth football camp at Christopher Newport University, citing a scheduling conflict. The camp was scheduled to start June 30, but an e-mail sent from the camp's Web site said all payments would be refunded promptly.

The camp's Web site had been taken down by Friday morning.

Last update: 06/11/2007