The Michael Vick Case: It Strikes Home

Gene Wojciechowski is a sports columnist for ESPN - and a ‘dog person’.

“…the night I brought my Cocker Spaniel puppy Elvis home, I slept next to him on the kitchen floor so he’d feel safe and wouldn’t whimper so much. Twelve years later, I slept next to him on the living-room floor as his breathing became more shallow and his blood count worsened by the minute. He died later that day. But at least he didn’t die alone.”

link: A dogfighting sentence with an exclamation point on it

There are many who want to turn this dogfighting legal matter into a racial issue. Mr Wojciechowski’s article is just one example of why there is such a reaction to this dogfighting scandal and Michael Vick. It hits home with people like Gene Wojciechowski. It is personal.

Catherine