'To root for someone who participated in the hanging, drowning, electrocution and shooting of dogs will be impossible for many, no matter how much we would all like to see the Eagles go all the way.'
'Philadelphia is a city of dog lovers and most particularly, pit bull lovers,' said Susan Cosby, the organization's chief executive officer. The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said Thursday night in a statement it was 'incredibly disappointed' at the news of Vick's signing. Vick, 29, was freed from federal prison at Leavenworth, Kansas, on May 20 and returned to his home to serve the last two months of his 23-month sentence in home confinement. The league suspended Vick indefinitely in August 2007 after he pleaded guilty to a federal charge of bankrolling a dogfighting operation at a home he owned in Virginia. The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback reports to Philadelphia on Friday, Segal told CNN.ĭetails of the deal were not immediately available Thursday night.
