On July 17, 2007, Michael Vick, then star quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, was indicted by the federal government and subsequently convicted for his connection with a dog fighting operation that was headquartered on property he owned in Surry County, Virginia.
Similar to golf in the suburbs, dog fighting is a common past time for urban ghetto youths and it can be argued that Vick was a victim of his environment. Though millions of dollars away from the ghetto at the time of his arrest, Vick had apparently been able to remove his self geographically from the ghetto but not mentally.
A raid by the Virginia Animal Taskforce revealed remnants of the dog fighting operation of which Vick apparently was a part in. Several dogs were found on the property both dead and alive but all showed signs of mental and physical abuse. The bodies of the deceased dogs showed signs of torture and painful deaths via electrocution, drowning, forced constipation, and possibly even rape.
In light of the recent April 2010 news reports regarding the bestiality farm discovered by federal agents in Washington State, questions have risen about what truly happened on Michael Vick’s property. During this raid, a 51-year-old British tourist was arrested for having sex with three of the dogs on the premises. The Brit, allegedly a staunch Republican and avid MMA practitioner, was actually viewed on video retrieved from the raid. The video captured him making love to these poor animals.
Dozens of an assorted variety of animals consisting of horses, dogs, goats, and mice were seized during the raid. Thousands of images of bestiality and possible child pornography were also discovered. In all of this mess, the true victims were ironically the mice retrieved from the siege.
Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo had this to say: “This stuff is just truly bizarre," he said. "These were mice that had their tails cut off, they were smothered in Vaseline and they had string tied around them."
Per the reports, the mice were euthanized in order to end their life of misery and the trauma received from their involuntary participation in sexual acts.
According to renowned animal psychiatric specialist, Dr. Hans Luger, involuntary participation and torture cannot be easily determined: “In the recent dog abuse and bestiality cases with Mr. Vick and the farm that was found in Washington State, it will be hard to prove that the animals were treated cruelly if in fact the sex acts were consensual. This is especially true in regards to the stallions as horses are naturally very sexual creatures. However, it is much easier to prove animal cruelty or rape when rodents are involved hence the euthanization of the mice.”
Interestingly, a recent picture of former junior featherweight boxing champ, Israel Vazquez, shows Vazquez in an awkward position with a model horse which sources say is located on a similar bestiality farm located Sinaloa, Mexico.
A former sparring partner, Ricardo Piedradeano, says this is nothing new: “In Mexico we are descended from the Aztec warriors. We don’t have to believe what the Americans believe. Our way is similar to the way of the Native Americans in America. We believe that we are one with the land and the secret to power is in nature. It was tradition for great Aztec warriors to get the power of the animals by eating them or by making the love with them. If you want to be fast and strong, you must dominate the horse. Punching power is the most difficult as you must dominate the gorilla. This is not about a sex perversion like you see in the United States, this is about culture, religion and Mexican way of life.”
In this day and age when athletes of all disciplines try to gain an unfair competitive edge over their counterparts, the concept of performance enhancers must not be limited to drugs. If Mexican fighters are benefitting from acts that would be illegal if committed in the United States, should they be penalized? In absence of the detection of a venereal disease, how could the athletic commissions detect these types of illegal performance enhancing activities?
Ironically, Michael Vick has also been known to call himself Ron Mexico. He adopted this name after contracting genital herpes. Questions have risen as to whether he contracted the herpes from a human being or from one of the dogs on his now defunct so called dog-fighting operation. Why would Vick name himself “Mexico” unless he shared a particular Mexican philosophy? Why would a particular female dog’s teeth have been filed down had she in fact been used for fighting and not something else?
Like a pit-bull, terrier, Vick is known for his small size yet incredible speed, agility, and strength. Vick was once accused of steroid use but his performance enhancer of choice may never be detected.
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